I always more or less assumed most cars these days are completely made overseas from the ground up, except for F-150s and the like. I learned recently that the components are predominantly still made in the USA, and they ship them overseas for building. Then, they come right back to the US as a fully made car. How on Earth can ships move componentry twice and still be cheaper than a US-made car, produced in the same factory? No wonder the car markets couldn't keep up after the pandemic.
they ship them overseas for building ... Then, they come right back to the US as a fully made car.
are you sure about that? do you have any examples ?
How on Earth can ships move componentry twice and still be cheaper than a US-made car, produced in the same factory?
well, economies of scale, but this still doesn't sound right to me.
importing finished cars incurs heavy chicken tax, something most companies avoid by building plants on US soil.
Not off-hand, I assumed earlier when you mentioned that American cars actually built in America made up like 77% of all vehicles sold. I was confused, then.
which topic was that? 77% sounds about right.
I don't remember, it was a recent one, you mentioned if American cars are actually built in America still. You commented on Kaizen's post, if you remember.
I don't remember either LOL. Maybe it was Daywalker and Dan arguing about EV's?
Maybe, lol. I don't remember either. Maybe it was. We beat that horse to death.
it was severely beaten, but I think we haven't seen the last of it yet.