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07-03-2014, 11:04 AM
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| How "American" are American Cars?
Well, it turns out that only 3 of the 10 vehicles that qualify as "American built" are, actually, American... Quote:
The Ford F-150 topped Cars.com's ninth "American-Made Index" which rates how "American" vehicles are based primarily on where they're built and where parts come from. Only ten 2014 vehicles were eligible for the list, the smallest crop ever.
That's right, according to Cars.com's criteria, there are only ten American-made cars and trucks. Or Canadian made, as Congress' 1992 American Automobile Labeling Act considers our northern neighbors to be "domestic" producers.
Cars.com Editor-In-Chief Patrick Olsen told Autoblog "In 2013, 14 cars met the threshold, 20 in 2012 and 30 cars the year before that. This consistent decline points to global nature of cars these days. Production in the US is up, but parts are coming from all over the world, making the notion of classifying cars as 'American' more difficult than ever."
America's most popular car, the Toyota Camry built in Kentucky and Indiana, is apparently the second vehicle with the most American-made parts.
The Chevrolet Corvette, Honda Ridgeline, Honda Crosstour and Dodge SRT Viper meet the American-Made Index for the first time in 2014.
Here's the complete list, explained by Cars.com: Quote: |
"Cars.com's American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the U.S. Factors include the percentage of parts considered domestic under federal regulations, whether the car is assembled in the U.S. and U.S. sales. We disqualify models with a domestic-parts content rating below 75 percent, models built exclusively outside the U.S. or models soon to be discontinued without a U.S.-built successor."
| Rank Make/Model U.S. Assembly Location
1 Ford F-150 Dearborn, Mich.;Claycomo, Mo.
2 Toyota Camry Georgetown, Ky.;Lafayette, Ind.
3 Honda Odyssey Lincoln, Ala.
4 Toyota Sienna Princeton, Ind.
5 Toyota Tundra San Antonio, Texas
6 Toyota Avalon Georgetown, Ky.
7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Bowling Green, Ky.
8 Honda Ridgeline Lincoln, Ala.
9 Honda Crosstour East Liberty, Ohio
10 Dodge SRT Viper Detroit
Why The List Of 'American-Made' Vehicles Keeps Shrinking |
So... thoughts?
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07-03-2014, 11:19 AM
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#2 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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This is well known fact.
NASCAR was supposed to be for American cars only, and do you know why and how Toyota got involved? Because Toyota was more American than the BIG 3.
In theory Honda should be able to get involved in NASCAR too if they wanted to.
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07-03-2014, 12:11 PM
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#3 | | Witness protection
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egh.
the getrag in my mustang is assembled in china (meh).
the wheels say "made in taiwan" on the back 
oem maintenance parts i get from ford often come from mexico.
and it goes on...
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07-03-2014, 02:09 PM
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#4 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Import/foreign manufacturers representing America more than American OEM's?
Times sure are changing.
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07-03-2014, 06:27 PM
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My car is assembled in Mexico, therefore, Fiesta RSMexico?
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