jim beam wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
>> buydomestic@usa.com wrote:
>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23124844/
>>>
>>> GM just made it known that they lost 39 billion in 2007, the largest
>>> ever annual loss for a US automaker.
>>>
>>> The big three are losing money, and if we don't give them the support
>>> they need, they are going to go under. Consider buying an American
>>> car.
>>>
>>> Here are some American models recommended in the 2007 Consumer Reports
>>> Annual Auto Issue:
>>>
>>> Buick Lacrosse
>>> Buick Lucerne
>>> Cadillac CTS
>>> Cadillac CTS-V
>>> Cadillac DTS
>>> Chevrolet HHR
>>> Chevrolet Impala
>>> Chevrolet Malibu
>>> Chevrolet Tahoe
>>> Chrysler 300
>>> Chrysler PT Cruiser
>>> Dodge Durango
>>> Ford Five Hundred
>>> Ford Focus
>>> Ford Freestyle
>>> Ford Fusion
>>> GMC Yukon
>>> Jeep Liberty
>>> Lincoln MKZ
>>> Lincoln Town Car
>>> Mercury Milan
>>> Mercury Montego
>>> Pontiac G6
>>> Pontiac Torrent
>>
>> What about Toyotas and Hondas made in America?
>>
>> What the Ford Fusion, made in Mexico?
>>
>> Shouldn't the Michigan 3 make their vehicles relevant to me rather
>> than the other way around?
>>
>> Jeff
>
> er, leaving quality issues to one side, what percentage of these
> "domestic" vehicles are made here?

About 70 to 80% of the parts that go into the Michigan 3 cars come from
the US or Canada.

For Hondas and Toyotas, the numbers of similar, but only for the cars
they make in the US.

> the "big three" all source a
> significant proportion of componentry from china. a lot of assembly is
> done in mexico. honda and toyota both source and assemble here.

Still, a higher proportion of the parts that go into US cars and trucks
made by the Michigan 3 are made in the US or Canada compared to the
foreign car makers. Toyota has plants in Mexico, as well.