Ford kills plan to sell Chinese-made vehicle in the United States

Yahoo ^ | 08/31/2018 | Joseph White

[Vendome]

They knocked off plans to sell a Chinese made vehicle?

[Kickass Conservative]

They build Chevy Trucks in Mexico.

Just sayin’...

[DoughtyOne]

Bought a Mercury Mariner years ago thinking I’d be helping U. S. workers.

Then I viewed the list of where the parts came from before the car was assembled in Kansas City.

LOL

I will say that after 50,619 miles, I’ve never had one problem with the vehicle.

[bkopto]

Crash test dummies will be stressed to the max in a Chop Suey sedan.

[Safetgiver]

Where in Asia are those made? Please respond.

[libh8er]

Have you driven a 涉 lately?

Couldn't, because it was 發現在路上死了

[ChiMark]

Snob. Most parts on sp-called American cars are not made in the states.

many so-called foreign cars are manufactured here.

[DoughtyOne]

Yep...

[smokingfrog]

haha

[Buckeye McFrog]

The ability to manufacture big, wheeled machines IS a national security issue.

So....we're not going to allow PRIVATE COMPANIES to proceed with a plan that is going to damage and possibly destroy the country, just because they are PRIVATE COMPANIES.

HELLO!!! Facebook? Twitter? Google?

[Gay State Conservative]

Attention car makers of the world (and I've already informed Volvo of this):

I'll walk before I buy a car made in China,Mexico,South Africa or any other Fourth World cesspool.

[Zhang Fei]

That’s too bad, given that Ford had decided to eliminate the manufacture of most small cars in North America. Basically means the consumer can buy any small cars they want from Ford as long as their names are Focus and Mustang.

[crusher2013]

My Chevy truck just passed 220k miles, I will never buy anything but an American made vehicle.

[katana]

The list of cars sold here that are 100% imported (i.e. in assembled condition ... details of parts origins is much harder to nail down) is actually pretty short. Reciprocal tariffs (what Trump's policies actually amount to) on cars and on parts will make it even shorter. And I wouldn't be surprised if the largest impact vis a vis manufacturing employment would be among parts and accessories suppliers from higher percentages of US content in "domestic" production.

And all of that is aside from the policy as leverage to force reductions in foreign tariff's to help make American goods more competitive and enhance our export trade. Meanwhile, here are the models to avoid:

Audi: A3, A6 and S3.
Honda: CR-Z.
Kia Soul: EV.
Mazda: 3, 6, CX-3, CX-5, CX-9, MX-5.
Mercedes: B-Class E-CELL, C-Class Coupe, CLA-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class, Cabriolet/Coupe, G-Class, GLA-Class, GLC-Class, GT-Class, Metris van, S-Class, S-Class Coupe, SL-Class and SLK-Class.
Smart: Fortwo and Fortwo EV.
Mitsubishi: i-MiEV and Outlander.
Infiniti: Q60, Q70, QX50, QX70 and QX80.
Nissan: 370Z Coupe, GT-R, Juke and Quest.
Subaru: BRZ, Forester, Impreza, WRX and XV Crosstrek.
Lexus: GS F, LS 460, LS 600h, NX, RC, RC F.
Scion: FR-S, IM, Mirai and tC.
Toyota: 4Runner, Prius C, RAV4 hybrid and Yaris.

[bicyclerepair]

Never buy a bailout vehicle. GM is crap. Who else put seatbelts on doors to skirt airbag laws. GM is garbage.

[Bonemaker]

Trump called the CEO.

[ExGeeEye]

Me either.

My Honda Odyssey was made in Alabama.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Anything mechanical from China would worry me. The life span tends to be short. Want to fix it? make sure you have American made screws and bolts to replace theirs. Once a driver its a screw, the head is partially stripped. To me the best product they have is fried rice, depending on what kind of meat is in it.

[Bryanw92]

>>Snob. Most parts on sp-called American cars are not made in the states.

>>many so-called foreign cars are manufactured here.

Why are you calling me a snob?

[SaxxonWoods]

I have a feeling Ford will be able to change back in the fairly near future.