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American Made?
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06/26/17 06:12 PM
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Is your truck/car American made? Does it matter to you? Hmmm....and I wonder where the Ram 2500/3500 is made? Evidently, not in the US.
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Re: American Made?
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06/26/17 08:28 PM
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If you drive a somewhat modern vehicle in America chances are pretty high it is not American Made. It may be American assembled or partially American assembled though.
I means nothing to me. I drive a Ram 1500 and I believe it is largely built/assembled in Mexico.
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Re: American Made?
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06/26/17 08:32 PM
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Some are only assembled in the USA. All are made with foreign made parts. Sad because I remember the days of US manufacturing. In the town I grew up in everybody wanted a job at a local factory. It was good jobs and pay. It has moved to Brazil and now is just a shipping center for its product. Only employs a couple dozen people and used to be around 500.
But hey we all enjoy cheap things...
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Re: American Made?
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06/26/17 09:28 PM
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But hey we all enjoy cheap things... Competition and capitalism go hand and hand. Not going to call them junk, but I do not believe the cars that use to be all made in America etc. were better made vehicles either.
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Re: American Made?
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06/27/17 01:53 AM
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Is your truck/car American made? Does it matter to you? Hmmm....and I wonder where the Ram 2500/3500 is made? Evidently, not in the US. Here you go! Ram Truck
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Re: American Made?
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06/27/17 12:00 PM
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Guess that explains why the Ram costs less....or should I say cuesta menos?
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Re: American Made?
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06/27/17 12:02 PM
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Most American: Jeep Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited (Toledo, Ohio) Jeep Cherokee (Toledo, Ohio and Belvidere, Ill.) Ford Taurus (Chicago) Honda Ridgeline (Lincoln, Ala.) Acura RDX (East Liberty, Ohio) Ford F-150 (Dearborn, Mich., and Claycomo, Mo.) Ford Expedition (Louisville, Ky.) GMC Acadia (Spring Hill, Tenn.) Honda Odyssey (Lincoln, Ala.) Honda Pilot (Lincoln, Ala.) https://www.cars.com/articles/the-carscom-2017-american-made-index-1420695680673/
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Re: American Made?
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06/27/17 07:32 PM
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My Explorer was built in Kentucky
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 12:45 PM
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My Ram was assembled in Warren, Michigan, as I believe almost all American Ram 1500 models are. Made with about the same number of foreign components as other brands. Mine has been totally trouble-free in 16,000 miles. Can't say that for my 2013 Nissan Altima (also assembled in USA, with only a couple small issues), or my 2009 Honda CR-V (assembled in Mexico, tons of issues).
I do not know where 2500/3500 Ram models are assembled.
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 12:57 PM
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I really don't know, nor do I care, but the page linked above was last updated in 2017 and it indicates the 1500 ram regular and crew cabs are made in the same plant in mexico that the 3/4 and 1-tons are. Maybe they have more than one plant?
I know crawling around under around my truck I have seen some hecho in mexico stickers.
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 01:16 PM
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My Tundra was built in Texas My old F250 was built in Canada. Pretty sure my F450 was built in Mexico.
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 01:18 PM
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My Explorer was built in Kentucky My F150, too.
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 01:39 PM
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My door sticker says "assembled in USA". I'm sure there are plenty of Mexican-made components. Unions made US labor completely uncompetitive with the rest of the world. It also didn't help that US labor quality continually decreased as price increased. Just found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_TrucksLook at the "Production" section. Seems like as long as you don't have a Laramie or a regular cab, it's definitely assembled in Michigan.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Soren Kierkegaard
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 02:31 PM
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My door sticker says "assembled in USA". I'm sure there are plenty of Mexican-made components. Unions made US labor completely uncompetitive with the rest of the world. It also didn't help that US labor quality continually decreased as price increased. Just found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_TrucksLook at the "Production" section. Seems like as long as you don't have a Laramie or a regular cab, it's definitely assembled in Michigan. Ha! good find Now I can claim my truck is as American made as Samsonsworld's
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Re: American Made?
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06/28/17 02:35 PM
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Yeah, but mine made the 'most American' list.
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