Which Cars Are Really Made In America?

Many Americans are very serious about only buying American cars and rightfully so; buying domestic helps support American jobs and families.

Is it a guarantee that you will be supporting American jobs just because you are buying a domestic brand? Not always. Many of think of Ford as a typical American brand; it’s one of the oldest nameplates in the country and just about as American as it can get, right?  It might surprise you to know that the Fiesta, one of Ford’s popular sellers, is actually manufactured in Mexico. On the other hand, there are numerous foreign companies with factories in the U.S; these plants help to provide for thousands of U.S jobs.
There are many foreign owned factories throughout the entire country. For example, BMW makes many of its models in Spartensburg, South Carolina. The plant has the capability of making as many as 120,000 cars a year, it employs more than 3,000 American workers and it has been producing cars since 1994.
Ohio and Alabama are home to factories of Honda, one of the biggest automotive companies in the world. Combined the factories have the capability of making 984,174 cars and they employ over twelve thousand Americans.Mercedes Benz owns a big plant in Alabama which employs almost two thousand individuals. Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi has one plant in Normal, Illinois which can make 240,000 cars and employs 3,160 Americans. Ford Lake Dallas also known as Ford Dallas has a large inventory of cars in stock.
The majority of these foreign plants are located in the south.  The southern states welcomed these factories with open arms and offered the companies sweet incentives. They knew that these factories would provide for thousands of jobs and help to stimulate the economy big time.
Factories don’t just lead to jobs inside the plant; they affect and stimulate all levels of the economy. Occupations affected may include auto sales, computer science, programmers, road workers, the tire industry and many more. Alabama courted Mercedes Benz by offering the German company millions of dollars in attractive tax incentives. What the state got was a plant that employs about 1,500 people in the town of Vance. Ford Country is a Ford Denton and Ford The Colony dealer.
What made these foreign companies want to set up shop here is because the states were so welcome for jobs that they built the infrastructure to support the factories. Not only that, but these companies received big tax savings and breaks.
In conclusion, if you want to purchase a car that supports American jobs you don’t necessarily have to buy a domestic brand. You can still drive a foreign import and support the economy.  The best way to find out where a specific vehicle is manufactured is by conducting research on the internet.