30 autos with most parts made in us/canada

I found this to be an interesting read. Surprised
to read that some cars had 75% or more of the parts
were made in US/Canada.

And many think we have shipped all US jobs out of
the country.
Poke here

I never really liked the way they group the us/Canada together and call it north American content. The Canadian parts are no different to me than from any other country off shore. if it broke down to 1% USA and 69% Canada they can call it 70% north American content and try to fool you into thinking you helped create jobs in America.

Well, find a link that shows just US parts. How do we don't know it's 50/50?

I'm with Mike. I don't vote in Canadian or Mexican elections, neither do I pay taxes or collect any "benefits" from either of 'em. When they can say the car has at least 65 percent US content then I could start to be impressed.

That was my point. You will not find a link for US content only as they don't classify them that way on purpose to be deceptive.

I wonder what the US content is in my 1985 Ford F250. That was made in Canada. My son had an 86 F150 that was made in Kansas City. I wonder if the parts were shipped to Canada for assembly or from Canada to KC for assembly on the 150?

So you really can't say that only 1% of our car parts is made in US.

Then again, some may said it's made in US when they assembled it hear with imported parts.

We have an appliance store in town. They advertise they are the patriotic store. What they sell is made in US appliances, Parts made in US. They sell the same washers/dryers as Lowes. Does lowes sell only American made washers/dryers?

Thats right, we're just job stealing offshore foriegners.Ain't that so bubba!Roll:::

Some very good questioning of the "American Content" of a vehicle have been raised. Although I have nothing against our neighbor to the north, the US isn't Canada, nor vice-versa. If figures can be found at all, it would be a battle to find exact figures of what's US-made or Canadian-made on a vehicle sold in the United States because of the 1992 American Automobile Labeling Act. It lumps the US and Canada together as "domestic" in this regard.

cars.com says only 13 vehicles (2014 models) can be considered "American made". Anything under 75% parts content and any vehicle built exclusively outside of the US is not eligible for their list. They eliminate 3 from their list because they are slated to be discontinued without a successor to that model having been announced. Only 3 of the 10 vehicles in this list are from the "Big 3".
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2014/06/2014-american-made-index-fewest-cars-ever.html
http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story...mMade0614&referer=advice&aff=national
It would be nice if they went into greater detail on each of their selected vehicles.

They also state: "Three model years ago, 30 cars met the 75 percent threshold.", and : "For the 2014 model year, 90 models were built in the U.S. with an average domestic-parts content (not sales-weighted) of 57.1 percent...".

AG

If the Crown Vic. behind you had the roof lights on I am sure you wouldn't care where it came from. The Police Crown Vic. were built at Fords (former) assembly plant in Talbotville, Ontario Canada, which when I last checked was part of North America.

That 1% figure was made up as an per example !

Gees.

As far as I have ever seen there never was and likely will never be REAL figures for USA only content.

The world will never know ?

I must put my vote is as Canada and us are very close. Pay and living conditions are close. Cannot say same as south and across the pone and or lake which ever one prefers. My nickels worth and yes maybe Ii need five pennies change.

My 1988 GMC 4x4 pickup was made in Canada. Everything on it is Metric EXCEPT the engine & transmission which are SAE .

:>)

(quoted from post at 10:21:57 02/27/15) Thats right, we're just job stealing offshore foriegners.Ain't that so bubba!Roll:::

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ot to agree with ye.
There's some pretty stuck up merrican people on this site.
They ain't complaining about merricans owning lots of our Alberta oil and nat gas and the biggest copper mine in Ontario.
hippocrits
:roll:

Sorry, Bison and CND400, some of these guys don't rember who has STOOD WITH the USA in bad and good times. They probly forgot Canada was right there with us at Normandy beach and else where when the poo hit the fan. Forgive them.

joe

Is South America a continent or is it Dixie?

(quoted from post at 20:12:44 02/27/15) Sorry, Bison and CND400, some of these guys don't rember who has STOOD WITH the USA in bad and good times. They probly forgot Canada was right there with us at Normandy beach and else where when the poo hit the fan. Forgive them.

joe

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A few things . The uranium that made the first atomic bombs. Two beaches in Normandy , some embassy staff in Iran. Sniper support in Afganistan. I don't hear complaints that the Camero production was moved from Oshawa to the US. How about all that free power Ontario gives Michigan and NY ? Enough oil to carry the US if Middle East imports ceased. Sharing the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway. Our Northern Undefended border that is not a source of riff raff and drugs like your southern border.

