i parked today and in the short lane i counted parked cars in front of me

21 TOTAL

20 asian sedans

01 jeep

you unloyal fucking bastards - complain about costs and won't buy a fucking car from a state that is otherwise on welfare

fuck you all

My BMW was built in Spartenburg, SC...thanks, though.

Those Toyotas are built in the U.S. too.

I don't understand how the Germans and Japanese can afford to build their cars in the U.S. but American car companies can't. Its this culture of corruption and maximum profit and no national pride that Republicans are responsible for.

Subarus are from Indiana.

These are the 15 top producing car factories in the USA. Half of the top car factories in the U.S. are foreign car companies.

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-15-top-producing-american-car-plants-151801/

The top 5 is more foreign than American car companies.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> I don't understand how the Germans and Japanese
> can afford to build their cars in the U.S. but
> American car companies can't. Its this culture of
> corruption and maximum profit and no national
> pride that Republicans are responsible for.


Ohhhhh....Can you say labor unions, their restricted work procedures and uncompetitive labor rates?

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> I don't understand how the Germans and Japanese
> can afford to build their cars in the U.S. but
> American car companies can't.


That's actually a good point.

I don't know why we can't.

Inquisitive One Wrote:
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> Ohhhhh....Can you say labor unions, their
> restricted work procedures and uncompetitive labor
> rates?

Ok I get it now.

See the USA in your Chevrolet.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> I don't understand how the Germans and Japanese
> can afford to build their cars in the U.S. but
> American car companies can't. Its this culture of
> corruption and maximum profit and no national
> pride that Republicans are responsible for.


South Carolina = Right to Work State (BMW & Mercedes)
Kentucky = Right to Work State (Toyota)
Tennessee = Right to Work State (Nissan & VW)
Alabama = Right to Work State (Mercedes & Hyundai)
Georgia = Right to work State (Kia)

Notice they don't locate in Michigan. Honda is in Ohio, which is a big union state, but they're also in Alabama.

Back in the 60s people were "nationalists", buying American was important to them; everyone sacrificed and came together during wwii and they were loyal Americans. Then inflation and energy crisis hit people in the wallet and the govt came up with emissions controls that caused US companies to totally redesign - lots of bugs resulted - led to people looking at japanese cars that were cheaper and they thought perhaps reliable. (Someone told me back then they weren't more reliable but their dealerships were better at fixing lemons and shutting up about it). Losing American mfg jobs, govt stepped in with incentives.

So Gerry, the "no national pride" started with the people, if you want to talk corruption D's are all over it, but yes perhaps Rs are responsible for focusing on profits.

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/corporate-subsidy-watch/foreign-auto-plants

http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/09/the-great-obama-auto-dealer-job-shaft/

http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2012/10/closing_dealerships_during_aut.html



Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> I don't understand how the Germans and Japanese
> can afford to build their cars in the U.S. but
> American car companies can't. Its this culture of
> corruption and maximum profit and no national
> pride that Republicans are responsible for.

Trump supporting American job creation in his American built automobile - NOT!
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Trump's Muslim Travel Ban would have kept Steve Job's from coming to America and starting Apple.

That's a Rolls Royce he is driving. Those vehicles are manufactured in Britain - a country with a Government controlled socialized medicine.

Just buying and driving that English made Rolls Royce means Trump supports stealing and exporting American auto manufacturing jobs from countries with minimum wage standards and universal healthcare.

D'OHnald Supports American Jobs Wrote:
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> Trump's Muslim Travel Ban would have kept Steve
> Job's from coming to America and starting Apple.


 
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D'OHnald Supports American Jobs Wrote:
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> Trump's Muslim Travel Ban would have kept Steve
> Job's from coming to America and starting Apple.

Um, Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, CA. That's a city in the United States of America.