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In reply to the discussion: Why is there a crusade against Apple products but not foreign cars? [View all]coldmountain
(802 posts)The survey you quote doesn't count white collar workers, engineering, subcontractors, etc and even counts Canadian production as domestic. Yoy survey is tweaked to make the Japanese look good because cars.com is basically a vendor for Toyota and Honda.
AAPC Pushes Back Against Cars.Com Toyota Camry Content Claim
WASHINGTON The Toyota Camry doesnt represent the most American car on the market as claimed by Cars.com. Thats the contention of the American Automotive Policy Council, a group representing Chrysler, Ford and GM and headed by Matt Blunt, former governor of Missouri.
Made in America
On Monday, Cars.com issued its third annual American-Made Index where it claimed that the Toyota Camry, which is made at two manufacturing plants in the United States, has a higher amount of domestic content than any model produced by the Big Three. Auto Trends Magazine reported this news on Tuesday, explaining how Cars.com arrived at its results. Immediately behind the Camry was the Honda Accord followed by the Chevrolet Malibu, the highest ranking model in terms of domestic content according to the survey.
The AAPC argues that Cars.com findings are flawed and takes issue with the websites methodology for determining how American a car is. Said Blunt, The simple facts are: Three of the 16 major automakers doing business in the U.S. Chrysler, Ford and GM produce more than half the cars assembled here, use twice as many U.S. parts (per vehicle) than their competitors, and employ two-thirds of Americas autoworkers.
Blunt compared the Ford Explorer to the Toyota Camry to illustrate his point saying, If a Ford Explorer (1) is made in the U.S.; (2) uses more U.S. parts than a Camry; and is built by a company that (3) produces nearly twice as many vehicles here as Toyota, (4) employs more than twice as many Americans as Toyota, and (5) conducts billions more in U.S. R&D each year than Toyota, how does Camry score higher?
http://www.autotrends.org/2011/06/29/aapc-pushes-back-against-cars-com-toyota-camry-content-claim/