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Automotive News & Views 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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Replying to: pf_flyer (Jan 04, 2006 12:01 pm) Nope. It's an old school way of protecting the Domestic markets. "American" is however extreme the consumer wants to take it to. To me, Buying a Mazda is no less "American" than buying a Ford. And Buying an Ohio built Honda or S.C. built BMW shouldn't be condemned either... |
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I caught a radio ad the other day from Toyota, talking about how good they are for the American economy, with all the factories and such they have here, as well as parts suppliers and such. I thought it was interesting, to say the least. I wonder if Toyota is starting to worry about some kind of backlash against them?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 04, 2006 12:09 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 04, 2006 12:15 pm)  LOL. |
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Toyota's been pretty good for me! I've made a 37% return so far on some of their stock I purchased! Plus it's paying a dividend now. Not the consistent 50 cents per quarter that GM does, but I got one payout of 73 cents per share back in July, and one of 58 cents per share in December. Seriously though, I don't think GM, Ford, or Chrysler are going away anytime soon.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 04, 2006 12:22 pm) I don't believe for one second that GM deserves the title of #1 in the Automotive world. I don't care if Toyota steps up to the spot any more than I'd like to see Ford or Chrysler take the spot. GM has been milking its success for FAR too long. Even Hyundai deserves the title more than GM just by the efforts here in the US over the last decade and I'm not really a huge fan of them.
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 04, 2006 12:15 pm) |
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Replying to: lemko (Jan 04, 2006 12:15 pm) Would you agree that what is good for American workers is good for America? Why does 'domestic content' include parts/labor/materials from Canada? If the purchase of a Chevy Silverado supports Canadian workers/suppliers while the purchase of a Toyota Tundra supports AMERICAN workers/suppliers, which do you think is 'Good for America!'..... I think what you guys are REALLY trying to say is "What's Good for the Big 3 is good for the UAW. And what's Good for the UAW is Good for America".
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Replying to: rorr (Jan 04, 2006 12:05 pm) And how many FEWER people are working in the steel industry? And the textile industry? And the automotive industry?? On the other hand, Jimmy Carter is still out there and is eligible to run in 2008.
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Jan 04, 2006 12:42 pm) |
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