Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Domestic Assembly

[LtWacko (ltwacko]

Foreign or domestic, companies are soulless beings.  Profits don't go to the 
masses.  Bean counters serve shareholders foreign or domestic.  If it's 
assembled in America, American workers are...  "working".  If I'm not mistaken, 
isn't the only car in NASCAR "assembled" in the contiguous 48 the Toyota Camry? 
 Our beloved Chrysler minivans assembled in Canada only because of the closure 
of the St. Louis, MO plant last year I believe.  That kind of teed me off 
knowing that.  No offense to Canada, but why close "our" plant and not theirs.  
I know it has to do with money but come on unions/congress/automakers.  These 
convoluted business contracts forces a company to do this financially.  That's 
why I say let them fail so the contracts can be thrown out and start over again.

Want to make things right?  Require non-luxury vehicles/high volume lines to be 
50% or more assembled in the US.  I know we have the capacity.  GM, Chrysler 
and Ford have empty lines.  No reason they can't assemble a competitor's car.  
It's a model used all around the world but here.  Heck, Ford owns a glass 
manufacturer that makes glass for their competitors.  Tax the crap out of those 
that don't comply.  If Hyundai, Suburu, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan etc. can 
assemble cars here successfully, it means Americans are working regardless if 
the parentcompany is foreign or domestic.

Sorry for the rant.  I'm sure my thoughts are not "foreign" to many of you.  
When I'm at social gatherings, I'm surprised of the naivety of friends and 
associates on what really is domestically produced these days.

Rodney



In a message dated 01/22/09 05:16:56 Central Standard Time, ferrari-request 
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Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari K-car 
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Cc: FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> 
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A friend once told me that it doesn't matter where the car is assembled. What 
matters is where the money goes. 

Rick 

------Original Message------ 
From: E M 
To: rolindsay 
Cc: FerrariList 
Sent: Jan 21, 2009 6:55 PM 
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari K-car 

You know it's funny, here in Canada, most refer to GMs, Fords or Chryslers 
as "domestic".  As far a I know, Canada doesn't have a domestic car, or 
hasn't for a very long time; we just bolt a number of different models 
together for other countries. 

Here, a Honda is just as domestic as a Ford, although many here would argue 
with me. 

Ed 
911SC 

2009/1/21 LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> 
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> Besides, with all the car manufacturers co-mingling ownership it's hard to 
> say what's an American company and what's not?  Trace a Crown Vic and it 
> may 
> be assembled in Canada using parts from all over the world.  How that an 
> American product? 
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