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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who grew up around the U.S. auto industry, those saying their Toyotas, BMW, etc. are made in the U.S. are a bit misguided. U.S. laborers  (often non-union) assembled the cars here. But a car is also a sum of its parts. Foreign brands tend to sources their materials -- metals, gears, powertrains, motors, electronics, etc. from outside the U.S. The auto industry is so much more than the company that sells a branded vehicle. There are companies that produce camshafts, crankshafts, the sound system, the motors for seats, etc. and, in the U.S., when the U.S. car industry plummets, there is a ripple effect for those in the supply chain. Foreign car makers tend to focus on mainly assembly in the U.S., but the industry's much bigger than that. And those with headquarters here also employ thousands of engineers, designers, marketers, managers, etc. whereas the foreign companies have very skeletal operations here. Maybe some lobbyists in DC and some marketing people and regional CEO types. 
 Additionally, the profits from the sales of foreign cars return to their foreign-owned companies. [/quote]

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