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When Did Detroit Car Industry Collapse?

Between 1947 and 1963, Detroit lost 140,000 manufacturing jobs, said Sugrue, the Pennsylvania professor. A decade later, as Japanese auto imports started gobbling more of the U.S. market, the hemorrhaging of jobs continued. When did Detroit lose the auto industry? Detroit Automobile Company Founded August 5, 1899 Defunct November 20, 1901 Fate Reorganized Successor Henry …

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