Detroit
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and was once the fourth largest city in the United States, located on the U.S.-Canada border between the Great Lakes region of Lake Huron and Lake Erie. The city is probably best known for the NBA team the Pistons, where Henry Ford built his first car in 1896, and in the decades that followed, it gradually became home to the headquarters and production sites of major American auto giants such as Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
Detroit's decline began in the 1950s and 1960s after the war, with the recovery of industry in Western Europe, Japan and other countries, Detroit as the representative of the U.S. auto industry suffered a huge impact, with rising unemployment and shrinking government finances, Detroit is increasingly declining, the 2008 U.S. subprime mortgage crisis has made this once glorious auto city worse, and finally declared bankruptcy in 2013. Of course, with the support of the U.S. government, the city has now shown signs of recovery through a more diversified economic strategy, and the old Motor City is enjoying a new lease of life.
Toyota
Located in the Nagoya metropolitan area in central Japan and bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the south, Toyota City is home to the headquarters of the world's largest selling car brand today, ---- Toyota Motor. The city has a population of approximately 400,000 people, 70% of whom are Toyota employees or dependents. Toyota's global revenue fluctuations also have a direct impact on the city's economic boom and bust.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany and the sixth largest city in Germany. It is home to the headquarters of German automotive giants such as Daimler (i.e. the famous manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz) and Porsche. Karl. As the inventor of the world's first automobile, Stuttgart naturally became the birthplace of the world's automotive industry. Originally a castle where war horses were bred, Stuttgart is now an automobile town with world influence.
Turin
Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy, the third largest city in the country, and the largest automobile production base in Europe, home to Fiat, Maserati and other famous Italian car companies. As Fiat's global sales have dwindled, Turin's economy has grown slowly in recent years, with other industries, such as finance and tourism, gradually taking up a larger share. Turin is also home to the world's most popular soccer club Juventus (Old Lady) and has a strong soccer culture.
