Historical Financial Data - Domestic Automobile Manufacturers

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• Creators:
  Carroll, John M. ; Schneider, Richard P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Arthur D. Little, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accounting
  • Amortization
  • Assets
  • Automobile industry
  • Capital
  • Depreciation
  • Employee benefits
  • Expenditures
  • Expenses
  • Finance
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-803-544 ; DOT-TSC-NHTSA-78-28
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
• Abstract:
  A historical financial data base was developed for the four major U.S. automobile manufacturers, focusing on the specific operations associated with production and marketing of automobiles and light trucks. The years subject to analysis were 1967-1976. The principal accounting and reporting policies of each manufacturer were examined. The accounts selected for analysis were (1) property, plant and equipment--annual capital investment; (2) special tools--annual capital investment; (3) maintenance, repairs and rearrangements--annual operating cost; (4) research and development--annual operating expense; (5) depreciation and amortization of assets--annual operating cost. Using a process of successive disaggregation, the consolidated corporate financial statements for each manufacturer were analyzed to develop estimates of the specific automobile - and light truck-related amounts. Data and information to assist in the disaggregation process were collected by means of a literature search and discussions with industry analysts. An examination of the sensitivity of each of the accounts to future changes was also performed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11850/dot_11850_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.48 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0c4e94154f53f9aeaa5a37e224df9f95373c34cc78c5178b3d97b7f639be0743