General vehicle thread

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Originally Posted by Martinjmpr

I think the "chicken tax" was also a factor. Imported trucks get taxed higher than those assembled in the US.

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Yeah. Hence the partnerships between Ford/Mazda, Chrysler/Mitsubishi, and GM/Isuzu.

Nowadays the ?import? trucks are just built here in the states.

I had some douche bag trying to rag on me about a Nissan truck I used to own. I had to shut him up by showing him his Chervrolet truck was built in Mexico and my Nissan was built in Tennessee.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Yeah. Hence the partnerships between Ford/Mazda, Chrysler/Mitsubishi, and GM/Isuzu.

Nowadays the ?import? trucks are just built here in the states.

I had some douche bag trying to rag on me about a Nissan truck I used to own. I had to shut him up by showing him his Chervrolet truck was built in Mexico and my Nissan was built in Tennessee.

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True, and while there's a healthy influx of jobs and revenue where they're built, all the profits still go to Japan, Korea, etc.

My old ass Dodge truck was assembled in Mexico, my old ass car in Germany so I'm a globalist in that sense. However, my next and last new vehicle purchase will be a RAM built in the US.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Yeah. Hence the partnerships between Ford/Mazda, Chrysler/Mitsubishi, and GM/Isuzu.

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Don't forget the GM/Toyota partnership (their manufacturing facility is now owned by Tesla). Duramax is a joint venture between GM and Isuzu.

I won't be surprised to see more coop-etition between brands going forward.

Last night dinner with someone was talking about Rivian for about 30 minutes. Lots of listening and good info.

Maybe Tesla and Rivian could have some sort of big truck showdown between their vehicles. Maybe hook them to absurdly large trailers and race up the side of a mountain.

I think rivian already have 700m worth of preorder from amazon. Whereas tesla is just busy with publicity like Elon driving a prototype truck on the road, or having tug of war with ford truck types of articles.

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Originally Posted by brutal

...all the profits still go to Japan, Korea, etc.

... However, my next and last new vehicle purchase will be a RAM built in the US.

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Owned by FCA with the head office in Holland and the financial office in London. And getting ready to merge with Peugeot.

I don't understand the concern about where profits go.

It has something to do with that whole "merica" thing.

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Originally Posted by eddiememphis

Owned by FCA with the head office in Holland and the financial office in London. And getting ready to merge with Peugeot.

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In February 2019, Fiat Chrysler announced plans to invest $4.5 billion in manufacturing in Michigan.[46] The plant is estimated to create nearly 6,500 jobs. Plans include $1.6 billion to build a Jeep factory in Detroit.[47]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Chrysler_Automobiles