Chyrsler To Build Overseas and Toyota Builds In America - DCX Not American, Toyota Is

Chyrsler To Build Overseas and Toyota Builds In America - DCX Not American,
Toyota Is

Chrysler looks at building cars abroad
[url]http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060505/AUTO01/605050386/1148[/url]

DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group is in talks with other automakers about
contracting out production of a subcompact car which Chrysler would sell
domestically as well as overseas.
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Here's some facts on this issue. Though for GM, and not DCX, they make
the point.

The U.S. Labor Statistics 2004 ALA report says that for
each 100 vehicles sold, GM is supporting 23.4 jobs while the Japanese
companies are supporting only 14.5 N. American jobs. How could that
be? While Toyota 'assembles' vehicles here, they are made in Japan,
with parts made from Japanese suppliers, designed and engineered by
Japanese employees. When you purchase a Japanese (or German or Korean)

vehicle, you are supporting their infrastructures, not North America's.

North American parts content of GM vehicles is 82%, while Toyota is
only 41%.

Toyota transmissions are made in Durham NC and Va.


<c2rosa@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146840013.180362.126830@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Here's some facts on this issue. Though for GM, and not DCX, they make
> the point.
>
> The U.S. Labor Statistics 2004 ALA report says that for
> each 100 vehicles sold, GM is supporting 23.4 jobs while the Japanese
> companies are supporting only 14.5 N. American jobs. How could that
> be? While Toyota 'assembles' vehicles here, they are made in Japan,
> with parts made from Japanese suppliers, designed and engineered by
> Japanese employees. When you purchase a Japanese (or German or Korean)
>
> vehicle, you are supporting their infrastructures, not North America's.
>
> North American parts content of GM vehicles is 82%, while Toyota is
> only 41%.
>[/color]

> <c2rosa@yahoo.com> wrote in message[color=blue]
> news:1146840013.180362.126830@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
> > North American parts content of GM vehicles is 82%, while Toyota is
> > only 41%.[/color][/color]

"North America" is NOT the USA. That 82% at GM could all come from Mexico
and still be "made in North America."

Merritt