Engines made in Mexico
11-21-2012, 09:45 AM
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The engines are not made in Mexico. They are made in St. Catherine's Ontario Canada for the wet sump version and Wixom Michigan for the dry sump version. No Corvette engines are made in Mexico. Don't confuse the NAFTA verbiage of "Country of Origin" for the manufacturing location. To work within the trade and Tariff guidelines set forth by NAFTA, the Country of Origin is purely financially driven. The largest dollar contributor in content (component part) gets the nod as the country of origin. It has nothing to do with where it was assembled.
The entire LS series of engines for Corvette since MY1997 have been assembled in either St Catherines or Wixom to my knowledge.
11-21-2012, 12:15 PM
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11-21-2012, 12:43 PM
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11-21-2012, 01:03 PM
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In 2008-09-10, the optional Gumby wheels were forged, and they weigh the same as the cast standard wheel. The forged may be somewhat stronger or maybe not (ask Ruger about their cast parts), but the failure rate from all Corvette wheels whether forged or cast, is extremely low.
11-21-2012, 05:35 PM
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It is part of today's world economy that things are made/assembled in different countries. I never said the Mexicans are bad at doing so as I have a Hemi in my wife's 300C AWD anyway. Just disappointed that we cannot have them built within our country.
11-21-2012, 05:42 PM
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11-21-2012, 06:31 PM
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The old race card is getting a bit overused these days....
11-22-2012, 07:40 PM
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dont know what wheels on your car but my chrome factory Speedline wheels were forged in Italy. Just pay the extra if you want forged wheels. very little difference in price.
11-22-2012, 08:11 PM
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11-23-2012, 04:27 AM
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11-23-2012, 09:02 AM
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11-23-2012, 09:10 AM
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Was watching NASCAR a few years back and the announcer says "Toyota was the only manufacturer racing an American built car"
"Assembled" might had been a better term, but still! We have become a world economy.
"Assembled" might had been a better term, but still! We have become a world economy.
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11-23-2012, 09:30 AM
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It is so difficult to keep track these days. Our 2012 Avalanche is "assembled" in Mexico.
Engine: USA
Transmisson: USA
US/Canadian Parts: 60%
Major sources of Foreign Parts : 33%
I guess that leaves 7% for other countries.
BTW, the build quality is excellent.
Engine: USA
Transmisson: USA
US/Canadian Parts: 60%
Major sources of Foreign Parts : 33%
I guess that leaves 7% for other countries.
BTW, the build quality is excellent.
11-23-2012, 10:27 AM
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11-23-2012, 11:57 AM
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w/part 2 but can U imagine the uproar in years past to have an engine come from Mexico?, and the flags would be flying 
We've gotten slowly conditioned to a new world order and it ain't pretty for American manufacturers. Not making an OT statement here.
Just the facts! Meanwhile we all ride along care-free.
So my '12 eng was made in USA, one of the last Corvette w/American Made Engine perhaps? That ought to count for something on the spin cycle.
11-23-2012, 12:05 PM
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Let's get off the "racist" garbage...there is enough of that being thrown around on the rest of the media, we don't need it here on this Forum.