Originally posted by ve2vfd The last time I changed cars, I had 3 major requirements:
1 - American built car (call me old fashioned, but I like to keep jobs here in North America if I can)
2 - Good service from my local dealerships
3 - Company did not take bail-out money (I last changed cars in 2009 and at that point we did not know who would survive)
Requirement 1 limited my choices to the Big 3. The vehicle was going to be an SUV and the big 3 American auto makers all had models which interested me.
Requirement 2 crossed Chrysler off my list... I managed a fleet of vehicles for the city gov 9 years in a previous life and getting warranty work from their local dealerships was like pulling teeth.
Requirement 3 basically left only Ford. I'll admit their not taking the bailout money was a HUGE incentive for me to trust them and buy from them.
Just my 2 cents worth of course.
Pat
Um, as I mentioned, most of the so-called imports are built in North America. By American labor.
And like Ford, none of them received money from the Fed to "bail them out".
And the "big 3" assemble their cars from parts sourced worldwide, much like all vehicle manufacturers.
Although I did see recently where
Government
Motors is bragging about the Chevy Cruze is made 100% in the US, mostly Ohio. One thing that escapes me is how they cam make that claim, as the electronics are made in Mexico, Malaysia and Thailand. And with large portions of cars built from aluminum alloys, and the key ingredient for aluminum being bauxite, which is mined in 27 countries where the US ranks 23rd in production, it is unlikely that the car will be produced 100% from US sourced materials.
And since it shares the same platform with the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere (South Korea) and Holden Cruze (Australia), one can be certain that many components will be interchangeable, and sourced form the same overseas subcontractors.