Made in America?

Run away cars are not funny

So if you factor in where the compay is headquartered the 'domestic' companies are on top. I for one only care where they are MADE, and where the major parts come from. As for the profits going to Asia, you do know you can by stock in Honda, and Toyota, and bring those profits right back don't you? As for the 'domestics' profits, well they would have to have one for it to go anywhere, something that rarly happened before the government stepped in.

The word is pedal, not petal. Funny how witch hunts can happen when the govt controls the main competitor. Also funny how when govt control ceased (less than 50% ownership) the witch hunt quietly stopped. Just coincidence I guess.

Remember when those vehicles had sticking accelerator petals. Toyota blamed it on the stupidity of their customers. NEVER will I trust that company.

GM is the most "American" vehicle. Why? Cause the US taxpayers are one of the biggest shareholders!!!

Toyota's profits might go back to Japan, but they pay property tax, payroll tax, collect sales tax, import taxes, etc etc. GM pays the same taxes (except import tax when it imports their foreign made cars into the US), but they also took BILLIONS of taxpayers dollars in bailout funds.

I'd rather drive my Toyota than Obama's GM...

AMEN!

I find it odd that people would be upset when North American companies outsource to other countries then complain when foreign companies choose to manufacture their products in North America. :?

Toyota, Honda and Suburu are all expanding their plants right here in Indiana right now. That is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

The smallest portion of money in a vehicle goes back to the mother country. Would I love every thing to be made in the USA, yes of course. I also love it that folks in Tennesee, Georgia,Missouri, Virginia, ETC are making a living assembling these cars, I also like it that these companies are buying American supplies to run their factories and those companies employ you your friends and neighbors and they spend their paychecks at American diners, grocery stores,cable Tv companies and RV dealers.
You can get all righteous and wrap yourself in the flag,but you are being real short sighted and doing us all a disservice.

Engineer9860 wrote:

The Texan wrote:
Just like the one posted yesterday by the Motley Fool, this one is full of holes too. It list Chrysler as an American Company, which it is NOT. It list the transmission as either produced in the US or is not, which leaves a gaping question.....where did all the parts inside the transmission come from. Same question for the engine and all other components used to manufacturer the vehicle. Again, it appears to give Mexico and Canada credit for being American made products, which they are NOT, as they are foreign countries......For any person, especially a supposed learned college professor, to publish such incomplete and inaccurate info makes one wonder just who these people are trying to fool......

Name calling......

I guess we are in Kindergaten.

Sorry, but you need to do some Google searchs. Then you would know what I was talking about, instead of calling me names......

Vulcaneer wrote:
Here is what does it for me. Where do the profits go? And where are the headquarters of the parent company. Pretty simple really. There is a difference between an American manufacturer, and a North American manufacturer. Follow the money.

GM is the most "American" vehicle. Why? Cause the US taxpayers are one of the biggest shareholders!!!

Toyota's profits might go back to Japan, but they pay property tax, payroll tax, collect sales tax, import taxes, etc etc. GM pays the same taxes (except import tax when it imports their foreign made cars into the US), but they also took BILLIONS of taxpayers dollars in bailout funds.

I'd rather drive my Toyota than Obama's GM...