Ah, so if they outsourced a few thousand jobs and built assy plants in places like GB or say Israel, I should be okay with that too....

B&D
I don't think many understand we live in a global
economy. What is good for Canada is also good for
US. If a US company fails, there is a ripple
effect, other countries feel it too. Same with
world banks. The economy in one country can pull
others down. So what if US auto has invested in
Canada. US companies invest in any market they
think they can make money. So what?

Before the Olympics, China was buying US scrap
and we were loving the prices we were getting.
China is in a down turn, similar to our housing
bubble.

Everything is connected one way or another. No
pipelines, we use tankers to ship, them train
wrecks.

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(quoted from post at 10:21:57 02/27/15) Thats right, we're just job stealing offshore foriegners.Ain't that so bubba!Roll:::

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ot to agree with ye.
There's some pretty stuck up merrican people on this site.
They ain't complaining about merricans owning lots of our Alberta oil and nat gas and the biggest copper mine in Ontario.
hippocrits
:roll:

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Not the point at all friend. Canada and the US are each others biggest trading partners and have the longest unsecured border in the world. Nothing was said against Canada. What was said is that we're being deceived into thinking US car companies are making their cars in the US. Living 10 miles from the border, I meet and know lots of Canucks, listen to Canadian radio and can hear the trains rolling through Brockville On. on a clear night. Half my family is from Quebec. It's got nothing to do with not liking Canada and everything to do with deceptive practices.

(quoted from post at 12:55:03 02/28/15) B&D
I don't think many understand we live in a global
economy. What is good for Canada is also good for
US. If a US company fails, there is a ripple
effect, other countries feel it too. Same with
world banks. The economy in one country can pull
others down. So what if US auto has invested in
Canada. US companies invest in any market they
think they can make money. So what?

Before the Olympics, China was buying US scrap
and we were loving the prices we were getting.
China is in a down turn, similar to our housing
bubble.

Everything is connected one way or another. No
pipelines, we use tankers to ship, them train
wrecks.

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China is in a down turn. The outlook isn't as sunny over there as it was a few years ago. Maybe it's the pollution that's blocking out the sun, or maybe it's because they're only expected to have around 7% economic growth this year.

We should be so lucky to have a single year or even a single quarter with 7% growth in the US. It's been a looooong time since we've seen that figure. 4Q of 2014 we fell to a limp growth rate of 2.2% (seasonally adjusted annual rate). Combine that with a labor participation rate of around 63% and a $40 billion dollar trade deficit with the world each month. Let the almost meidocre times roll.

The current low price of our scrap steel might have a little to do with China's economy, but it has much more to do with a few massive iron ore companies flooding the market with (incredibly cheap) iron ore in an effort to destroy and purchase their smaller-sized competition for pennies on the dollar. Many other commodities used in steel making are at much lower prices then they've been in a while, too. China simply doesn't need our old garbage right now, unless they can get it for nothing. Our west coast dock issues are another added hassle. China doesn't need our junk when they can get (at least some of the) raw materials that will end up making the same goods at a lower price elsewhere.

I'm all for the Canadians having good jobs. I'm all for the US having good jobs. I've had no problems with Canadian goods or services that I can recall. I don't have any issues with Canadians building parts for, or assembling a vehicle I drive. I sure don't have any problems with the Canadian people.

Legal deception on parts and manufacture of a vehicle is still deception.

AG

How many of you that own Massey Harris, McCormick or Cockshut machinery think you are owning US made machinery when a lot of it actually was made in Canada.

(quoted from post at 12:37:55 02/28/15) How many of you that own Massey Harris, McCormick or Cockshut machinery think you are owning US made machinery when a lot of it actually was made in Canada.

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Good point. There has been many a proud American become steamed when they see a Mannheim serial number plate on their John Deere.
Americans while they do not the most afflicted.They still have a dose of Xenophobia.