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Buying American Cars What Does It Mean?

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With parts coming from everywhere, does "Buying American" have much meaning anymore? Is quality and price the bottom line?

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#14462 of 18079 Re: It may seem irrational [ateixeira] by robr2

Oct 01, 2012 (12:16 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 01, 2012 10:52 am)
Haven't had much luck with their appliances. Fridge lost an ice maker and still frosts up, dishwasher broke entirely, and the microwave broke a 2nd time and we replaced that as well.
 
GM sold the Fridigaire brand in 1979 - doubt your appliances had anything to do with GM.

#14463 of 18079 Re: It may seem irrational [robr2] by gagrice

Oct 01, 2012 (1:01 pm)

Replying to: robr2 (Oct 01, 2012 12:16 pm)
Most major appliances are made in Mexico and Korea. Whirlpool is still the big player. I know they keep closing USA factories putting more Americans on the Unemployment lines. Frigidaire is a bit player owned by Electrolux which is a Swedish company. Many household appliance names are part of that conglomerate. Bottom line we don't make enough appliances in the USA to spit at. Same place our cars will be in another 10 years.

#14464 of 18079 Re: It may seem irrational [robr2] by ateixeira

Oct 01, 2012 (1:27 pm)

Replying to: robr2 (Oct 01, 2012 12:16 pm)
Then why would that help GM make A/C systems now? Or was that a historical reference?

#14465 of 18079 Re: It may seem irrational [robr2] by lemko

Oct 02, 2012 (7:11 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Oct 01, 2012 12:16 pm)
A lot of automakers had appliance divisions:
 
GM -> Frigidaire
Ford -> Philco
Chrysler -> Airtemp
AMC -> Kelvinator

#14466 of 18079 robr2 by marsha7

Oct 02, 2012 (8:43 am)

"GM sold the Fridigaire brand in 1979 - doubt your appliances had anything to do with GM."
 
I would bet there are still some UAW holdovers that are still there, sabotaging the product as always...

#14467 of 18079 Re: robr2 [marsha7] by uplanderguy

Oct 02, 2012 (9:48 am)

Replying to: marsha7 (Oct 02, 2012 8:43 am)
I would bet there are still some UAW holdovers that are still there, sabotaging the product as always...
 
If that's the case, there were probably some former Nazis still building Benzes in the '80's and former Tojo henchmen building Toyotas then too.
 
It's all relative.

#14468 of 18079 Could this kill the US made cars? by gagrice

Oct 07, 2012 (5:15 pm)

Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril
It could become illegal to resell your iPhone 4, car or family antiques
 
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the case on Oct. 29.
 
Both Ammori and Band worry that a decision in favor of the lower court would lead to some strange, even absurd consequences. For example, it could become an incentive for manufacturers to have everything produced overseas because they would be able to control every resale.
 
It could also become a weighty issue for auto trade-ins and resales, considering about 40% of most U.S.-made cars carry technology and parts that were made overseas.

 
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-right-to-resell-your-own-stuff-is-in-peril- -2012-10-04

#14469 of 18079 Was Watching TV and Reminded by andres3

Oct 09, 2012 (11:02 pm)

about Chrysler, my '95 Dodge, and the useless worthless UAW workers that built and assembled it. I wonder if those maggots realize they are so useless.
 
I was watching a show on animal planet about the circle of life and a dead hippo and elephant carcass was feeding a lot of wildlife. I then realized that calling them maggots was far too complimentary.
 
There were thousands of maggots on the carcasses, but I realized that UAW workers were less productive than the maggots, as the maggots perform a vital service and function of cleaning up the waste of the world; whereas UAW workers make the waste themselves.

#14470 of 18079 Re: Was Watching TV and Reminded [andres3] by ateixeira

Oct 10, 2012 (9:21 am)

Replying to: andres3 (Oct 09, 2012 11:02 pm)
It's not just skill of assembly, but also planned obsolescence. Designers, bean counters, and even engineers should share blame.

#14471 of 18079 Re: Was Watching TV and Reminded [ateixeira] by gagrice

Oct 10, 2012 (9:56 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 10, 2012 9:21 am)
The demise of the domestics was for sure the blame of the companies from top to bottom. From the CEO to the Janitors, they were all over paid and not doing the best job possible. I'm not convinced the GM is doing a whole lot better. I think they could end their USA operations and end up making more off their Chinese sales. GM is being propped up by our tax dollars. With subsidies and government fleet sales. I don't think the UAW appreciates our sacrifice for their benefit.

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