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Old 09 Aug 2003, 04:40 pm
Pete
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Default Re: What I don't like about my new 2003 Accord


"Greg" <Greg@noreply.com> wrote in message
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> So that begs the question... are any Accords *currently* being built in
> Japan for the US market?


Yes, there are.

> I'd find it very strange if there were. Maybe it's
> as cheap to ship from Japan to California as it is from Ohio?


It's not as cheap, but still profitable. Ohio can't manufacture enough
Accords to satisfy the North American demand, while somewhere out in Japan,
there are factories running at less than full capacity, so they make a
portion of the US-spec Accords there and ship them here.

Cheers,

Pete



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