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Big tomato grower shuts down this year
TOLEDO BLADE
OAK HARBOR, Ohio-- Northwest Ohio’s largest fresh-market tomato producer is shutting operations this summer, a move that will cost him millions of dollars, because he can’t attract enough migrant workers to pick his crops.
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Planned Parenthood promoting Obamacare - Kathryn Smith
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The group sees itself as uniquely placed to help the uninsured women who visit their centers.
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Opinion: Competition is Rx to slow health costs - David Lansky and Sally Welborn
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Opinion: Congress must focus on cost containment as it works to tame the deficit.
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Top 6 "Most American" Wagons for 2013 on Edmunds.com
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Top 5 "Most American" Convertibles for 2013 on Edmunds.com
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Top 7 "Most American" Coupes for 2013 on Edmunds.com
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Top 8 "Most American" Trucks for 2013 on Edmunds.com
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Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?
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How To Buy an American Car
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(function loop(){ setTimeout(function(){ if (FB.getAuthResponse()) { _uponLogin(); } else { // recurse loop(); } }, 500); })(); }, 'low'); 2013 Cadillac CTS - Front 3/4 2013 Cadillac CTS. | June 18, 2013 | General Motors Corporation To help shoppers who want to buy American cars[4], Edmunds has compiled this list of the six wagons[5] with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content. Our rankings are based on information reported by carmakers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA). In addition to showing the percentage of domestic content, there's also information regarding the country in which the car was assembled, the source of its engine and the source of its transmission. The AALA reports information for car lines, and some manufacturers do not split out specific models in their reporting. For that reason, the source of the transmission and engine may vary, depending on the car's configuration. For more details, consult the full AALA list[6]. For a quick confirmation of where a car was finally assembled, look at the first digit of the car's vehicle identification number (VIN)[7]. If it's a 1, 4 or 5, the car was assembled in the U.S. Also included for each wagon is its score from the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[8], which looks not only at parts and assembly information but also at such factors as where a model's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments and where the profits from the vehicle go. The Kogod index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Cadillac CTS Wagon[9] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S. and FranceKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 82.5 2013 Toyota Venza[10] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: Japan and U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 66.5 2. 2013 Ford Flex[11] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 60Final Assembly Country: CanadaEngine Source: U.S. Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 63 3. 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid[12] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 40Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: MexicoTransmission Source: JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 49 2013 Subaru Outback[13] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 40 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: JapanTransmission Source: JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 40 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: convertibles[14], coupes[15], hatchbacks[16], sedans[17], SUVs and crossovers[18], trucks[19] and vans and minivans[20]. Finally, "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[21] explains the impact of foreign carmakers' U.S. production activities on the U.S. economy. References^ Carroll Lachnit (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ American cars (www.edmunds.com)^ wagons (www.edmunds.com)^ full AALA list (www.nhtsa.gov)^ vehicle identification number (VIN) (www.edmunds.com)^ Kogod Made in America Auto Index (kogodnow.com)^ 2013 Cadillac CTS Wagon (www.edmunds.com)^ 2013 Toyota Venza (www.edmunds.com)^ 2013 Ford Flex (www.edmunds.com)^ 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid (www.edmunds.com)^ 2013 Subaru Outback (www.edmunds.com)^ convertibles (www.edmunds.com)^ coupes (www.edmunds.com)^ hatchbacks (www.edmunds.com)^ sedans (www.edmunds.com)^ SUVs and crossovers (www.edmunds.com)^ trucks (www.edmunds.com)^ vans and minivans (www.edmunds.com)^ "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?" 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The Kogod index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Chrysler 200[9] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 74 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 87 2. 2013 Chevrolet Camaro[10] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 71 Final Assembly Country: CanadaEngine Source: U.S. and CanadaTransmission Source: U.S., Japan, MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 68.5 3. 2013 Chevrolet Corvette[11] (tie) Percent U.S. /Canadian Content: 70 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 85 2013 Ford Mustang[12] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 70 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S. and CanadaTransmission Source: U.S. (automatics), Mexico and China (manuals)Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 85 4. 