Made in USA?
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Made in USA?
Today I removed my sway bar links from my '05 checking to see where a noise was coming from and noticed this 
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
Melting Slicks
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From: redlands,ca.-usa
Originally Posted by Ginny C6
Today I removed my sway bar links from my '05 checking to see where a noise was coming from and noticed this
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
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Originally Posted by Z11409
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Originally Posted by Z11409
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
the day your car was built...mine must have been built on a day when everyone loved America as I have had only two problems in 19+k miles.
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From: North Western Connecticut
Originally Posted by Ginny C6
Today I removed my sway bar links from my '05 checking to see where a noise was coming from and noticed this
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
I know the car is not 100% USA, but I didn't think the end links are Japanese.
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From: Lakewood Ranch, FL
Originally Posted by Z11409
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans -Mexico
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
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This has been covered ad-nauseum. The car is assembled in America and we should be thankful for this. Welcome to the global economy and the dilemma with our "gallon of milk" mentality (meaning we don't want to pay anymore for a gallon of milk this year than we did last year.) Our continued quest for more and willingness to pay less is driving all manufacturing to seek other ways of cutting costs.
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From: Columbus Georgia
Originally Posted by talon90
This has been covered ad-nauseum. The car is assembled in America and we should be thankful for this. Welcome to the global economy and the dilemma with our "gallon of milk" mentality (meaning we don't want to pay anymore for a gallon of milk this year than we did last year.) Our continued quest for more and willingness to pay less is driving all manufacturing to seek other ways of cutting costs.
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From: West coast CA
Originally Posted by Z11409
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
My painted wheels have "USA" cast on the inside face of one of the spokes. A while ago, there was talk that wheel production would switch to China following the Amcast bankruptcy. Does anybody know the status of that?
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Originally Posted by cthusker
So where was the noise coming from?