Red C8 of Jax

Does anyone know which 2016 C-7 transmission is made in Mexico. I have a 2015 C-7 Stingray Auto and the transmission was made in the USA. If the 2016 transmission made in Mexico is the Auto why was the engine plant moved to Mexico?

DAFFYDRUNK

Maybe someone is talking about the M7? I think the T56 based transmissions have been made in Mexico since 2000 or so.

nmvettec7

Exactly what Doanld Trump is talking about...

CHEAP LABOR!

cor28vettes

Inspect your wheels. No, not the entire car...just the wheels for now!

It's already a consideration that Buick may be "imported" to the U.S. from China. Do you see the trend?

The shoe on the other foot...guess where Samsung TV's are made? Mexico!

05XLRtoC7_San Diego

Hmmm....and my 2 year old 65" Samsung LED tv just required an expensive repair a few months ago :-(

MikeyTX

Be nice if the politics would stay in o/t

CaryBob

Tremec in Mexico has been making quality transmissions and drivetrain parts for many years now that go into Ferraris, Volvos, Nissans, AMGs, Fords, GM cars and trucks, and many others. And Corvettes for many years.

The TR-6070 (the M7) is made in Mexico as have previous Corvette manuals. The 8L90 automatic is built in-house in Toledo I think, though it is quite possible that there may be component parts made elsewhere.

The country of manufacture is somewhat deceptive on some parts, as many components might be assembled in one place from parts manufactured in several other places. If a majority of parts come from, say, Nepal, then the label might say "Made in Nepal" even though the component was assembled in the US.

LT1 Z51

Most parts claim to be from the point of last assembly.

So many "US-made" parts (and parts made elsewhere) are not actually "made" where they are from. I think parts that are made up of sub-components should say "Assembled in X" not "Made in X"

Most parts come from all over, and are designed all over. For example the Corvette steering gear is "Made in the US" (in Florence Kentucky no less) but the Rack Bar is from Germany (designed in the US from a German template), the EPS Motor is from Mexico (designed in Germany), the ECU comes from France (designed in Germany), the Torque Sensor (electronic components) come from Mexico (again designed in Germany). I won't list all the sub components but generally for the steering gear, the mechanical parts where designed by a US engineer (from a standards parts list made in Germany), the motor electronics and ECU were designed in Germany and the software was written in Germany. The calibrations were done in the US. The profits go back to Germany. And that's just ONE part. Now apply that to EVERYTHING in the car.

BRCC

As an example, Ping golf clubs, the heads are cast in China, shafts are made in Thailand or some other country and the clubs are assembled in the U.S. This is printed on the label of each club, of course that label is removed once bought.

pops_vette

Our window sticker says the transmission (A8) is made in the USA.

NSC5

Color me confused... The LT-1 is assembled in Tonawanda, NY which is also the primary build site for the LT-4 although some LT-4 engines are produced at BGAP. The A8 is assembled in Toledo, OH. The Tremec transmissions have come from Mexico (Queretaro, a beautiful old city located north of Mexico City) for some time. GM does has a truck plant in Mexico but the 6.2 for it (RPO L86) comes from either Tonawanda or St. Catherines plants.

Off topic but related, the replacement for the Humvee will be produced by Oshkosh defense systems divisions and the power plant will be the GM 6.6 Duramax diesel produced in Moraine Ohio

Zymurgy

<p></p><p>Quite simply, it wasn't (as pointed out by NSC5). All C7 engines are made in the USA. The automatic is made in the USA. The manual is made in Mexico.</p>

phileaglesfan

Manual GM tranny has been made in Mexico for a long time. I know my 96 Trans Am had one and it rattled like crazy. They tried replacing the throwout bearing first, then the tranny, then they said it was normal operations.

AORoads

Hmm, Dave, maybe some of them were made in Mexico for other GM cars. I would have thought you had the same trans as the '96 Corvette. My info for at least the '96 Corvette (LT4) was that the manual trans was a German-made ZF trans. Matter of fact, I was also told that up through the mid-2000s, parts in this country were scarce. They do have plants throughout North America including Mexico; I just don't know if they were making manual trans for American cars there. Could be tho... They do say in the blurb below that the South Carolina plant completed in '13 is "... where ZF built its first North American passenger car transmission plant."

http://www.zf.com/usa_canada/en_us/c...country_1.html

Makitso

http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-conte...-Suppliers.jpg


http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/08/...e-c7-stingray/

airmed2

Oh the hypocrisy of those at the Assembly Plant. As I was walking in for my tour the other week, they have a prominently displayed sign close to the entrance that says, "Parking for American Made Motorcycles Only." Must be nice to talk out of both sides of your mouth.

pjitty

So, I now have my second German car. First one was a 69 Karman Ghia bought new. Will wonders never cease.

LT1 Z51

That's from Automotive News, and is a "guess" based on supplier documents, GM press releases, and people e-mailing things in to them.

For example that Bournes Torque Sensor is inside the Bosch Steering Gear.

I would take ANYTHING from Automotive News with a grain of salt, it's written for DEALERS not any other audience.

Steve_R

EasyElliott

The last I heard was the A8 was developed at the Toledo, Ohio transmission plant and is still made there. So who is saying they fired all the people they hired there and started a new plant in Mexico Plant looked busy to me when I past by last week