2013 Fiat 500[13] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 21 Final Assembly Country: MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and BrazilTransmission Source: Italy and JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 36.5 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: coupes[14], hatchbacks[15], sedans[16], SUVs and crossovers[17], trucks[18], vans and minivans[19] and wagons[20]. 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For more details, consult the full AALA list[6]. For a quick confirmation of where the car was finally assembled, look at the first digit of the car's vehicle identification number (VIN)[7]. If it's a 1, 4 or 5, the car was assembled in the U.S. Also included for each coupe is its score from the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[8], which looks not only at parts and assembly information but also at such factors as where a model's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments and where the profits from the vehicle go. The Kogod Made in America Auto Index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Chevrolet Camaro[9] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 71 Final Assembly Country: CanadaEngine Source: U.S. and CanadaTransmission Source: Japan and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 68.5 2. 2013 Ford Mustang[10] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 70 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S. and CanadaTransmission Source: U.S. (automatic), Mexico and China (manual)Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 85 2013 Chevrolet Corvette[11] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 70 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S.Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 85 3. 2013 Dodge Challenger[12] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67 Final Assembly Country: CanadaEngine Source: MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and GermanyKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 52.5 4. 2013 Cadillac CTS Coupe[13] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S. and FranceKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 82.5 2013 Honda Accord[14] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65 Final Assembly Country: U.S. and JapanEngine Source: U.S. and JapanTransmission Source: Japan and U.S.Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 66.5 2013 Honda Civic[15] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65 Final Assembly Country: U.S. and CanadaEngine Source: U.S. and JapanTransmission Source: JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 66.5 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: convertibles[16], hatchbacks[17], sedans[18], SUVs and crossovers[19], trucks[20], vans and minivans[21] and wagons[22]. 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(function loop(){ setTimeout(function(){ if (FB.getAuthResponse()) { _uponLogin(); } else { // recurse loop(); } }, 500); })(); }, 'low'); 2013 Ford F-150 - Front 3/4 2013 Ford F-150. | June 19, 2013 | Ford Motor Company To help shoppers who want to buy American cars[4], Edmunds has compiled this list of the eight trucks[5] with the highest percentage of U.S. and Canadian content. Our rankings are based on information reported by carmakers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA). In addition to showing the percentage of domestic content, there's also information regarding the country in which the truck was assembled, the source of its engine and the source of its transmission. The AALA reports information for car lines, and some manufacturers do not split out specific models in their reporting. For that reason, the source of the transmission and engine may vary, depending on the car's configuration. For more details, consult the full AALA list[6]. For a quick confirmation of where a truck was finally assembled, look at the first digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN)[7]. If it's a 1, 4 or 5, the truck was assembled in the U.S. Also included for each truck is its score from the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[8], which looks not only at parts and assembly information but also at such factors as where a model's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments and where the profits from the vehicle go. The Kogod index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Ford F-150[9] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 75Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: U.S. Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 87.5 2013 Toyota Tundra[10] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 75Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 78.5 2. 2013 Honda Ridgeline[11] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 70Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S.Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 76 3. 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT[12] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche[13] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Chevrolet Silverado[14] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 GMC Sierra[15] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Ram[16] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and GermanyKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: convertibles[17], coupes[18], hatchbacks[19], sedans[20], SUVs and crossovers[21], vans and minivans[22] and wagons[23]. Finally, "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[24] explains the impact of foreign carmakers' U.S. production activities on the U.S. economy. 