Dissappointed that Camaro NOT built in USA

[shinzon]

car was designed by holden..In Australia....all the parts come from ALOT of different places...final assembly doesn't matter anymore. Welcome to the Global Economy.

look at Harley Davidson, some parts from China bro. Worlds a diff place now

[Inuyashas_Brother]

Why isn't the iPhone made in America?

http://prestowitz.foreignpolicy.com/...ade_in_america

[Eldnearb]

Originally Posted by Baltimorejohn1

I call BS on that because the top two producers of american built cars are Toyota and Honda..... they are under the same policies so that isn't the problem.....

Link: http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/...a-and-honda-2/

Now I was just sharing something I didn't realize and speaking on it....

GM...... I grew up and went to school on the money but in these trying times some of the business could be shared in the USA....

I have no problem sharing but I just think this country should get a slice.... I'm just saying

Sometimes I don't understand where people are coming from. I mean lots of GM vehicles are built in the USA your 'slice' is nice and big don't worry.

The reason some of the Japanese brands can survive in the US is they have less overhead, less pensions to pay out on, and lower salaries for employees. Sometimes you can thank the idiots running the unions for never looking at the big picture and always going for more. It pushes prices to high and they look to build more elsewhere.

[Inuyashas_Brother]

And part 2:

http://prestowitz.foreignpolicy.com/...ca_doesnt_make

Even our bridges are made in China:

Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China Label
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/bu...idge.html?_r=1

[Schmidty]

This is slightly embarrassing as an American who happens to have more family in Ontario then in the US to hear people complaining that the Camaro was built by our brothers and sisters in Canada. It's a quality product made by quality folk. Canada you are much more than a hat on top of the States and anyone who says differently is ignorant. Thank you for my Camaro! I hope that I can take a tour of the Oshawa Plant sometime and say thanks in person. Cheers!

[nferno]

Originally Posted by Eldnearb

Sometimes I don't understand where people are coming from. I mean lots of GM vehicles are built in the USA your 'slice' is nice and big don't worry.

The reason some of the Japanese brands can survive in the US is they have less overhead, less pensions to pay out on, and lower salaries for employees. Sometimes you can thank the idiots running the unions for never looking at the big picture and always going for more. It pushes prices to high and they look to build more elsewhere.

the cars they make are no less expensive to the consumer, so all that means is more profit for the executives and less for the workers.... and again THE COMPANY SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH THE UNIONS.... SO IT IS AT THE LEAST 1/2 THERE FAULT. ALSO IT IS HUMAN NATURE TO TRY AND GET MORE, SO IS IT OK FOR THEM TO TAKE FROM MANY AND GIVE TO FEW? IF THE COMPANY IS DOING WELL WHY NOT GET THE MOST YOU CAN FOR YOU AND YOURS?

I would agree if the Japanese brands where priced significantly less then domestic brands but they are not. Some of the profit should be passed to the workers who in turn take the money and by products and the cycle continues, And the camaro was made by union workers..

[CROOPS34]

Originally Posted by Kali4nia58

This is slightly embarrassing as an American who happens to have more family in Ontario then in the US to hear people complaining that the Camaro was built by our brothers and sisters in Canada. It's a quality product made by quality folk. Canada you are much more than a hat on top of the States and anyone who says differently is ignorant. Thank you for my Camaro! I hope that I can take a tour of the Oshawa Plant sometime and say thanks in person. Cheers!

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Baltimorejohn1

GM...... I grew up and went to school on the money but in these trying times some of the business could be shared in the USA....

I have no problem sharing but I just think this country should get a slice.... I'm just saying

Sonic - Orion Assembly, Michigan
Cruze - Lordstown Assembly, Ohio
Volt - Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Malibu - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas
2013 Malibu - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas/Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Impala - Oshawa Assembly #2, Canada
2014 Impala - Oshawa, Canada (?)/Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Caprice - Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia
Camaro - Oshawa Assembly #1, Canada
Corvette - Bowling Green Assembly, Kentucky
HHR - Ramos Arizpe #2, Mexico
Captiva Sport - Ramos Arizpe #2, Mexico
Equinox - CAMI Automotive/Oshawa #2, Canada
Traverse - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan
Tahoe - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Suburban - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Colorado - Shreveport Operations, Louisiana
Silverado - Flint Assembly, Michigan/Fort Wayne Assembly, Indiana/Silao Assembly, Mexico
Avalanche - Silao Assembly, Mexico
Express - Wentzville Assembly, Missouri

Verano - Orion Assembly, Michigan
Regal - Oshawa #1, Canada
LaCrosse - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas
Enclave - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan

Terrain - CAMI Automotive, Canada
Acadia - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan
Yukon - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Yukon XL - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Canyon - Shreveport Operations, Louisiana
Sierra - Flint Assembly, Michigan/Fort Wayne Assembly, Indiana/Silao Assembly, Mexico
Savana - Wentzville Assembly, Missouri

CTS - Lansing Grand River Assembly, Michigan
SRX - Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Escalade - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Escalade ESV - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Escalade EXT - Silao Assembly, Mexico

Bold = US-built products.

