Interesting article.....
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St. Jude Donor '08
Interesting article.....
What's an "American" car.....If a car is assembled in the US and 75% (by value) or more of it's parts must come from the US or Canada, it's domestic.....
Interesting that the Honda Accord, a bunch of Toyota's, and even the Mitsubishi Eclpipse are "more" American than the Vette....
Interesting that the Honda Accord, a bunch of Toyota's, and even the Mitsubishi Eclpipse are "more" American than the Vette....
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Why 75%? That's an arbitrary number established by the person who wanted to say something about Toyotas or other foreign-owned car companies.
51% would be more than half - that's the number that should be used, not 75%.
51% would be more than half - that's the number that should be used, not 75%.
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St. Jude Donor '08
April Car and Driver....page 20...."Domestic Bliss"
That's what the US Government says...if 75% (by value) or more of a car's parts come from the US or Canada, it's considered a domestic priduct....fro example, the Chevy Cruze, built in Lordstown, OH, is not considered a domestic product (65%)....The Ford F-150 is only 61% American/Canadian parts....
That's what the US Government says...if 75% (by value) or more of a car's parts come from the US or Canada, it's considered a domestic priduct....fro example, the Chevy Cruze, built in Lordstown, OH, is not considered a domestic product (65%)....The Ford F-150 is only 61% American/Canadian parts....
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April Car and Driver....page 20...."Domestic Bliss"
That's what the US Government says...if 75% (by value) or more of a car's parts come from the US or Canada, it's considered a domestic priduct....fro example, the Chevy Cruze, built in Lordstown, OH, is not considered a domestic product (65%)....The Ford F-150 is only 61% American/Canadian parts....
That's what the US Government says...if 75% (by value) or more of a car's parts come from the US or Canada, it's considered a domestic priduct....fro example, the Chevy Cruze, built in Lordstown, OH, is not considered a domestic product (65%)....The Ford F-150 is only 61% American/Canadian parts....
This whole thing is old news. The MN6 tranny is made in Mexico.....brakepads are made in Austrailia. Lots of parts are made elsewhere.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I only posted this for informational purposes as it detailed every make and model built in the US and the % of parts that actually come from the US and Canada.....it's the first time I ever saw such and article and found it very interesting....I apologize if it's old news to you....
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I only posted this for informational purposes as it detailed every make and model built in the US and the % of parts that actually come from the US and Canada.....it's the first time I ever saw such and article and found it very interesting....I apologize if it's old news to you....
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Follow the money. Profits are a lot harder to track than country of origin, but my definition of "Made in America" would have to take into account where the profits go and where they're taxed.
