AMI 2014

Ford F-150 Is 'Most American Made' Two Years in a Row

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The 2014 Ford F-150 was named at the most American-Made Vehicle for the second year in a row by Cars.com in its annual American-Made Index report. Each year the AMI calculates a top 10 list of the vehicles made in the U.S. that offer the most U.S.-made content. A vehicle needs to have at least 75 percent of its content made in the U.S. to qualify, then factors in where the vehicle was assembled and U.S. sales.

This year the F-150 (built outside Kansas City, Mo., and in Dearborn, Mich.) just nudged ahead of the Toyota Camry (built in Georgetown, Ky., and Lafayette, Ind.), which was also the runner-up last year.

A total of three pickups made the list this year. Besides the F-150, the Toyota Tundra finished fifth and the Honda Ridgeline came in at No. 8. Interestingly, only 10 vehicles qualified this year, and the trend seems to be fewer qualifying cars each year, with 14 vehicles qualifying in 2013, 20 vehicles in 2012 and 30 in 2011.

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A total of three pickups made the list this year. Besides the F-150, the Toyota Tundra finished fifth and the Honda Ridgeline came in at No. 8. Interestingly, only 10 vehicles qualified this year, and the trend seems to be fewer qualifying cars each year, with 14 vehicles qualifying in 2013, 20 vehicles in 2012 and 30 in 2011.

The jobs tied to these vehicles have also vanished and US manufacturing have also vanished from our shores.  Meanwhile the trend will continue without as much even a whimper.

joemac wrote:

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A total of three pickups made the list this year. Besides the F-150, the Toyota Tundra finished fifth and the Honda Ridgeline came in at No. 8. Interestingly, only 10 vehicles qualified this year, and the trend seems to be fewer qualifying cars each year, with 14 vehicles qualifying in 2013, 20 vehicles in 2012 and 30 in 2011.

The jobs tied to these vehicles have also vanished and US manufacturing have also vanished from our shores.  Meanwhile the trend will continue without as much even a whimper.

It's the O'Bama way, embrace it!  

Been happening well before Obama unfortuntely. He just has his foot on the accelerator. Bush singed umpteen million free trade agreements, Bill Clinton's lovely NAFTA. Hilary was asked recently if Bill's NAFTA was a mistake, she responded with "I only remember some charts, HAHAHAHAHA". Poking fun at Ross Perot's predictions for jobs, economy, wealth leaving the country. Sorry Hiliary we don't find it funny.

If we had anyone genuine in office they could simply solve this tomorrow and bring back our manufacturing base. Incentives businesses to bring back manufacturing with tax credits, and drive up corporate taxes for businesses who use 80% foreign labor, with 50% or more revenue coming from the US consumers.

The first and many times I can recollect hearing, "Its a global economy" was from HW Bush. Well I don't remember voting to dismantle our manufacturing base. Where manufacturing goes, so does wealth.

The big giant sucking sound, US wealth, can't sustain this level of wealth removal unless we all desire to forgo anything close to the living standards we now enjoy.

It was happening in the '70s when all the steel mills closed down.
So many people want to blame orginzed labor but with so many mills shutting down in such a short period it was more than just that. IMO, there had to be looming government restrictions (epa?) that was going to hit the mills hard in the future and they just left.

This is a little extreme but I'm sure most will get the point:
Clean air/water but starving to death
Prospering while slowly being poisoned by pollution
Take your pick.

Add to that around the same time or just before textile industry.

The boon of a new industry Information Technology during the Bill Clinton years has also been ripe for divesting. The assault continues as the industry is continuously searching for low cost labor. First it was call centers, now product development. They will sell their own mother if they could. Anything and everything is for sale in this country, including your wages, your job, your family livelihood.

PBS Frontline had a two part episode in the last two years, "Flying Cheap". In summary highlighting the cost removal from the industry everywhere. From pilots making just above minimum wage (regional airlines), even outsourcing heavy maintenance. Bringing in people in the countries on H1-B Visas from foreign countries that can't read English yet they're suppose to follow a maintenance procedure in English. Pencil whipping work completion, not performing the maintenance, just checking it off complete. Flying airplanes half way around the world outsourcing maintenance to low wage countries. In summary its if, not when an airline event will occur.

Anything is for sale in this country just so some, few, or many executives can realize a bonus, or stock options reward.

The global assault on the United States citizens jobs is on.  The writing is on the wall.  The trend cuts through all the rhetoric.

!%@* it. Manufacturing statistics re-calibrated by ECPC. Same game with CPI index, unemployment numbers. Fake it. Make the numbers appear like everything is just dandy.