execspec1 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was Christmas shopping yesterday and ran across a rack full of Shelby Licensed products . I thought I would get a copy of my 2007 Shelby GT to sit on the shelf next to my 2006 mustang GT . I wanted to buy one but I don't buy imported when I don't have to. They all had the Shelby name and insigna and were licensed by Shelby MADE IN CHINA I only buy American cars, not ones with American names and Chinese price tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewheels Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I salute you for your patriotism however I think you'll be hard pressed to find any diecasts produced domestically anymore. Also, look under your dashboard at your electronic control modules on the driver's side and I believe you will see that they are all "Made in China"! Sucks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram_g Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 The Motorcraft 5W50 oil that you buy from your friendly neighborhood Ford dealer says "Made in Korea" on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHELBY1 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 The Motorcraft 5W50 oil that you buy from your friendly neighborhood Ford dealer says "Made in Korea" on it... Confirmed- The Motorcraft 5W-50 Oil says -Product of Korea-Blended & Packaged in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965coupe Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Confirmed- The Motorcraft 5W-50 Oil says -Product of Korea-Blended & Packaged in the USA :angry2: Amazing what companies do to save a buck, while simultaneously sending jobs overseas. How about Mobil 1? Where is it made? In response to the OP, you'll have a very difficult time finding American-made toys. Next time you're at Wal-Mart, take a look at EVERYTHING, and you'll see 'Made in China' on MOST items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 :angry2: In response to the OP, you'll have a very difficult time finding American-made toys. Next time you're at Wal-Mart, take a look at EVERYTHING, and you'll see 'Made in China' on MOST items. Let's be honest shall we? Items are made in China because American consumers want to pay less for the items they buy! It's really pretty simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Let's be honest shall we? Items are made in China because American consumers want to pay less for the items they buy! It's really pretty simple! That's the truth. We are trying very hard to make items in North America, but we get a lot of static about the higher prices that the product must sell for. Americans, for the most part are less concerned with where a product comes from than what it costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Years back every think was made in JAPAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyburd33 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 It's too bad that it works out that way a lot of times. I would always rather buy American made, but often don't have the choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelTownStang Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 It's probably best to stop turning things over... If not, then you'll own nothing as "most" everything, including a lot of the parts that go into your Shelby, is made in a far-away land. Oh, it's so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 If you want to buy American you have two choices: 1. Food. American made food can still be found, although much produce is from Mexico and South America. 2. Expensive high end goods. Some of those things are still made here. Pretty much all consumer products are made elsewhere. I don't believe there is a single American made television set. The last one I knew of was Proton back in the 80's. Bottom line, if you limit yourself to American goods, you'll not starve, but you won't buy much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
execspec1 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Let's be honest shall we? Items are made in China because American consumers want to pay less for the items they buy! It's really pretty simple! There is but one argument to your logic, when all of America's manufacturing went away , the prices did not fall , the profits just got bigger. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
execspec1 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 If you want to buy American you have two choices: 1. Food. American made food can still be found, although much produce is from Mexico and South America. 2. Expensive high end goods. Some of those things are still made here. Pretty much all consumer products are made elsewhere. I don't believe there is a single American made television set. The last one I knew of was Proton back in the 80's. Bottom line, if you limit yourself to American goods, you'll not starve, but you won't buy much else. Hi yes , while I do respect other peoples opinions, I have to say that if you don't look at the labels and draw the line then you are part of the problem. When it comes to spending my money I make all attempts at buying American. And to your question about TV's. Philips Magnovox is still an American made tv they do not make all of their TV's here but they do make some , so that they can carry the made in American label .Toshiba makes some here also as does Panasonic. And of course Zenith , the quality goes in before the name goes on Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgeman6970 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi yes , while I do respect other peoples opinions, I have to say that if you don't look at the labels and draw the line then you are part of the problem. When it comes to spending my money I make all attempts at buying American. And to your question about TV's. Philips Magnovox is still an American made tv they do not make all of their TV's here but they do make some , so that they can carry the made in American label .Toshiba makes some here also as does Panasonic. And of course Zenith , the quality goes in before the name goes on Thanks +1.......the "least" we can do is "try" to buy american whenever possible, right??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 There is but one argument to your logic, when all of America's manufacturing went away , the prices did not fall , the profits just got bigger. Thanks You're incorrect. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Since China pretty much owns the USA, buying Chinese products, in effect, now means you are buying American!! There. Issue resolved!