Why Buy American Cars?

Buying American cars and American made products will help the economy greatly. Help save American jobs.

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[KingOCleveland]

people need to fucking shut up about the bailout given to the big 3. they are simple fucks who dont anything about whats going on around them. the AIG and bank bailouts were worse and more useless and the u.s gov. recovered 80% of what they put into to the automotive baleout. didnt recover jack shit from the banks. think before you say something stupid.

[KingOCleveland]

@whotolduso 80% of parts of american cars are built domesticly while only 40% for foregin. and the profit(thats the important part) all goes to japan. i fucking hate japan. i'd rather have an american car built in america to be honest. i think theres more than most probably think.

[whotolduso]

@whotolduso hahaha completely American car? The Mustang i think... no Im not mad, its just that u said you would rather buy a Camry assembled here than a Ford assembled in Mexico. You should have a choice to buy a Camry, but because you like it, don't be under the illusion that it helps our economy more than buying domestic. I mean that's just completely backwards.

[DragonStone7717]

@whotolduso And yes I said built again. When I say that I'm including the design process and whatever else. A true American car in other words, which doesn't seem exist anymore apparently.

[DragonStone7717]

@whotolduso LOL sorry dude, just saying that I was told by a car sales guy who I interviewed for my speech. My family has always been a Ford family, and we probably won't stop. I just wish they would make a car built completely here and not have little odds and ends from everwhere else. Plz don't bite my head off, I'm just expressing my concern for American jobs.

[whotolduso]

@DragonStone7717 Furthermore you are cherry picking cars to back up your point. Sure the Camry is ASSEMBLED here and that part is good. But the big three operate about 55 American plants while all foreign makers COMBINED have 18. And of course the bottom line is the profits go to HQ which are then taxed, and reinvested into development and further survival of the company. Of course you should be free to choose foreign, but don't let them fool you into thinking that it helps our economy.

[whotolduso]

@DragonStone7717 Main technical centers are where the bulk of the work is done to develop the plans for a car - therefore, thats where most well paid high tech jobs are located. Again, you say built. You are overlooking design and engineering - by far the biggest effort - which is largely done in Japan, and give them credit for sending them here to be assembled by Japanese made robots and a few low paid workers, and chastising Ford for having a mexican plant. BTW nobody imports Chinese...

[DragonStone7717]

@whotolduso Yes but how many people actual get benefited from the headquarters getting the money, how many jobs does the headquarters actual give America? What America needs is jobs, not just money, and the factory give plenty more jobs than the headquarters. Personally I’d rather buy a Toyota car with its exterior, interior, and the engine is built here then a ford car which is built in Mexico, Canada, and China.

[whotolduso]

@DragonStone7717 actually it's the other way around. You are focusing on assembly - the easiest, cheapest part of a very long process. its almost meaningless where the plant is located. The important part of the process is design and development. That's where the real good jobs are. Also, although a Fiesta is developed in Europe, the worldwide profit is brought back here, not Europe. So I would say the headquarters location is much more important than location of the assembly plant.

[whotolduso]

@luminaeus no your point is that it doesnt matter which company you buy from, it all benefits the economy. My point is - that there are vast differences of how much of your money stays at home depending on whether you buy from domestic or foreign makers. So yes, it DOES matter, a lot. i gave you rough numbers on parts origin. There's also the fact that foreign makers do most of their costly development at home, and simply assemble here.