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Originally Posted by carwash
It's not the big things, it's the little things... I don't think it's the cars, etc, it's EVERYTHING else...
Let me take a walk around my house here... see what i come up with. Let's start with what i'm wearing...
New Balance shoes - Europe
Tshirt from Steve & Berrys - Mexico
Henley shirt from Target - Guatamala
Lee Jeans from Sears - Bangladesh
Hanes underwear from Walmart - India
Hanes socks from - India
Samsung TV - Japan
JVC dvd player - Japan (victor co. of japan - jvc)
Sony surround sound system - Japan
Motorola cable box - America (WOW)
Kitchen Towels - Pakistan
Panasonic camera - Japan
Area rug from Target - Mexico
Dishes from Bed Bath Beyond - China
Silverware from same - China
Baby Blanket - China
And that's just the stuff within eyeshot of me here sitting in the living room...
That's where we are failing, not the car industry... it's EVERYTHING else... everything i have sitting here is imported. It sucks.
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Yep, Your right. Cars and trucks are just something that the big 3 do so well they were able to keep up even with the Japs using slave labor. It was just a matter of time before things got bad for them. I am still shocked at how well Ford is still doing but it is in no small part do to how many cars and trucks they sell over seas. Most that other stuff you listed we could NEVER make as cheap as there made now by others.
GM is building a huge plant in China right now and by 2011 there will be "made in china" GM's all over the USA.
