Comments on: 25 Vehicles Less American Than The Toyota Tundra

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:39:01 +0000

Aaron – Not sure, but the federal report (which doesn’t discriminate between models, i.e. 1500, 2500, or 3500) says 53% for the “Dodge Ram.” What does yours say?

By: Aaron Toole

Aaron Toole — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:44:12 +0000

What about the 3500 Dodge Ram eh? Yeah, the one with the 6.7 Cummins Diesel! What kind of parts are in this puppy?

By: TXTee

TXTee — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:59 +0000

Wow, I must give Jeremy kudos for the comment on distribution of money. Makes sense and I never really thought of it that way.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:30:18 +0000

You got to love that. It never fails the others will always state what they want about Toyota. It all boils down to Ford since the early 1900’s and chevy since the early 30’s or so which gives them at least 80 – 100 years of experience in building a full size truck and Toyota comes along in 7 years timeframe and builds one just as good as the Big 3. That’s why we get so much flak because they are intimidated by the Tundra.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:25:25 +0000

Patrick – Jeremy did a nice job of summing up where the dough goes. I would say that more than 100% of your dollars stay in the USA when you buy a Tundra simply because Toyota’s $1 billion dollar plant in San Antonio hasn’t been paid off yet.
Jeremy – Nice comments as always, great catch on the Civic.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:54:51 +0000

Funniest part of that article is that the CIVIC (Poster Child for Asian Cars) has more domestic content that the Dodge Ram.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:52:08 +0000

NO. Most of the Money stays right here.

$30000 truck

80 percent of the parts cost…stays here
100 percent of the labor cost stays…right here.
100 percent of the commisions for sales, you got it..here.
Toyota Sales for that truck pays Corporate people here and does the American Manufacturing arm…American employees with money staying…oh…wait for it…here.
Do I need to continue?

Really if you look into it, I doubt any real money is going to Japan. It is mostly an asset appreciation for the global company. There are a few salaried Top managers in Japan that we help pay but past that the money stays here in the form of employee payments and manufacturing cost.

The real question is: If you make a truck in Canada or Mexico, where does the money go? GM and Dodge are infamous for pulling that trick,

I know that most of my money is going to working Americans when I buy a Tundra (Or a Camry). The Headquarters may be in Japan but the people and money are here, in my back yard, buying American Bread and water. Employing American workers. Making an AMERICAN product in America (that is what makes it an American product, Americans making it).

SOMEBODY FIND ME A CD OF GOD BLESS AMERICA! I AM FEELING PRETTY DANG PATRIOTIC RIGHT NOW!

By: patrick

patrick — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:50:12 +0000

Doesn’t most of the money go to japan anyway, regardless of how domestic the tundras parts are?