Made in the U.S.A. Debate Across Auto Industry
The piece weighs what counts as American in cars built with global parts. It notes Chrysler, Ford, and GM using foreign components while foreign brands operate plants in the United States. It spotlights Smyrna Tennessee Nissan and Georgetown Kentucky plants and quotes local leaders and economists on jobs and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
N.Y
Komatsu Ltd
United States
John Deere Co
Japan
Bush
U.S
North America
Mitsubishi
Diamond-Star Motors
Normal
Georgetown
Ford
Mazda
Isuzu
Chrysler
Mitsubishi Motors
Jaguar
Lotus
Lamborghini
Toyota
Nissan
Smyrna
Ridley
America
Howard Rosen
Institute For International Economics
Washington
Amana relies on foreign parts for some appliances
Amana Refrigeration uses mostly American components but imports certain parts when cost or availability requires. Magnetron tubes for microwaves are produced only in Japan and Korea, while compressors are largely sourced from a Tennessee plant with some overseas supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humbert
Japan
Korea
Amana
Tennessee
United States
American sounding TVs hide foreign ownership and production
A review of familiar brands shows many so called American sets are not fully domestic. Zenith moves final assembly to Mexico, GE and RCA are owned by Thomson of France, Sylvania and Magnavox tied to NV Philips of the Netherlands, Quasar owned by Matsushita of Japan, with some sets built in the US and others imported. Other foreign firms also produce sets in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
EW York
Zenith
General Electric
RCA
Sylvania
Magnavox
Quasar
Zenith Electronics Corp
Mexico
Indiana
Thomson SA
Tennessee
NV Philips
Netherlands
Chicago
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of
Japan
Panasonic
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Eagle Talon
Ford Probe
General Motors
Geo Metro
Geo Prizm
Geo Storm
Accord
Civic
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Subaru Legacy
Home Mechanix Magazine
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Association
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
U.S.A
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
University of California At Berkeley
Weer
Masaai
Volvo
Dave Gosch
Mana Refrigeration Inc
Ann Humbert
Amana Refrigeration
Sharp Electronics Corp
Toshiba Corp
Sony Corp
Susan Dale Wall, M.D
Mercy Medical Plaza
E. Jefferson St
Iowa City
Twewitness News
Ehewitness News
Eyewitness News
Bruce Aune
Eadie Fawcett
Kcrg-Tv
Fuji Film
Discover
Red
Discovery
ALA
Linn Photo Company
Westdate Drive
First Avenue
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Boyson Road
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