Foreign production in the U.S., however, is not limited to the automotive industry.
He has been trying since 2007 to change foreign oil contracts from production-sharing agreements, under which the foreign producers can have partial ownership of the fields they operate, to servicing contracts, under which the producers would have to pay a production fee and then get reimbursed for the cost of their investment.
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The result may be more acquisitions from abroad, which would give foreign firms a production base inside American trade barriers.
Petrobras boss Jose Sergio said the Bolivian move, which reduces foreign firms' production stakes to 18%, meant there would no longer be sufficient returns to justify increased investment.
The Ministry of Defense has been against the idea of raising foreign investment, questioning if it really would result in the transfer of technical know-how, and also raising concerns about foreign companies stopping production in India in times of war.
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And although total industrial production went up by a more modest 5%, it exploded in industries with heavy foreign investment: transport production went up by 45%, for example, fuelled by the half-million cars built by Volkswagen-owned Skoda (no relation of Skoda Plzen).
The usual suspects--rising global demand, declining production and foreign oil cartels--have all played a role in the reversal in one way or another, but the primary reason is more complicated.
Since then he has worked to remake the Chicago-based company, introducing sometimes unconventional ideas, from centralizing the production of foreign and national news across Tribune's newspapers to launching an anchorless newscast at a station in Houston.
The West Coast relies heavily on the pipeline for a cheap, domestic source of crude, and the region will need to pay a premium to ship in increasing amounts of foreign oil if Alaskan production continues to fall.
So when we pursue energy independence, when we continue to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by increasing domestic production of fossil fuel energy but other forms of energy, we enhance our security and protect America's future in that way.
Our approach to this begins with the recognition that there's no silver bullet in dealing with global oil prices, and that's why he pursues an "all of the above" agenda when it comes to reducing our dependence on foreign oil, increasing domestic production of oil and gas, increasing our investments in clean energy.
Part of the problem, he said, is the lack of foreign input into the planning and production of the events.
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The only difference now is that all the volume production is done by foreign-owned firms, led by Nissan, Honda and Toyota.
In 2010, according to a study by the Australia Institute, eighty-three per cent of domestic mining production was owned by foreign companies.
America needs to reduce its reliance on foreign petroleum, but growing oil production here at home will come hand-in-hand with an even larger glut of associated gas and even lower gas prices.
When production is outsourced to a foreign country (a growing trend in recent years, including in the service sector), present statistical procedures lead to an underweighting of the foreign labour incorporated in imports.
To calm lenders' nerves, he has promised to honour his debt obligations, increase oil production by granting concessions to foreign investors, strengthen dollarisation and include business types in his cabinet, which will be picked soon.
Venezuela has also vetoed foreign investment in certain oilfields, saying their production costs are too high.
The president could agree to an energy policy that increases American energy production and reduces our dependence on foreign oil.
The message is: incentivise us to use it, or you lose tax revenue from production, and depend more on foreign sources of energy.
But in their current excited state, many in the oil market are wondering whether the attack on a foreign compound heralds a bigger one on a production facility.
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Foreign capital has enabled many papers to modernise their production processes, improving print quality and layout.
Once it knocks out foreign producers, Chinese solar manufacturers will dominate global production and can increase their prices.
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There's a solution to Iran's looming energy crisis: Bring in foreign capital and technology to boost oil and gas production.
There is a solution to Iran's looming energy crisis: Bring in foreign capital and technology to boost oil and gas production.
Given the absence of capital and foreign investment, there is absolutely no chance that production will be raised in any meaningful way.
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Foreign car companies continue to expand their North American production base.
Many national foreign health organizations have enacted legislation to ban the production and sales of plastics containing BPA, especially those used for infants and small children.
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Ali Rodriguez, the oil minister, says the government will respect the production contracts signed by its predecessor with foreign oil companies, but it will not sign further contracts.
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