Yes, I know where my Ford or Chevy was made, in the USA. My economic patriotism is not that shallow. Right on a new car sticker is "final assembly point" and origin of parts content.
After 9/11 we used to see the signs that read "We Will Never Forget" then an import would drive by with an American flag on it. America forgot Pearl Harbor so heck yes we'll forget.
American manufacturing financed our democracy for decades. I don't care where an import is made, I wouldn't be caught dead in one.
Wow. There are so many things to point out about that, that I'm not sure I can address them all.
Yes, I know where my Ford or Chevy was made, in the USA.
Your Ford or Chevy is more often than not, not made in the USA, not these days. Mexico is rising steadily as an assembly point for NADM models. And a large amount of content for Ford products, including entire engines, is across the border in Windsor. But don't worry, you won't have to drain maple syrup out of the crankcase and replace it with 5W30.
After 9/11 we used to see the signs that read "We Will Never Forget" then an import would drive by with an American flag on it.
I'm missing the connection here. People who drive "imports" aren't allowed to be proud of their country? Or is it that you assume that people who drive imports are imports themselves? So much for "bring me your masses" and the whole 'melting pot' concept.
American manufacturing financed our democracy for decades. I don't care where an import is made, I wouldn't be caught dead in one.
This brings me back to my original point: Define "import". Is the Honda Civic, which has been built for 40 years in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, from parts manufactured there, a "Japanese" car or a North American car? Is the Chevrolet Aveo a "good ol' 'Murrican" car? Or is it Korean since it's a Daewoo Lanos with Yankee skin on it? But if it's got the name Chevrolet on it, how can it be an "import"?
According to a study I was able to find from a Wall Street publication, the number one "most American" vehicle is.... the Honda Odyssey. The only thing not made in America is the transmission, which comes from Mexico.
Shall we move on to airplanes? Do you want to learn where the parts for the Seattle-based Boeing airliners come from?
If you think that buying from an entity that had its origins in America (and specifically NOT buying from an entity that had its origins somewhere else) is keeping your money out of foreign hands, you have no comprehension of the way world commerce works.
