Made in ...?

OK, this specific case concerns GM, but similar things may happen with
Chrysler -- or is it now "Fiat-Chrysler"? Or maybe "Fizzler"?

Talked with an engineer whose company is shipping components to China to
be incorporated in transmissions that are then supplied to GM for its
vehicles, which are built in who-knows-where?

Perce

 

Possibly China? Buick is big in China.

 

Could be.

But my main point was that even sub-assemblies that are "made in China"
(or some other foreign country) may still contain US components.

To take GM again as an example: the Pontiac G8 vehicles (which I
understand were re-badged Holden Commodores from Australia -- "GM
Holden" being the Australian GM subsidiary) may well have incorporated
some components from the US.

Perce

 

No doubt. Many parts are made in the US as they are in other countries.
For years the carpet and seat fabrics were made in North Carolina and
shipped to Japan. I think now cars and most everything should say,
"Assembled in . . ." rather than "Made in . . .".

Components and sections of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft are made all
over the world. The fan casing alone on a GE-90 aircraft engine sees
more of the world than I do with the many processes it requires. One
engine consists of parts from all over the world so Assembled In is very
appropriate.

 

just like the window stickers in the ford exploders used to list the
transmissions from France a few years ago

 

So vehicles and other items contain components,. labour and marketing costs
from all over the world. What's the big deal?

DAS

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