Most Toyotas are made here, on US soil. I would call them domestic, at this point.
How about foreign owned? Just cause they moved factories to avoid the tarriff doesn’t mean they’re domestic.
Most Toyotas are made here, on US soil. I would call them domestic, at this point.
How about foreign owned? Just cause they moved factories to avoid the tarriff doesn’t mean they’re domestic.
But they are. Domestic goods-manufactured or produced in the United States. Regardless of how one feels about it. It's an American product.How about foreign owned? Just cause they moved factories to avoid the tarriff doesn’t mean they’re domestic.
But they are. Domestic goods-manufactured or produced in the United States. Regardless of how one feels about it. It's an American product.
We're talking about the goods being manufactured here. That in itself makes them American.How one feels shouldn’t matter. If the dollar spent on it goes to a foreign owned business it’s not the same as an America auto maker, or am I mistaken?
Fords are all we drive.
Ecosport
Fusion
F150
Explorer
Expedition
Edge.
Mustang.
We're talking about the goods being manufactured here. That in itself makes them American.
" The official definition of a "Made in the USA" label as set forth by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that a product advertised as "Made in the USA" be entirely or virtually entirely made in the United States"
Posting this again:By definition that Made in USA Toyota is still an imported brand. The country that benefits most from their profits is still Japan.
By your definition, Apple would be a Chinese company.
How one feels shouldn’t matter. If the dollar spent on it goes to a foreign owned business it’s not the same as an America auto maker, or am I mistaken?
I'm old n cranky n generally unlikable so help me out here. Am I supposed to tremble in sheer horror at the thought or . . .My sons girlfriend had one. They stood on the side of the road and watched it burn up.
I'm old n cranky n generally unlikable so help me out here. Am I supposed to tremble in sheer horror at the thought or . . .
is it OK to admit that I L'MAO?
I think you also have to take into account the wages paid to American workers that assemble those cars. Also Toyota moved their headquarters to Plano, TX. I agree they make a much better car than VW.
By definition that Made in USA Toyota is still an imported brand. The country that benefits most from their profits is still Japan.
By your definition, Apple would be a Chinese company.
I ordered a Ipad and have been getting shipping updates. Shipped from China, dropped in Korea, still there, but allegedly I will get it Monday.
Being the arguement thread someone will be along shortly to correct your naivety.A lot of foreign car manufacturers built assembly plants in the United States for a few reasons.
One, it allowed to bypass import tariffs from bringing them into the US from other countries.
Second, also had to do with meeting US EPA smog standards that other countries didn't have.
Third, imports have to be many times modified to meet US FMVSS. (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.)
It was just more cost effective to build the vehicles here and build them to meet the standards of the United States, and to get past import tariffs. It allowed the "foreign" vehicles to compete in the North American market more competitively.