List of German, Belgian and French Companies for Potential Boycott

[ChinaThreat]

About time for a boycott you think? I know these 2 companies.

Michellin France BMW Germany

[ChinaThreat]

About time for a boycott you think? I know these 2 companies.

Michellin France BMW Germany

[Chi-townChief]

And around the UN, the word for weasel is German ... BECK'S!

[Loyalist]

France: Axa (insurance & mutual funds), Alcatel (information technology), Vivendi Universal (entertainment)

Germany: DaimlerChrysler (automotive), Boehringer Ingelheim (prescription medications), Zeiss (eyeglasses & other optical equipment)

Belgium: Interbrew (several dozen labels, including Stella Artois, Bass & Labatt's)

[buffyt]

These countries just keep giving us more reasons to boycott their inferior products and buy more American made quality products. There are plenty of American wines and beers for sure! I plan to get started right away discovering and enjoying them all!

[buffyt]

Be careful boycotting car companies, some of them have been bought or are co-owned by American companies. I think Daimler is also Chrysler and Ford is also Jaguar for example. They are all mixed together now in the auto bus.

[xzins]

BMW - except for the small roadsters built in South Carolina.

Mercedes will work (but not Chrysler)

Peugeot

Renault

Citroen

Volkswagen: Only the Passat made in Germany. All others made in Mexico.

[nwrep]

Vivendi Universal is comprised of:

Universal Music : labels incl. Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Island Def Jam Music Group, MCA Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Records, Mercury Nashville, Motor Music, Motown, Polydor, Barclay and Universal Records; the classical labels Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and Philips; and the jazz labels Verve, GRP and Impulse! Records.

Universal Studios

Seagram

USA Cable channel

US Filter

Onyx Waste Management

Connex Transportation services

Vivendi Publishing

[netmilsmom]

You know, maybe there is someone who owns or works in a supermarket or clothing store who can help with this. So far from all the treads, I can't find a SINGLE thing to boycott. I don't drink beer or wine and certainly can't afford a Beemer. Can anyone tell me any low end products that the stay-at-home mom can avoid??

[nwrep]

Audi and Porsche: Both made in Germany and Hungary

[Lion Den Dan]

One can add Waterman (French) and Pelikan (German) writing insturments. They are truly fine devices, especially their fountain pens but I shall buy no more until those nations change their outlook on America. Sadly, there is no American quality counterpart to these two firms but the Italians will fill the gap.

[Bryanw92]

Remember that almost all Michelin tires sold in the US are made in South Carolina and Alabama. I hate the cheese-eating surrender monkeys as much as anyone, but you have to keep in mind how any boycott could affect hard-working Americans.

[nwrep]

Pls. see my reply at msg #7.

[Ingtar]

France owns 44% of Nissan.

[xzins]

Hungary is a friend. Which models are exclusive to Germany?

[netmilsmom]

Thank YOU! USA cable, finally!

[Kay Soze]

French Spirits:

Grey Goose Vodka

French Wines

French cheeses

[Petronski]

France's tire giant Michelin also owns the tire marks Uniroyal and BFGoodrich.

On the other hand, those who try to help our Italian ally by buying Pirelli tires will get quality tires, but will probably find they were made in Brazil.

[xzins]

Passat is made in Germany in Wurzburg. Check the VIN to see if it starts with the letter W (for Wurzburg.)

[Loyalist]

Do you have Aspirin in your medicine cabinet? Throw it out, it's made by Bayer AG of Germany.

[bannie]

WHILE WE'RE AT IT...mightn't we also all boycott Chinese products?

[bannie]

WHILE WE'RE AT IT...mightn't we also all boycott Chinese products?

