Corvette "most American"
04-18-2014, 01:33 PM
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Corvette "most American"
Not really an "award", but the Corvette was just named the "most made in America" vehicle in a tie with the F150 (which I also used to own until I traded it in last week....)
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...tcmp=features#
General Motors Company has plenty to celebrate this year, though, because the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was at the top of this list for cars with the most American-made content. Meanwhile, the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia triplets tied for second place.
However, there was also a tie for first. The F-150 pickup truck from Ford Motor Company had an identical score to the Corvette. For once, reality lives up to expectations: it's hard to think of two more American vehicles than the Corvette and F-150.
The index is compiled by American University professor Frank DuBois using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DuBois ranks 318 new-car models based on location of a manufacturer's headquarters, design, research, and manufacturing facilities, and where the profits go once the cars are sold.
For the record, under the American Automotive Labeling Act, if 75 percent of a vehicle's parts are manufactured in the U.S. or Canada, it is considered a domestic product. Perhaps not surprisingly, around 80 percent of Americans would prefer to buy a domestic car, according to a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...tcmp=features#
General Motors Company has plenty to celebrate this year, though, because the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was at the top of this list for cars with the most American-made content. Meanwhile, the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia triplets tied for second place.
However, there was also a tie for first. The F-150 pickup truck from Ford Motor Company had an identical score to the Corvette. For once, reality lives up to expectations: it's hard to think of two more American vehicles than the Corvette and F-150.
The index is compiled by American University professor Frank DuBois using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DuBois ranks 318 new-car models based on location of a manufacturer's headquarters, design, research, and manufacturing facilities, and where the profits go once the cars are sold.
For the record, under the American Automotive Labeling Act, if 75 percent of a vehicle's parts are manufactured in the U.S. or Canada, it is considered a domestic product. Perhaps not surprisingly, around 80 percent of Americans would prefer to buy a domestic car, according to a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey.
04-18-2014, 09:03 PM
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Really? About the part that says 80% of Americans would prefer to buy American. I wonder why so many cars I see are foreign made, then. I try to support the domestics, and I think everything I have now is a domestic, but an awful lot of people I know would rather be staked to an ant hill than drive a domestic.
04-18-2014, 09:13 PM
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Really? About the part that says 80% of Americans would prefer to buy American. I wonder why so many cars I see are foreign made, then. I try to support the domestics, and I think everything I have now is a domestic, but an awful lot of people I know would rather be staked to an ant hill than drive a domestic.
Most people in my area buy, drive, love, domestic vehicles.
It may be because we have fire ants here?
04-18-2014, 09:34 PM
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Really? About the part that says 80% of Americans would prefer to buy American. I wonder why so many cars I see are foreign made, then. I try to support the domestics, and I think everything I have now is a domestic, but an awful lot of people I know would rather be staked to an ant hill than drive a domestic.
Steve, just to clarify here-this award is for the following (quoted from the article):
For the record, under the American Automotive Labeling Act, if 75 percent of a vehicle's parts are manufactured in the U.S. or Canada, it is considered a domestic product. Perhaps not surprisingly, around 80 percent of Americans would prefer to buy a domestic car, according to a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey.
So this is for the car/truck with the most PARTS that are manufactured here in North America.
Personally, my Daily Driver is an Acura TL Type S. I support buying American. I want to drive a Domestic vehicle. The C7 Stingray is one of the only ones that I felt was worth owning.
04-18-2014, 10:50 PM
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04-19-2014, 06:17 AM
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Not really an "award", but the Corvette was just named the "most made in America" vehicle in a tie with the F150 (which I also used to own until I traded it in last week....)
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...tcmp=features#
General Motors Company has plenty to celebrate this year, though, because the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was at the top of this list for cars with the most American-made content. Meanwhile, the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia triplets tied for second place.
However, there was also a tie for first. The F-150 pickup truck from Ford Motor Company had an identical score to the Corvette. For once, reality lives up to expectations: it's hard to think of two more American vehicles than the Corvette and F-150.
The index is compiled by American University professor Frank DuBois using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DuBois ranks 318 new-car models based on location of a manufacturer's headquarters, design, research, and manufacturing facilities, and where the profits go once the cars are sold.
For the record, under the American Automotive Labeling Act, if 75 percent of a vehicle's parts are manufactured in the U.S. or Canada, it is considered a domestic product. Perhaps not surprisingly, around 80 percent of Americans would prefer to buy a domestic car, according to a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...tcmp=features#
General Motors Company has plenty to celebrate this year, though, because the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was at the top of this list for cars with the most American-made content. Meanwhile, the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia triplets tied for second place.
However, there was also a tie for first. The F-150 pickup truck from Ford Motor Company had an identical score to the Corvette. For once, reality lives up to expectations: it's hard to think of two more American vehicles than the Corvette and F-150.
The index is compiled by American University professor Frank DuBois using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DuBois ranks 318 new-car models based on location of a manufacturer's headquarters, design, research, and manufacturing facilities, and where the profits go once the cars are sold.
For the record, under the American Automotive Labeling Act, if 75 percent of a vehicle's parts are manufactured in the U.S. or Canada, it is considered a domestic product. Perhaps not surprisingly, around 80 percent of Americans would prefer to buy a domestic car, according to a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey.
04-19-2014, 08:02 AM
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This is my first new American car ever, I am very proud to finally be doing this. No better car than the Corvette. I think it is interesting talking to people about the car I bought, they are much more interested in knowing about the C7 than they ever were with my M cars.
I used to say I have an M5 and they would be "What's that".....Now I mention Corvette and I often get people telling me stories about Corvette encounters or people they know. Very cool conversation piece.
I used to say I have an M5 and they would be "What's that".....Now I mention Corvette and I often get people telling me stories about Corvette encounters or people they know. Very cool conversation piece.
04-19-2014, 08:15 AM
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If the Corvette in it's present form was made by Honda or Mazda, (that's a funny thought), I'm sure it would not get as much attention on the streets of America. Most people recognize that it's a Corvette and equate that with 'made in America'. People are proud of that. It's ours. "We" made that.