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Originally Posted by cjrjck
Buying American can be a very slippery slope nowadays. Not as simple as it once was. For instance, how is "American made" defined? Some things are made in America by foreign companies. Take Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep products. They are owned by the Stellantis NV conglomerate, a Netherlands company. You might say that is okay as long as many of the jobs are here in the United States. Then you have Toyota who makes many of its vehicles in the United States. Same thing. But what about profits staying here? You might then argue we should buy a Ford instead. Then some will say do you know how many vehicles sold by Ford (and GM) that are made in Mexico or Canada? The profits stay here but the jobs are elsewhere. Is that better? I don't know. Then you have so many products made here in America by foreign and domestic companies that are actually just assembled here of mostly imported parts I. Conversely, there are many products made or assembled elsewhere with American parts in factories owned by American companies. How does that factor in? Some jobs exist here to make the parts and of course the profits are shared by investors and pension funds in the United States even though the products are foreign made. It's a convoluted, complex mess trying to figure out how to best support this nation with our spending habits.
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UAW are going to be demise of ford and GM. Even wonder why foreign automakers can make cars USA not have UAW workers? Seems unlawful don’t it? Slap in face to unions? Ford will probably in future move most USA assembly to Mexico and GM move to China
Relative to the United States, along with most other developed countries, direct labor in Mexico is approximately 70% less expensive. This cost-effective, competitive labor is the driving force behind the success of Mexico manufacturing
The United Auto Workers union has informed workers at the Avon Lake Ford plant that it plans to move a major project slated for 2023 from Northeast Ohio to its plant in Mexico.Mar
Why are auto manufacturers moving to Mexico?
Industrial Talent and Free Trade Incentives
Meanwhile, Mexico continues to invest in technical education and training and graduates over 110,000 engineers every year. Furthermore, incentives through the USMCA regarding automotive content makes it favorable for U.S. manufacturers to operate in Mexico.Mar 15, 2023