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But some car shoppers want to know more than just where a car was assembled, particularly if that "American" car comes from a foreign carmaker, such as BMW, Honda or Toyota. They want to know if purchasing a foreign car that's made in America will support the U.S. economy. Where does the money from that American car wind up? Does it stay in the U.S., or does it go back to the carmaker's home country? How the Money FlowsFollowing the money isn't easy. All carmakers are global companies and they employ people in multiple nations. They build cars in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. And they pay taxes (when they pay taxes) wherever they do business. For example: When Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. orders Tacoma pickups for U.S. distribution, it gets them from Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California, a Mexican assembly plant southeast of San Diego. Toyota's Mexican company keeps the money it receives from Toyota's U.S. company, and the U.S. company gets its revenue by selling the trucks to franchised Toyota dealers, who then make their money from the trucks by selling them to consumers throughout the country. That same chain of transactions holds true for most automakers selling vehicles in the U.S. made at their plants in Mexico, Canada and other countries. The corporate financial reports, however, tend to wrap it all up in one big bundle. The Kogod Made in America Auto Index[5] tries to tease out more detail about a car's money trail. Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management and an associate professor at American University's Kogod School of Business, developed the index, which incorporates financial information into a car's "American-ness" rating. It assigns scores for such factors as where a company is headquartered (under the heading of "profit margin"), where most of the research and development are done, where assembly occurs, and where the engine and transmission are produced. For example, the index gives an American-made car no credit in the profit margin category if the carmaker is based overseas. With Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, DuBois argues, the majority of the company's shareholders are in the U.S., "and the profits go to the central coffers and are paid out" to mostly U.S. shareholders. With a foreign carmaker such as Hyundai, Porsche or Toyota, the profits primarily go back to shareholders in their home countries, he says. If a carmaker assembles its vehicles in the U.S., however, the index grants it full marks in the "labor" category, as well as in the category of "inventory, capital and other expenses." Those scores reflect the wages the carmaker paid to American workers, the money it reinvested in U.S. manufacturing facilities and taxes it paid here, DuBois says. So that's DuBois' formula. If you're looking for more detail, here's a deeper dive into where the money goes when a car buyer takes home an American-made car produced by a foreign carmaker. Where They Pay TaxesIt's possible to say unequivocally that Toyota Motor Corp., for instance, earns money and pays taxes in Japan and in multiple foreign countries. It also is clear that through its multiple U.S.-based sales, marketing, manufacturing and research and testing subsidiaries, Toyota generates lots of cash flow in this country. It also has a U.S. tax obligation. But foreign and domestic corporations spend a lot of time and effort - not to mention money - trying to minimize their taxes. Like any corporation, a foreign company with operations in the U.S. is able to offset taxes here with investments and many of the same deductions that domestic corporations use. Overseas-based carmakers with U.S. operations pay federal, state and local payroll taxes as well. It's a safe bet to say that even a company as large as Toyota doesn't have as hefty a U.S. tax bill as does a Ford or GM. But it's likely that the foreign carmakers' U.S. tax bills (at least before all the possible deductions) are roughly in proportion to their market share. Both Toyota and Honda also say that much of the revenue generated by their U.S. operations stays with their U.S.-based subsidiaries and is pumped back into operations, capital improvements and employment growth. One reason is that there are tremendous tax savings to be had doing it that way, versus sending the money back to Japan and then having to pull funding from Japan to finance U.S. operations. What Happens to the Profits?Only the corporate and government accountants know for sure precisely how much of the profit that a foreign carmaker realizes stays in the U.S. and how much goes back to corporate headquarters and the global investors who own company shares. But many of the major overseas automakers (BMW, Daimler, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen) sell a form of stock investment in the U.S. that allows investors to share in corporate profits. American Depositary Receipts, commonly called ADRs, represent a direct investment in the automaker. Just like common stock, ADR prices rise and fall on the exchanges along with the fortunes of the companies that issue them. They pay regular dividends, so buying, holding and selling ADRs is a way to participate in an overseas automaker's profits, including those earned in the U.S. and in other markets as well. While anyone can buy ADRs, it is likely that American investors purchase many of them. One source with a major foreign-based car company, who asked not to be identified because he wasn't officially speaking for his company, says he believes American investors own a "significant portion" of the automaker's ADRs. The Role of PayrollForeign-based car companies that build cars and parts in the U.S. are paying American employees to do that work, says Edmunds.com Senior Economist Lacey Plache. Those employees use their wages to buy houses and groceries and invest in their retirement. That is money that feeds the U.S. economy. Carmakers that aren't based in the U.S. don't have as many workers here as do Chrysler, Ford and GM, the three domestic companies. But they do have quite a few, as recent statistics from the top two Japanese companies show: American Honda Motor Co. had a U.S. payroll in 2012 of $2 billion for 28,000 U.S.