The top five countries with the most companies located in Oakland County are: Japan, Germany, Canada, France and the United Kingdom
Oakland County is home to the top seven largest foreign-owned divisions, affiliates and subsidiaries in the Detroit MSA.
Leading Foreign Owned Divisions, Affiliates and Subsidiaries (ranked by revenue):
Rank
Company
Revenue 2000($000,000)
Foreign Affiliation
1
DaimlerChrysler Corp.
$64,100.0
Germany
2
Volkswagen of America Inc.
10,230.0
Germany
3
Robert Bosch Corp. -Automotive
4,382.0
Germany
4
Denso International America Inc.
3,800.0
Japan
5
Siemens Automotive
3,700.0
Germany
6
The Budd Co.
2,500.0
Germany
7
Valeo Inc.
2,400.0
France
10
GKN Automotive Inc.
1,918.1
England
11
TK Holdings, Inc.
1,100.0
Japan
13
Fanuc Robotics North America Inc.
450.0
Japan
14
Woodbridge Foam Corp. Automotive
384.0
Ontario
16
F.X. Coughlin Co.
252.0
England
17
FAG Automotive Inc.
205.0
Germany
19
Inalfa Roof Systems Inc.
125.0
Netherlands
20
Tesco Group Cos.
103.0
Japan
(Crain's Book of Lists 2002)
Six hundred twenty-nine firms with parent companies located in 24 different foreign countries are represented in the Oakland County economy.
Oakland County leads the region in foreign investment firms; more than 50 of the top 100 Fortune Global 500 firms do business in Oakland County.
Oakland's top 10 trading partners account for 389.5 percent of the growth in dollar value of export shipments over the last three years. Shipments to Mexico lead the way with growth well over 100 percent.
Destination
3-year Growth
Mexico
139.3%
United Kingdom
72.2%
South Korea
55.0%
Saudi Arabia
33.6%
Canada
9.9%
Brazil
9.2%
Japan
-0.7%
Germany
-1.9%
Austria
-7.7%
Belgium
-26.2%
Total Growth
389.5%
For more information, contact Hayes Jones, Oakland County
International Trade Specialist at 248-975-9636 or visit
the Export Assistance web page.
Oakland County Planning & Economic Development;
Report Research: 4/2002.
