8 h 7 min, 13 déc. 2019 ans - Driving to School

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Every morning my mom drives me to school in her Toyota Corolla, a Japanese car. Importing a foreign vehicle into the United States or Canada is extremely difficult; most cars are now manufactured within the country’s borders, even if they are a foreign brand. Importing requires that products must first be approved by customs, which usually require that the vehicle meets all DOT laws. Then it must pass all of your state/province and local emissions and safety regulations and, in some cases, pass emissions and/or safety inspection. The Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) was created to establish and maintain a system of registration, inspection, and certification to Canadian standards of vehicles originally manufactured for distribution in the U.S. market that are being permanently imported into Canada.
Our society’s interest in vehicles, especially coming from the U.S., are the main reason these brands have been able to expand globally. This is an example of a cultural factor influencing globalization. However, these laws and regulations are also a political factor, and the “borderless transactions” are economical.