Cars Without Borders: Does ?Made in America? Really Matter Anymore …
Earlier I stumbled upon a brilliant article posted earlier today, by admin, over on Secret Of The Cake entitled Cars Without Borders: Does ?Made in America? Really Matter Anymore … that I would strongly suggest you all read! Here are some excerpts in the hope of whetting your appetites!
For example, a Honda Accord and made in America and the U.S. installed 80% vs 65% components of a Ford Escape, Resnick notes in the accompanying video, recorded the show this week. “It ‘s been built in America, designed in America .. He grew up in America and sold in America,” says the Agreement. “It ‘s an American car with a Japanese nameplate.” Indeed, Resnick exports of Honda cars at its plants in Alabama and Ohio, from America to 30 countries.
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On the other hand, some, Ford Chrysler and GM cars imported into America from Mexico and Canada. In an increasingly integrated world, the reality is the company’s cars have no limits. Of course, if a car companies in terms of where the profits from the end goal, but the American consumer does not care that much about the residence, where a car, or that the manufacturer is based in America or in Asia or Europe says Resnick. “When the first Toyota to start building cars in the U.S., people thought it would be a great strength,” he recalls. “In fact, Toyota is building a lot of trucks are sold in the U.S. and around the world.
Reading this started me off thinking so I did a google search for more posts on the subject and discovered some more greats! e.g. GM, Ford, Toyota, Others Boast New Cars – The Yale Forum on … posted three days ago, by jhalpert, over on The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media:
So are efforts now beginning to bear fruit? Auto shows, after all, are known for hype and fanfare, and it’s difficult to predict from the showcased vehicles just how committed automakers really are to this strategy — and how many of those concept cars and others on drawing boards will actually hit showroom floors. With the initial buzz about new models winding down, critical questions remain: Which of these vehicles will ultimately result in meaningful reductions of carbon dioxide and make the most significant inroads on climate change? And, critically important, will consumers buy them? Electric Vehicles’ Carbon Footprint Nissan and General Motors are pinning hopes on the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the hybrid electric Chevrolet Volt respectively. But an understanding of the full life cycle of electric vehicles shows they are hardly carbon-neutral. Charging them, after all, still relies on the electric power grid, and in much of the country, that power is coming from plants that burn coal. A report issued in February by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, “Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress,” found that producing electricity for these vehicles “will generate risks to the environment” that vary based on the source of power. While noting that the potential impacts of electric vehicles canâÂÂt be ignored, the report indicates that an electric vehicle will “emit far fewer greenhouse gases than the current average gasoline engine.” Energy experts say that electric vehicles’ total demands on the electricity grid will be small, at least initially, simply because there will be so few of the vehicles on the roads compared with the proportion of conventional vehicles.
Finally, another fine article on the subject came from admin on ca car donations posted earlier today, entitled Global Recession Hits Indian Auto Industry | ca car donations which is also definitely worth reading!
Among the leading car manufacturers, General Motors and Ford were the first one to file for bankruptcy. GM is struggling to stay alive and claims that the company has just enough cash to continue its operations. Even the merger talks of GM and Chrysler have been officially brought to a halt because of the liquidity crunch.U.S sales have fallen down by 32% which has directly affected the Indian car industry where GM has recorded a fall of 45%, Ford of 30% and Chrysler down by 35%. All the three major car manufacturers have reported declined growth after the hit of recession.After the industry experienced a heavy fall in the month of August due to inflation, September proved to be a promising month with things setting out at the right place.
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Even Mahindra-Renault reduced the number of production units of their Logan.In addition, the severe liquidity crunch in the U.S market has also forced many of the car buyers to cut upgrades to bigger cars and many are pushed back from buying new cars. With deteriorating car sales, even production has gone down to a great extent, which has eventually put a negative impact on the auto component industry.