[MadIvan]

Interbrew is one of Belgium's largest companies - do NOT drink their beers:

Alexander Keith's
AstikA
Bass
Beck's
Belle-Vue
Bergenbier
Best Ice
Boddingtons
Bohemia
Bozicno
Borsodi Sör
Cafri
Cass
Chernigivski Pivo
Diebels Alt
Dimix
Dommelsch
Dos Equis
GB
Haake-Beck
Hertog Jan
Hoegaarden
Hougaerdse Das
Hopfen König
Jingling
Julius
Jupiler
Kamenitza
Klinskoye
Kokanee
Labatt Blue
Labatt Blue Light
Labatt Canadian Lager
Labatt (family)
Labatt Ice
La Bécasse
Leffe
Niksico Pivo
Nik Gold
OB Lager
Oranjeboom
Ozujsko Pivo
Piedboeuf
Rolling Rock
Safir
Sol
Staropramen
Stella Artois
St. Pauli Girl
Sibirskaya Korona
Taller Pils
Tecate
Tennent's
Tolstiak
Tomislav pivo
Vieux Temps
Wadworth 6X
Yali

Regards, Ivan

[riri]

Seimens, Bosch, Grundig, Yoplait Yogurt, Loreal Cosmetics, Becks Beer, Warsteiner Beer, Esprit clothing (?)

[netmilsmom]

All of it?!? Even generic?

[Cicero]

Bayer lost the copyright on the name Aspirin during the war. So it's not Bayer unless it says so.

[Weimdog]

Good luck on the Chinese boycott.

Walmart is wall to wall Chinese, and most if not all apparel is made in China.

[netmilsmom]

I thought all Labatts products were Canadian. We get them duty free in Windsor.

[FresnoArmyBrat]

H&K (Heckler & Koch) firearms, as great as they are should be boycoted too.

[aculeus]

Delhaize, a Belgian company, owns FOOD LION.

[Weimdog]

Tell them they are a boycott target

Vivendi Environnement
36 avenue Kléber
75799 Paris cedex 16
France
Tel: +33 1 71 75 00 00    

You can also contact us at:

Feedback@vivendiuniversal.com

[Loyalist]

Add Bic razors, lighters and pens to the boycott list (French), and Zwilling JA Henckels knives and cutlery (German).

[MadIvan]

Labatts were bought by Interbrew a long time ago.

Regards, Ivan

[nwrep]

My car is an Audi, and is made in Germany. I believe most Audis made before 2000 were made in Germany.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Do you buy any perfumes or cosmetics? Check the labels.

[xzins]

Audi/Volkswagen are the same company.

I'd guess that a new A6 is made in Wurzburg. It's almost identical to a Passat.

I can't speak to the A4, tt, etc.

[Gramps]

BMW - except for the small roadsters built in South Carolina.

If you know that BMW is made in Spartanburg did you know that Michellin is in Sandy Springs, just 20 or so miles away? How about Bosh and all the other "support" industries that located in S.C. after textiles moved to China. Yeah, let's screw the rednecks again, that's an excellent plan. Wouldn't want them getting too "uppity" they might get their teeth fixed and spoil another source of humor for network t.v.

[Petronski]

No more Stella Artois? I really love that stuff and I will miss it.

STELLA! STELLA! </BrandoMode>

[xzins]

I'm in favor of boycotting those brands NOT made in the US or its allies.

BMW's made in Germany are fair game; those made in US are not.

[Loyalist]

If you're in the construction or building products trades, avoid Lafarge (cement, concrete, drywall & aggregates) and the Saint-Gobain group (Certainteed insulation and other building materials)

[RepublicanHippy]

Bosch (windshield wiper blades)comes to mind

[RepublicanHippy]

Bose?

[CookedBooks_TerroristTraining]

Be sure you don't think about ANY European travel. Spend your money back home.

Cross reference: The fuel you save from not going to Europe via jet can go guilt-free into your Hummer2.

[RepublicanHippy]

Krupp's (coffeemakers, etc.)

[RepublicanHippy]

Oh no! No more Chanel Christalle! My favorite perfume. Now what will I do?

[americanbychoice]

braun,

[RepublicanHippy]

Staedtler stationery products (such as gum erasers that artists use) - made in Nuernberg. Lots of other art and architectural supplies available here are made in Germany also.

[cmsgop]

If the Vin on a Jetta Starts with a 3 (2000) it's made in Mexico right?

[Dionysius]

What about Parker and Schaeffer? I believe they still make fountain pens.

[bannie]

YES! COSCO -- China Ocean Shipping COmpany.

I wonder if it's a coincidence that WalMart is from LittleRock, Arkansas, home of BillyblytheClinton?

[LADYAK]

http://madeinusa.org/

Go to this site and find companies that make products in the USA. The label in a dress I just recently ordered had a tag that said, "Made in the USA" by Connie Choi. We should also be trying to avoid Chinese products.