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Not pushing American cars, but just so you know...Ford's Fusion comes in AWD. A guy I work with has one and it is a nice car. Of course, it is new...they're all nice when they're new. I don't know what they cost, but I'd guess it is comparable to the Subie and probably a little bigger.
Just a question:
If the Subaru is built in Indiana (and it is) then how is it NOT an American made car ?
Because it is not made in America, just like Hondas and Toyotas. They are made in Japan and some are assembled in the United States. The manufacturers do this to avoid paying import taxes and to escape import restrictions.
Did American workers receive a paycheck for assembling it ?
and How many American workers receive a paycheck for the Fusions that are assembled in Mexico ?
Well, actually quite a few. All the salaried workers at Ford get a paycheck. And everyone who owns shares of Ford stock receive a paycheck. See, lot of people receive a a paycheck and they're all Americans.
Let me see if I understand what you are saying.
Are you saying,
That it benefits American workers more to have a car with an American nameplate assembled in Mexico and imported into the US than to have a car with a Japanese nameplate assembled in the US by American workers ?
Because if you are then I simply cannot understand your logic.
My logic in this matter is clearly defined by the part of my post that you omitted:
I would LOVE to see every component of every vehicle sold in America manufactured right here in the USA.
But, that isn't the reality in today's world.
I'll gladly settle for "Assembled" in America since that is at least putting food on the table for "some" American workers.
What I'm saying is that it is better for the U.S. economy to buy a car from an American company that was made here and assembled in Mexico than it is to buy a car from an asian company that was made in asia and assembled here.