What were you saying about us getting a share?

[fshog]

Originally Posted by CROOPS34

yup... even though there are less Canadians on this site I'm surprised that more Canadians aren't offended by the ignorence of SOME of these comments. Please notice I said SOME because I know not ALL Americans have the same opinion.

Well I could have told him to "Go outside and play hide and go $%#* yourself"....but I'm CANADIAN, and we're polite........EH!!!!

[1966goat]

If Canada didn't build the Camaro, no one else would.

[Bonanza7]

Well, it was built by Canuks. That's close enough for me, eh?

[Mellish50]

I am offended, I am canadian

[Baltimorejohn1]

Originally Posted by 91Z28350

Don't own a Camaro (yet). But my take is that people who wish that the Camaro was built in the US do so not out of disrespect for Canada, nor out of lack of appreciation for the quality of the Oshawa build plants (number in NA for how many years in a row?), moreso that the Camaro is an Iconic Car that reminds people of simpler (better depends on how you view things) times when American manufacturing was number one in the world. IMO, there is nothing wrong with wishing that an icon was still built here, but as has been posted ad nauseum, in a global economy, things get built where they get built.

And for the record, I am far more concerned at the lack of clothes, electronics, furniture etc. that is domestically produced.

You hit that on the head and this is why congress is looking right now on why are we giving tax breaks to companies for keeping jobs in the USA when they aren't keeping those jobs here.....

I have much respect for Canada but as you stated above it is just a sign of the times.....

Someone said earlier that a lot of the profit from camaro sales is being invested in US plants so I guess that about covers it....

A lot of companies are going to contracts for each job build..... meaning salaries and such are bid on for each build.....

Sounds like the Canada plant was ready to go and they are working on the US plants for the future which is all that could be asked....

[Baltimorejohn1]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Sonic - Orion Assembly, Michigan
Cruze - Lordstown Assembly, Ohio
Volt - Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Malibu - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas
2013 Malibu - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas/Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Impala - Oshawa Assembly #2, Canada
2014 Impala - Oshawa, Canada (?)/Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan
Caprice - Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia
Camaro - Oshawa Assembly #1, Canada
Corvette - Bowling Green Assembly, Kentucky
HHR - Ramos Arizpe #2, Mexico
Captiva Sport - Ramos Arizpe #2, Mexico
Equinox - CAMI Automotive/Oshawa #2, Canada
Traverse - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan
Tahoe - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Suburban - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Colorado - Shreveport Operations, Louisiana
Silverado - Flint Assembly, Michigan/Fort Wayne Assembly, Indiana/Silao Assembly, Mexico
Avalanche - Silao Assembly, Mexico
Express - Wentzville Assembly, Missouri

Verano - Orion Assembly, Michigan
Regal - Oshawa #1, Canada
LaCrosse - Fairfax Assembly, Kansas
Enclave - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan

Terrain - CAMI Automotive, Canada
Acadia - Lansing Delta Township, Michigan
Yukon - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Yukon XL - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Canyon - Shreveport Operations, Louisiana
Sierra - Flint Assembly, Michigan/Fort Wayne Assembly, Indiana/Silao Assembly, Mexico
Savana - Wentzville Assembly, Missouri

CTS - Lansing Grand River Assembly, Michigan
SRX - Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Escalade - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Escalade ESV - Arlington Assembly, Texas
Escalade EXT - Silao Assembly, Mexico

Bold = US-built products.

What were you saying about us getting a share?

I guess GM figures they are going to sell more Cruze than Camaros.....

I do want to say that sometimes in threads this can sound more like a hard line stance than it is.....

Someone said it best that camaro is such a HUGE part of our USA pride that it caught me off guard....

Its not about all those other cars it is the name Camaro and how much it is identified as a USA icon..... so I was referring to Camaro share

Corvette is here and that is great.... moving on but I would still trade the Cruze for the Camaro for pride alone.... but I get it that the Cruze should sell more.... but is it?