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Oct 18, 2014 | 11:52 AM

Vetinvett

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Interior supply question

Does anyone know the Company that manufactures and supplies our interiors? Any info would be appreciated.

Oct 18, 2014 | 12:05 PM

KenHorse

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I doubt there's only one company involved.

Oct 18, 2014 | 12:25 PM

mdiiulio

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I doubt there's only one company involved.

I second this... I had the door panels off yesterday and saw a lot of SafeTec labels stamped on them. The other interior panels didn't have any stamping to speak of.

Oct 18, 2014 | 07:20 PM

Red C8 of Jax

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Made in China

Ordered a GM part for the interior of my C7 and the cover for the part was marked Shanghai, Made in China

Oct 18, 2014 | 09:55 PM

RussM05

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I hate to tell you this, but almost everything is made in China.

Seats are made by Lear. Same company that made the C6 seats.

Oct 19, 2014 | 02:45 AM

Virtual Geezer

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Seats are made by Lear. Same company that made the C6 seats.

True -- but Lear is a giant enterprise that makes seats for many makes -- including BMW vehicles built in the USA. Lear builds the seats to the specifications and budgets provided by the car company.

Oct 19, 2014 | 09:30 AM

W88fixer

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I hate to tell you this, but almost everything is made in China.

Really?? A large percentage of C7 parts and of course major drivetrain components, are made in the US. I strongly support buying American when possible but your statement isn’t correct. Don

Oct 19, 2014 | 09:48 AM

RussM05

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Really?? A large percentage of C7 parts and of course major drivetrain components, are made in the US. I strongly support buying American when possible but your statement isn’t correct. Don

Well, we could debate this forever but neither is wrong. I was half joking. I worked in China for many years and personally witnessed US manufacturing moving production over there. Sad.

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Oct 19, 2014 | 11:07 AM

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Really?? A large percentage of C7 parts and of course major drivetrain components, are made in the US. I strongly support buying American when possible but your statement isn’t correct. Don

Corvette Stingray is the ‘Most American Made Car’ Produced in the USA

Oct 19, 2014 | 12:31 PM

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W88fixer

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Well, we could debate this forever but neither is wrong. I was half joking. I worked in China for many years and personally witnessed US manufacturing moving production over there. Sad.

I understand your viewpoint. It’s tough competing with a country/industry that pays workers dirt wages, no worker safety rules, little to no pollution regs, no benefits or retirement programs and a great lack of lawyers (wouldn’t drastically reducing the numbers of ambulance chasing lawyers help this nation?) all conspire to give China a great financial edge over our companies. Don

Oct 19, 2014 | 12:37 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by W88fixer

Really?? A large percentage of C7 parts and of course major drivetrain components, are made in the US. I strongly support buying American when possible but your statement isn’t correct. Don

I can say without fear of contradiction, that many Delco parts are IN FACT, manufactured in China. Case in point - Z06 brake rotors

(the rules that allow a product to be labeled "Made In USA" allow a great many things manufactured elsewhere to use that label)

Oct 19, 2014 | 01:00 PM

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RussM05

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True! I was involved in a deal where the 2-way radio was 100% made in Malaysia but it shipped to the USA where the battery was installed and software loaded. Only took a few minutes. Shazam! Made in the USA.