71. Most of those jobs disappeared, the department said, because the employer shifted production from the United States to Mexico or Canada. 72. Most sports equipment makers, citing lower costs, shifted production overseas long ago. 73. Most U.S. suppliers can also shift production to another plant if necessary, he said. 74. Nissan will open up capacity at the plant next year, when it begins shifting Sentra production to a factory in Mexico. 75. Nonetheless, the cost of labor has forced some foreign investors to shift labor-intensive production out of Malaysia. 76. Once something of a laggard among Japanese automakers in the move to shift production offshore, Toyota has been working in recent years to extend its global reach. 77. Overall, the study found that a limit on carbon emissions as envisioned in the current version of the treaty will shift production to developing countries. 78. Other Japanese carmakers, such as Toyota Motor Corp., have responded to the rising yen by shifting production overseas. 79. Over the past year, a handful of big garment producers shifted production to other countries to cut labor costs. 80. Pillsbury said it will begin shifting production from the Hazelwood Farms Bakeries plant near Hapeville this summer to other Pillsbury-owned plants, primarily in St. Louis. |