[NSRCA-discussion] New Vehicle

[Bob Richards]

My wife and I bought a Honda Element a few years ago (2004) and I remember looking at the information about where it was built. It was something like 65% components from North America. The CRV, which had the same drive train and engine, was 65% Asia or Japan (don't remember).
 
I did some EMC testing for a manufacturer that made components for Ford. Some of their stuff was made here, some in China, some in Europe. They design a component that may be used in several, if not all, models, and might be made anywhere in the world.
 
It wasn't too long ago that the ONLY manufacturer that could legally say their cars were 100% made in the USA was Saturn, but I'll bet that has changed, too.
 
Bob R.


--- On Fri, 8/14/09, mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com> wrote:




Phil don't you think that the nations attached to most cars is kind of muddled? I mean Honda, Nissan and Toyota make a lot of cars here in the US employing a lot of Americans. Ford makes a lot of their cars in Mexico and Canada and South America. Stock holders own car company's up until recently with the Chrysler/ GM debacle. Stock holders from Asia own stock in American companies and American's own stock in Toyota and Honda. Chrysler is now owned by Fiat an Italian company. Mazda is 40% owned by Ford and the list goes on and on. I'm not usre what makes sense anymore. Mike

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