-based employees. Additionally, there are 147,000 people in the U.S. employed by dealerships that sell Honda cars, motorcycles, generators, lawnmowers and other equipment, Honda says. Using the average 2011 annual U.S. individual wage of $43,000 (figuring no one got a raise in 2012), that would be an additional $6.3 billion in wages for which Honda is indirectly responsible. Toyota, which had 31,000 direct employees in the U.S. last year, reported a total payroll of just under $2.1 billion. The company's 1,500 Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealerships had 129,300 employees, good for a $5.6 billion annual payroll at the 2011 average wages.By comparison, General Motors counted 80,000 U.S. employees and about 4,400 dealerships at the end of 2012. Ford Motor Co. had 80,000 U.S. employees and about 3,300 dealerships, and Chrysler Group had 71,100 U.S. workers and 2,328 dealerships (including 201 Fiat showrooms). Foreign Carmakers Buy AmericanForeign automobile makers with U.S. manufacturing operations also buy a lot of their parts and components here, to say nothing of their supplies and office and manufacturing equipment. It makes sense to do so, they say, because shipping costs, taxes and duties often make it more expensive to ship parts and supplies from the home country than to source them here, where the plants and office facilities are located. Take Toyota and Honda as the examples again: The two companies reported last year that they collectively spent $47 billion in the U.S. on parts, equipment and supplies. Toyota had the larger share at $25 billion, with Honda reporting $22 billion in purchases. While some of the suppliers are U.S. arms of overseas companies and sent some of that $47 billion home as profit, most of the money remained in circulation in the form of things like wages, raw materials purchases by the suppliers, domestic transportation costs and even the U.S. taxes those suppliers paid, the companies said. Those suppliers include advertising firms and market researchers. Making Capital InvestmentsThe factories and other physical facilities that foreign carmakers build in the U.S. also represent money that mostly stays and is circulated domestically, covering the cost of land, infrastructure improvements and materials, as well as wages paid to construction workers and engineering and architectural firms. Overall, Toyota says that it has directly invested more than $18 billion in capital projects in the U.S., including 10 factories and a number of warehouses, research, design and engineering facilities and offices. Honda says its total capital investment in the U.S. through 2012 hit $14.1 billion, with the bulk of it spent on the company's nine U.S. manufacturing plants. BMW has just one U.S. plant, in South Carolina. But it's a big one, with the capacity to build almost 350,000 vehicles a year, many of which are shipped from the U.S. to other countries. It has invested about $6 billion in that facility, the carmaker reported. By contrast, Chrysler Group, the smallest of the domestic car companies, had 18 assembly, power plant and tooling factories in the U.S. at the end of 2012. Ford had 19 and, post-bankruptcy, GM counted 35. Finding Your Bottom LineThe U.S. holdings and employment of the three domestic carmakers easily outstrip those of overseas car companies. But for a shopper making a purchase decision, it is hard to ignore the fact that there is a positive impact on the U.S economy when purchasing from companies such as Toyota and Honda, or smaller players such as BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Volkswagen. It's up to you to decide how the financials pencil out in your "American" car purchase. For more on this topic, read "How to Buy an American Car."[6] Also, consult our "Most American" Car lists for 2013 convertibles[7], coupes[8], hatchbacks[9], sedans[10], crossovers/SUVs[11], trucks[12], vans and minivans[13] and wagons[14]. In each one, you'll find the cars with the highest percentage of domestic content, as defined by the AALA. References^ John O'Dell (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ vehicle identification number (VIN) (www.edmunds.com)^ Kogod Made in America Auto Index (kogodnow.com)^ "How to Buy an American Car." 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To be considered an American car: 75 percent said it has to be manufactured within the U.S. 52 percent said it has to be made by a U.S. company. 47 percent said it needs to be made from parts produced in the U.S. 25 percent said it must be designed by an American.Three other statements in the survey get at the desire of U.S. car buyers to use their auto purchases to support the nation's economy: 90 percent said they want to keep jobs in America. Eighty-seven percent said it's important or very important to buy American-made cars to "support American companies." And 76 percent said they buy American because of "patriotism." But in a world of global supply chains, buying an "American" car can be a complicated business. Increasingly, foreign carmakers such as BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota build some of their vehicles here. Domestic carmakers, meanwhile, assemble popular models in other countries and import them to the U.S. A federal law passed in 1992, the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA), was supposed to help shoppers know more about where their cars' parts were made and where the vehicles were assembled. The labeling that the law requires has its virtues, but some provisions make it more confusing than helpful. Hard To Know if You're "Buying American"What is an American car? That's a hard question to answer. "American-ness" is often in the eye of the car shopper - and the carmaker. Toyota touts its 2013 Toyota Avalon[4] as a very American car. It was designed, engineered and manufactured in the United States and 80 percent of its content is domestic, according to the carmaker. Many car buyers, however, reject the idea that a company based in Tokyo makes "American" cars. Ford Motor Co. was perceived as being the "most American" company in the Harris survey. But several of its cars, including the Focus and Fusion, have less than 50 percent domestic content. The 2013 Ford Fiesta[5], for example, was built in Mexico, with 20 percent of its parts coming from the U.S. and Canada. Its engine is from Brazil. Because it's a Ford product, the Fiesta might fit some definitions of an American car, but it wouldn't make the grade for people who demand U.S. parts and manufacture. The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro[6] is a product of Detroit-based General Motors and sports an image that is as red, white and blue as it can be. But it's built in Canada. Its transmission comes from either Japan or Mexico. And then there's Jeep, another dyed-in-the-wool American brand. It's built in the U.S. with more than 70 percent domestic parts. A car buyer recently told Edmunds he'd specifically ordered a 2013 Jeep Wrangler[7] not only because it fit his needs, but because it is "sold by a U.S. manufacturer." Then he added, "Although it's actually a European company, isn't it?" Technically, you could say so. Jeep is a brand of U.S.