Re: [OT] Space Programs was: Columbia

On Wed, 05 Feb 2003 22:32:51 -0500, Morton Chalom <telson@ameritech.net>
wrote:

>And that's my point -- I believe you'll find that Honda (and the other 
>Japanese importers/assemblers) import the majority of their components,

>instead of setting up component-manufacturing plants here. So, Japanese

>vehicles on average have less than 30% U.S. content, whereas
"traditional" 
>American manufacturers (Ford, etc.) have 80%+ U.S. content.

You do realize that a great deal of "American manufacturers'" components
are
actually made in Canada, right?

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