Oh GOD what now.

[intheclouds]

BUY AMERICAN - BUY A TUNDRA

If you look at Ford, GM, Dodge and Toyota trucks, Toyota builds
and uses more USA made parts in the Tundra than in the
F-150, Silverado, and Dodge.
Hell the Suburban and Tahoe have only 65% compared to 80% for the Tundra.

Look at the head to head comparisons

http://www.insideline.com/dodge/ram-pickup-1500/2009/2009-full-size-pickup-truck-comparison-test-and-video.html

Towing: Texas-sized
It's just a better built truck - it's that simple.

http://www.toyoland.com/toyota/texas.html

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2009/07/03/25-vehicles-less-american-than-the-toyota-tundra/

Look at page 6
The figures in this table come straight from the US Federal Government, a product of the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA).

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Articles/Associated%20Files/AALA/AALA2009p.pdf
Car or Truck - Percent of parts Made in the USA that are used in vehicles....

Ford Motor Ford F-Series 75% X

Ford Motor Lincoln Navigator 75% X

General Motors Chevrolet Colorado 75% X

General Motors Chevrolet Silverado 75% X

General Motors GMC Canyon 75% X

General Motors GMC Sierra 75% X

General Motors Hummer H3T 75% X

Toyota Motor Toyota Camry 75% X X

Toyota Motor Toyota Sequoia 75% X

Chrysler LLC Chrysler Sebring Convertible 76% X

General Motors Cadillac DTS 76% X

General Motors Cadillac XLR 77% X

General Motors Chevrolet Corvette 77% X

American Honda Honda Odyssey 80% X

Ford Motor Ford Flex 80% X

General Motors Chevrolet Malibu 80% X

General Motors Hummer H3 SUV 80% X

General Motors Pontiac G6 80% X

General Motors Saturn Aura 80% X

Toyota Motor Toyota Avalon 80% X

Toyota Motor Toyota Tundra 80% X

Toyota Motor Toyota Venza 80% X

General Motors Buick Lucerne 81% X

General Motors Chevrolet Express 82% X

General Motors GMC Savana 82% X

Ford Motor Lincoln MKS 85% X

General Motors Buick LaCrosse 85% X

General Motors Chevrolet Impala 85% X

General Motors Chevrolet Trailblazer 85% X

General Motors GMC Envoy 85% X

General Motors Saab 9-7X 85% X




Cars.com has found that 4 of the top 10 “most America” vehicles are made by Toyota (the Tundra, Camry, Sienna, and Venza all made the top 10). In light of Toyota’s dominance of the Cars.com list, Cars.com has named Toyota The Most “American” Manufacturer.

Instead of posting the fact that the Tundra is rated to be more “American” than both the Ram and the Chevy Silverado / GMC Sierra (just like the Tundra was last year and the year before), we thought it would be fun to list off all of the vehicles with less domestic content than the Tundra.

Here’s a list of 25 vehicles with fewer domestic parts than the Tundra:

Vehicle % Domestic Content
Toyota Tundra 80%
Chevy Corvette 77%
Toyota Camry 75%
Chevy Silverado / GMC Sierra 75%
Ford F-Series 75%
Dodge Dakota 72%
Ford Explorer and Expedition 70%
Ford Mustang 70%
Honda Ridgeline 70%
Dodge Charger 66%
Chevy Suburban Tahoe / GMC Yukon 65%
Ford Ranger 65%
Nissan Titan 65%
Jeep Grand Cherokee 61%
Honda Civic 60%
Jeep Wrangler 57%
Ford Fusion 55%
Dodge Ram 53%
Ford Focus 50%
Chrysler PT Cruiser 27%
Volkswagen Jetta 9%
Saturn Astra 2%

It’s important to note that the Tundra has more domestic parts than ANY other full-size pickup (as you can see). The figures in this table come straight from the US Federal Government, a product of the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA).

Oddly enough, the AALA was originally intended to discourage US consumers from buying “foreign” cars. Does that mean we should avoid the Dodge Ram (just barely half of the truck is made in the USA)? Who would have thought that the mighty Dodge Ram, the classic Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, and the formidable F-Series would all have LESS domestic content than the Tundra

For any “buy American” truck owners out there, the facts are in. Buying a Toyota Tundra is good for the USA.

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General Motors opens new plant in China
Agencies
Posted: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 at 1509 hrs IST
Updated: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 at 1509 hrs IST


Beijing: Beleaguered US automaker General Motors opened up a new joint venture manufacturing plant in northeast China on Wednesday which will begin churning out up to 150,000 vehicles annually beginning 2009.

The joint venture plant in Shenyang city, inaugurated as the iconic American brand is fighting for its life amidst the global crisis, will mass produce the compact Chevrolet Cruze from the second quarter of 2009.

"The opening of this plant is part of GM's ongoing pledge to grow our operations in China," said Kevin Wale, president of the GM China Group, in a statement.

The plant will be operated by General Motors China and its joint venture partners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Group and Shanghai GM.

The joint venture plant is the second for GM in Shenyang.

The first plant makes the Buick GL8 and the Buick FirstLand executive wagons and boasts a capacity of 50,000 vehicles annually.

The new opening comes after GM said on Friday it was idling 30 percent of its North American production "in response to rapidly deteriorating market conditions."

The auto giant, which has been pleading for an emergency US government loan to avert collapse, said the action comes in response to a sharp industrywide drop in last month vehicle sales, including a 41-percent drop for GM.

Despite the troubles in the United States, the China market has remained profitable for the automaker where it was the market leader until last year when it was overtaken by Volkswagen in sales.

"We are continuing our investment in China and actually we are very profitable in China," Henry Wong, GM's Shanghai-based spokesman, said last month.