NO THANKS.

I strive to do better than the “usual” and I expect the companies that I do business with to do the same – ESPECIALLY when they may get tens of thousands of dollars of my hard earned money.

What I buy from them better be good, clever, durable and pleasing to the eye. PLENTY of products domestic and import meet my expectations. Only time will tell if Detroit’s offerings will meet my expectations. Certainly not listening to anything they SAY – am watching what they are DOING.

And before anyone gets their knickers in a twist – I don’t generally buy new cars whether I can afford to or not so my choices only affect resale values of what’s on the market in a tiny, tiny way…

So, what you’re saying is that the US can’t do any better, so we should just buy what the US offers, rather than only buying the best and expecting the US to compete?

That seems defeatist to me.

I remember when there was a time that if you bought a Toyota, or Datsun, or Honda, that you were viewed as Un-American. We are so impatient as consumers that we cannot deal with any inconvenience from a good made in our OWN country, whether it cost a buck or two more or has more quality issues, that we are willing to send profits from our purchases to Asia, Europe, or anywhere so that we can “get our own best deal”.

Our best Deal is being in the good ole US of A. And until we realize that we benefit ourselves from demanding that our products are built here, whether automotive or otherwise, we are selling our souls to foreign governments.

We listen to the bull that we, as Americans, are incapable of producing as efficiently as the Japanese, or Koreans, and that is why we buy from them. Well, the old saying stands, “If you think you’re beaten, then you’re beaten”. That saying is NOT the premise upon which our industrial revolution was built on, nor our country.

Enough soap-boxin…..

SO no outsourced overseas workers used in the design and engineering process? That would be a first.

HHRs for pharma reps? Get out. I wondered what they were driving these days…I had my trusty Taurus (and trusty it was).

I am guessing the HHRs are panel versions too. The local utlities and cable companies seem to be adopting them pretty readily. (I have to admit, I kind of like the way they look. Now I just need one with an LS2 and I am good to go.)

Ford Fusion Hybrid 41/36

not bad.

Despite not being a U.S. citizen, and despite not living in the U.S.A. I’m an American tax payer (a greencard has that undesirable side effect.)

As an American tax payer, I want my – well, your – government spend my tax dollars wisely and get the most bang for my buck. Limiting the choice to “assembled in the USA only” would be stupidity, and a waste of my money. It’s enough (but kindof understandable) that they didn’t buy from Made-in-the-USA transplants.

I see nothing incriminating in that list. One should assume that they favor Government Motors, but no, in unit count Ford leads GM 7924 to 6348. Buying Chrysler could be kindof wasteful, but which true blue American can pass up on a Jeep named Patriot?

And what is the importance of where the dang thing has been assembled? And how do you know where the innards come from anyway? If you insist on true Made in America, then you better move to Lancaster, PA, and ride a buggy.

Who knows, the whip may come from China.

No cell phones. No computers. Saving grace: No Fox TV.

I don’t get it, people whine if Mexicans come to the United States to get jobs to feed their families. Yet if we provide jobs to Mexicans in Mexico, the same people whine. There’s no pleasing some people.

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Maybe those people, unlike you, want the rule of law?

1) I am not against immigrants. I am against illegal immigrants.

I am a legal immigrants myself and I know that accepting illegal immigrants is unfair to the legal immigrants who waited for approval for many years. It’s always bad to encourage breaking a law.

2) A car maker can build anywhere they want. That’s OK. If it’s OK to buy a car made in Mexico, why don’t we ought right buy a car made in Japan? I am not against one way or another. But please be consistent and don’t pretend.

I’ll be extremely surprised if the mainstream media or NPR or whoever break their embargo on this story, as it does not fit their narrative.

As for helping out Mexicans in Mexico to prevent them from coming here illegally, that’s a farce. Those plants have been there for years, and the problem has been growing. The true problems with Mexico’s economy won’t be solved with NAFTA. It will be solved when Mexico decides to give it’s poor people opportunities and freedoms that both Canadians and Americans enjoy. As long as the underclass is treated like chattel, those Mexicans will be hopping over the border for economic opportunities. And those problems in Mexico will continue until we in the USA prevent Mexicans from making economic progress by coming here illegally. The huge amount of Mexicans illegally in the USA, takes the pressure off of the Mexican government from making the reforms that are needed over there.

Lots of minivans, mid-size sedans, and compact pickups.

Sadly, thats been true for years. Even my oldest car – 1992 – has foreign made ABS, airbag, and ECU. At least the ABS stuff is Bosch. And that depressing fact is not limited to the auto industry. A lot of industrial equipment proudly bears the Made in USA label, yet often the electronic components inside are imported.

Of course, determining where those three places were can also be a challenge.

My thoughts as well. The mighty GM has been proped up by many governments

Mitch

Seriously, there are far bigger issues to complain about regarding the auto industry than cash flow for vehicular assembly during a bailout in disguise.

What Brampton has to do with getting jobs? They make only cars derived from Chrysler 300 platform (300, Charger, Challenger).
Chrysler Grand Caravan are built along with VW Routan cousin in Windsor.

Actually, I’m glad they bought a good number of Canadian cars… keeps jobs going in Canada, the way God intended.