%0 PDF %T Volkswagen's Investment in the United States: A Pacesetter for Foreign Investment? %A Aviel, Daniel %8 2005-06-20 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/7m01bx25s %X Volume 4, Issue 2. Summer In April 1978, Volkswagenwerk AG began manufacturing operations in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania plant is the largest foreign automobile factory in the United States and was one of the largest direct foreign investments ($300 million) ever to be made in this country. David Aviel examines the factors leading to the investment, concentrating on the decision making process within Volkswagen and its negotiations with the host state. The Volkswagen investment is discussed with an eye toward the implications for other large foreign investments in the U.S. and the ways in which Volkswagen may be setting the pace for foreign investors. %[ 2018-10-04 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution