why does foreign car manufactures,allow some of their cars to be made in the usa?
142245
Because it saves alot of money on shipping. Made in US means they dont have to be shipped from Japan.
213958
It has to do with the feasibility of establishing a business in a foreign country. You have to study their markets very well because what culturally sells in one country might not sell well in another.
956622
When American manufacturers first starting closing down their domestic plants and opening up plants in China, They could hire 149 Chinese workers for the cost of 1 American worker. This discrepancy hasn't changed much over the years. American labor just cannot compete with overseas labor.
667100
bad for usa. good for china. you got to think though. why would u buy anything from usa? look at the american cars? how much do they drop in price in a year. you cant really trust american made products.
569501
good question. they are probably made in china, so theres and excuse.
108727
If Americans would only wise up to the inbalence of imports vs Exports we are importing way to much and from country's that buy little in return, what kinda global benifit business plan is that? one where USA comes out short! Boycott all products for China,Japan,Indoneasia,India Etc they must buy more from us then we from them to win the economic battle! It is that simple or you get your butt kicked look at Detroit!Hell ya we need to bring back manufactoring base here and pay workers wages that are prosperous. exterminate the nay sayers who want it all for their greedy old money asses!
327215
They are doing it with General Motors cars as well. Televisions from RCA (Thompson Electronics), and I am sure thousands of other things America has given them with our outsourcing. Our trade with Communist China is upside down too with the Republican Administration of George Bush. 3% from us to them, and over 20% from them to America. They have broken Americas trade agreement for years now, and Bush wont do anything about it. They are Communists and an enemy to the United States. They are using the extra revenue to extend their military also. It's a bad deal all around. America is going to try to remove the republicans from our Congress in November hopefully.
764730
IHave wondered the same thing. I think it is due to the influx of merchandise in the retail stores from China and India, etc. It seems like everything we are buying is from Asia. And don't anybody say buy American, the prices of American made goods are outrageous compared to foreign ones. I wouldn't be able to make it if I had to buy only American and most people wouldn't either.
460205
You can get a much better used domestic for the money than you can for an import. THis is due to the fact that most people will go for the used import (even though imports DO break down just as much as domestics) so there prices are usually higher.
280443
Unlike the US, where every product needs a tag indicating where it's made, most products in China don't have tags. If they did, they wouldn't be made in the US for sure. The US don't even make their own stuff. It's interesting because there's Nike and Puma gear in China, but the styles are completely different. I buy shirts in the US and go back to China, and they have the exact same shirt. Chinese people like different styles and require different sizes because they are so tiny.
655673
trying to stop importing excellent made cars and electronics from Japan and make us suffer the horrible american cars that consumes more petrol than.... than... uhhh... and the inefficient american electronics.
1168167
the most majority is made in China, also in 9/11 some small factories closed here to open in China and Centro America, I think these happen because the factory owners is no Americans.
57576
2 ways comes to my mind, first is a sanction like what US is doing against Iran by forcing American companies not to work with Iran(I must add that there are many American companies active in Iran, most of them do this via their europe offices)\nThe second way is what China do to US, China attacks US markets all over the world with cheap high quality good.\nThey don't give a sh*t about Brands or Copyright and Trademarks.
343037
The US has quite unique standards for vehicles, including certain seat belt and safety standards (like the 'objects in mirror are closer then they appear' message). It is quite expensive for an importer to get their vehicle approved to be sold in the US and since Daimler Chrysler did not see Smart car selling to well, they decided not to bring it to the US market at all. \n\nHowever, you can get the Smart Car in the US, they are professionally altered to meet the DOT requirements. Check out the link below:
1070564
Well most Honda's are made in Canada and America; as far as I can tell the only one's made in Japan are the Hybrids, the S2000 Roadster (do they still make that) and the CRV.
148035
Number makes no difference.  It is the quality of the product and the reputation of the various companies that make all the difference.\n\nLook at all the car manufacturers.  Price ranges are vast even within similar cars of various makes.
57821
yes.  Actually many products that are made in China are of better quality than those made in the US.  China has made great strides in technologies development in the last 10 years.