As most people know, many foreign automakers assemble their vehicles in the U.S. now.
But we all know the profit goes back to Japan, Germany, etc.
I saw today that Flint is finally getting a much needed GM plant.
Would you buy a Ford, GM, or Chrysler product if the majority was made in the U.S.A. at a competitive price and quality?
Or is there more to your buying decision than where it’s built and where the profits stay?
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I would not buy one strictly for protectionist reasons. I would only buy one if it met my needs and the price was right.
Example: in 1992, I needed a light truck capable of towing a 26′ trailer and Toyota did not at that time HAVE one, so I bought a GMC and drove it 200,000 miles with little problem.
Where a car is made is not a big part of my decision making when buying a car. However, just to make a comment on your remarks — the foreign cars that are manufactured in this country create enormous revenue here when you consider suppliers, taxes, salaries, charity and community contributions, and small businesses that cater to them (such as cafes near the plants). The profit that might go back overseas often comes back as reinvestment here. It’s more profitable for foreign business to manufacture here now because of the poor currency exchange, which raises the cost of goods made in their own country.
Sure I would! But it has to run on natural gas (methane). That’s what I have now – a 1999 Ford Crown Vic and a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup truck, and they both run on natural gas. Cheaper, cleaner and they run on all-American natural gas! That’s the way to go in my book. (Hey, I noticed on a trip to Germany that they almost exclusively have German-made cars on the road and almost nothing else.)
As most people know, many foreign automakers assemble their vehicles in the U.S. now.
But we all know the profit goes back to Japan, Germany, etc.
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How do you know that? Are you a company accountant for one of those companies? Are you a stockholder? Toyota stockholders live in and spend their money in the USA. Same for the Euro automakers. I’m sure those workers at the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio, TX have stock options as well. Unless they reside in Japan, those profits stay in the USA.
I would think American Honda or Toyota of America would tell you otherwise. Those HQs have US addresses.
If you know what profit is, it’s what was invested into building the US plants for Honda and Toyota.
Meanwhile, the profit GM or Ford makes–obviously, they make little to zero profit in the NA market now–goes into Mexican and Chinese plants.
In GM’s case, they figure China with its mainly peasant population is a better market. That should make you feel better.
I only buy a car/truck if it fits my needs.
My 03 F150 fit my budget and does all I need it to do.
Automaker is irrelevant to me. A vehicle that figuratively and literally fits me is what I care about.
Happy to help.
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