The branch plants built in Canada were strictly under American rule.

Instead, much larger branch plants producing only one model for all of North America were constructed.

Here, many of the new jobs were in branch plants, the controlling headquarters of which remained in the central regions of the country.

Has a branch plant located in Alberta and Nechako.

Do firms close their branch plants before their headquarters?

The main finding then is to support the oft-cited hypothesis that 'multi-plant firms close their branch plants first'.

The likelihood of a branch plant or subsidiary closing is much higher than that of an independent or headquarters'(Howland, 1988, 193).

So far, we have tended to support one general notion, the vulnerability of branch plants.

What about the notorious role of 'the multinationals' in the closure of branch plants in the UK?

Development continued in the 80's - in 1981 a branch plant in Preiļi was built and put into operation.