What makes a car 'American'? - Kenosha News
It has been almost 40 years since the first U. S. -built Volkswagen Rabbit rolled off an assembly line in Westmoreland, Pa. , forever changing the definition of “American car,” according to Consumer Reports. During those four decades, the automotive industry has increasingly become a global enterprise, with automakers and their suppliers grabbing parts from all over the world, then building and selling those polyglot vehicles in as many countries as... Many were assembled in Silao, Mexico, with assembly lines also in Indiana and Michigan. But the 2015 Toyota Tundra is assembled exclusively in Texas. Which truck is more American, the Mexican-made Chevy, or the Texas Toyota. “You’re never going to get a car made 100 percent in one country anymore,” says Eric Fedewa, a supply-chain expert with industry consultancy IHS. The traditional Detroit automakers accounted for almost 6 million of the more than 11 million vehicles made in the United States last year — although Toyota and Honda are close to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles as the No. 3 U. S. producer. It lists the final assembly point, source of the engine and transmission and which countries supplied 15 percent or more of the vehicle’s equipment. Source: www.kenoshanews.com
