Re: Consider buying American!

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:38:21 -0600, Gordon McGrew
<gRmEcMgOrVeEw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:47:56 GMT, Jeff <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>wrote:
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>>Gordon McGrew wrote:
>>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:53:51 GMT, Jeff <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> z wrote:
>>>>> On Feb 12, 9:09 am, Jeff <kidsdoc2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> <...>
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>>>>> why do we include canada as 'domestic'? not that i have anything
>>>>> against canada, god knows, but if we're going to be jingoistic,
let's
>>>>> be jingoistic.
>>>> Because that is the way they are re****ted on the content stickers on
the 
>>>> cars when they are sold. The domestic content on the stickers
includes 
>>>> both US and Canada. It has to do with a treaty between the US and
Canada.
>>> 
>>> Which is a product of the (formerly Big) 3.  They wanted the freedom
>>> to build cars in Canada and still be able to distinguish themselves
>>> from the "fern" manufacturers.  A stroke of the legislative pen and
>>> voilla, Canada is domestic.
>>
>>It's a treaty. It took a lot more than a stroke of the pen.
>
>OK, the strokes of two pens.
>
>The Automotive Products Trade Agreement, commonly known as the Auto
>Pact or APTA, was an im****tant trade agreement between Canada and the
>United States. It was signed by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and
>President Lyndon B. Johnson in January of 1965.[1]
>
>It removed tariffs on cars, trucks, buses, tires, and automotive parts
>between the two country's, greatly benefiting the large American car
>makers. In exchange the big three car makers (General Motors, Ford,
>and Chrysler) agreed that automobile production in Canada would not
>fall below 1964 levels and that for every five new cars sold in
>Canada, three new ones would be made there.
>
>>
>>The vast majority of the content from Michigan 3 cars comes from the US.
>
>Impossible to tell.  You can get the percentage of domestic content on
>any given model.  You cannot get the percentage of US content.
>"Domestic" built cars generally have a domestic content of 60 - 90%.
>Honda ranges 55 - 70%, Toyota 60 - 85%, Ford 60 - 95%, GM 50 - 90%
>Chrysler 69 - 85%.  
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><http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-03-21-car-content-chart_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip>
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>>Most of the Michigan 3 plants that produce cars for the US are in the
US.
>>
>>Jeff


Can't believe this discussion is still taking place in this day and age of
global commerce.