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Originally Posted by PatriotNews
How does one going about finding out where a car is made? I mean, I wouldn't trust the salesman. How do we know what percentage of components were made in the USA, plus engine, transmission, where they were made?
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This information is not hard to find. I know Toyota is very transparent when it comes to this information. My Corolla was manufactured in New Jersey, and approximately 30% of the components were made in Japan, and the other 70% from Mexico and here. I have a hard time feeling sorry for American manufacturers because they somehow feel they are entitled to ridiculously high wages given their job, as well as benefits that most in America could only dream of.
The Auto Worker's Union is probably one of the biggest reasons for the downfall of American cars. In the face of competition, the wages for American auto workers did not fall fast enough to market levels. The SUV craze was also one of the dumbest moves in history. If you go as far back as the idea of Just In Time manufacturing, American companies rejected the idea by the man who invented it. This same person went to Japan and one of the corporations that ended up adopting it was Toyota. You can't (*)(*)(*)(*) all over good ideas, your own neighbors, and then expect to sell cars just because you live in the same country.