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Philips Magnovox is still an American made tv they do not make all of their TV's here but they do make some , so that they can carry the made in American label .Toshiba makes some here also as does Panasonic. And of course Zenith , the quality goes in before the name goes on Thanks Again you are incorrect. the 1980s, Zenith encountered increasing financial difficulty as their market share progressively went to Japanese companies who had lower overhead, and could sell their sets cheaper. By 1990, Zenith was in trouble and with their analog line aging (the last major update to the line had been the System³ chassis in 1978), and the adoption of HDTV in the US decades away, Zenith's prospects were dim. Zenith filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999, and in exchange for its debts, LG offered to buy Zenith. Today, LG also offers Zenith branded plasma, LCD, and direct view televisions through selected retail outlets. In January 2009, Philips Magnovox licensed production of its television, audio and DVD products to Funai of Japan. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Since China pretty much owns the USA, buying Chinese products, in effect, now means you are buying American!! There. Issue resolved!! Actually they own US debt which they do so the average American consumer can buy more of the stuff they make and American corporations can get funding to expand operations in places like China. China has to keep a billion people employed and to do that they need to make themselves more attractive from a cost of doing business and overhead perspective. But as Americans reached the limits of their credit markets, slowing sales, the Chinese came in and bought up the debt. There are a few companies they've bought, but not many, the highest profile one was the purchase of IBM's personal computer business now called Lenovo. China is heavily dependent upon the United States to keep it's GDP moving upward. When the US entered the recession it hurt China more in that the goods they produce such as TV's DVD players, BluRay, and small appliances are often discretionary and the US consumer pulled back on those purchases. To combat that China as manipulated and propped up it's currency while pumping hundreds of millions into its own stimulus package to keep people working. it's an almost sick symbiotic relationship we have with China. We want their less expensive goods, they need us to buy them, so they turn around and send the money we spend back to us in credit so we can buy more. It's really the next house of cards if you ask me and potentially very bad for both nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 +1.......the "least" we can do is "try" to buy american whenever possible, right??? I'll buy "Made in America" when it's price competitive or when I need a high quality product and willing to pay for it, and often times I am! However the way I see it I don't work all hard all week to spend extra $$$ to keep other people employed in non-competitive markets selling non-competive commodity items. Sorry i have my own family to worry about and I'm not running a welfare program or a one man stimulus package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushmaster Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 The Chinese stuff wouldn't be so cheap if it wasn't for their devaluation of their currency and the enormous trade imbalance between the US and China. Unfortunately, we borrowed away our leverage with them over the last decade when they bankrolled the Iraq war and now, as someone said last week, how are we going to get tough with our banker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormeaston Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I was in Fleet Farm the other day buying dog supplies, I thought I'd look around just for the hell of it. I came across some metal products made in Winona MN. Buckets, drip pans, oil cans, all made in the USA, I didn't need anything but ended up buying some buckets and some oil cans just to support our workers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 China OWNS us now. No more United States of America... its now Chinese States of America. "Made in USA CSA" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39Mustang Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I was Christmas shopping yesterday and ran across a rack full of Shelby Licensed products . I thought I would get a copy of my 2007 Shelby GT to sit on the shelf next to my 2006 mustang GT . I wanted to buy one but I don't buy imported when I don't have to. They all had the Shelby name and insigna and were licensed by Shelby MADE IN CHINA I only buy American cars, not ones with American names and Chinese price tags ALL diecast made in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Shelby Collectibles is not part of SAI, however, like them, it's hard to find manufacturers in the U.S.A. And when we do, the prices are higher - and customers balk. On one hand, people want products made in the U.S., but on the other don't want to pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RmGardner Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I bought a jacket that said made in Vietnam. To think I use to run down their house's and drice through their rice paddies. Now I by clothes made by them Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckySnake Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I bet Ford sells "Made in China" cars in the U.S.A. before 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwestercamp Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 :angry2: nice photo with PH in the background Amazing what companies do to save a buck, while simultaneously sending jobs overseas. How about Mobil 1? Where is it made? In response to the OP, you'll have a very difficult time finding American-made toys. Next time you're at Wal-Mart, take a look at EVERYTHING, and you'll see 'Made in China' on MOST items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwestercamp Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 we have to figure out that we cant outsource everything. Look at the price of scrap metal it way up and it is all being exported to China and repackaged into crap to sell to us wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushmaster Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 we have to figure out that we cant outsource everything. Look at the price of scrap metal it way up and it is all being exported to China and repackaged into crap to sell to us wtf? The outsourcing of jobs is what makes me the maddest. There was a news item a week or so ago, about how something like 2.8 millions jobs were created by US businesses last year, and well over half of them were created in other countries. WTF good does it do us to create jobs in India or China? How is taking jobs from American workers and giving them to Indian workers not treason? What's the point in stimulus packages when the economies we're stimulating are Chinese and Indian? US corporations will keep doing this as long as they're allowed - all they care about is profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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