-based Chrysler Group, which now is 60 percent owned by Italy's Fiat SpA. (The United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits Trust owns the rest.) Would Italian corporate ownership prompt a star-spangled off-roader to cross a Jeep off her list? Looking at the LabelFinding a car that's born and bred in the United States was supposed to be made easier by the AALA, which requires carmakers to provide parts sourcing and manufacturing information to car buyers. On its Web site, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publishes the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA) lists[8] for model years dating back to 2007. They're organized by percentage of domestic content and alphabetically by manufacturer. But the AALA list is puzzling right off the bat. Under its provisions, for example, the term "American" covers both U.S. and Canadian content. That's a concession Detroit-based carmakers won when the law was being drafted, says Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management and an associate professor at American University's Kogod School of Business. "You had a lot of movement between the U.S. and Canadian borders, and automakers argued hard that segregating this out, with parts and subassemblies moving around" would be an administrative nightmare, DuBois says. "So the law allows U.S./Canadian labeling." To comply with AALA, the window sticker of a new car must have a section that shows: The percentage of U.S./Canadian parts content for the car line. The names of any countries other than the U.S. and Canada that individually contribute 15 percent or more of the equipment content, and the percentage of content for each such country, to a maximum of two countries. The final assembly point by city, state (where appropriate) and country. The country of origin of the engine. The country of origin of the transmission. A statement that explains that parts content does not include final assembly (except the engine and transmission), distribution or other non-parts costs.As the examples of the Toyota Avalon, Ford Fiesta and Jeep above show, consumers still have to decide if those factors add up to meet their definition of an American car. For a quick look at the "Most American" cars (as defined by the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content), see these lists for convertibles[9], coupes[10], hatchbacks[11], sedans[12], SUVs and crossovers[13], trucks[14], vans and minivans[15] and wagons[16]. Problems With the American Automobile Labeling ActDuBois, who in addition to his academic credentials was once a Volkswagen mechanic, is critical of the AALA. He has developed the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[17], meant to be a more comprehensive way for consumers to judge a car's American pedigree. While DuBois incorporates information from the AALA into the Kogod index, he says that the law has some significant flaws that reduce its usefulness for American-car shoppers. For example, the law lets carmakers overstate the "American-ness" of their vehicles. "If you have 70 percent U.S. and Canadian content, you can round that up to 100 percent," for reporting purposes under the law, he says. Carmakers also can use the "halo effect" of some cars in a vehicle's line to bolster a claim of U.S. content in others, DuBois says. He offers the 2013 Honda Accord[18] as an example. It's shown in the 2013 AALA list as having 65 percent U.S./Canadian content and 25 percent Japanese content. The final assembly countries are listed as the U.S. and Japan. The engines come from either the U.S. or Japan, and the transmission comes from either Japan or the U.S. Within the Accord line are both four-cylinder and six-cylinder models. The six-cylinder Accords are assembled in Japan, with a Japanese engine and a Japanese transmission, DuBois says. But because such a car is part of the overall Accord car line, a made-in-Japan Accord would still have a window sticker showing that it has 65 percent domestic content. "You have to have a certain amount of skepticism," DuBois says. "Is this car really 65 percent American if it's assembled in Japan, with an engine and a transmission from Japan?" The only way to know for sure where the car was assembled is to check the first letter or digit on the vehicle identification number (VIN)[19]. Cars assembled in the U.S. start with a 1, 4 or 5. Cars assembled in Japan have VINs beginning with a J. Canadian-assembled cars begin with a 2. Cars assembled in England begin with an S. German-assembled cars begin with a W. Korea is a K and Mexico is a 3. Some carmakers do separate out variants within a car line in their AALA reports. Toyota separately lists its 2013 Avalon Hybrid[20], for example, which is not as all-American as its much-publicized gasoline-engine cousin. The conventional Avalon is U.S.-built with 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. The Avalon Hybrid, also built in the U.S., has just 50 percent U.S./Canadian content. A Different Way To Keep ScoreThe AALA's list is a pure parts-and-assembly report. It doesn't look at broader economic impacts related to the car, DuBois says. He believes that should be a factor in determining how American a car is. The AALA doesn't consider where a car's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments or where the profits go. For a more detailed look at such questions, read "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[21] The Kogod Made in America Auto Index accounts for many such factors, including where the carmaker is headquartered; where the car is assembled; where research and development are done; the location of assembly; and the location of production for the engine, transmission, body, interior, chassis and electrical components. The result is a somewhat different ranking of what cars are the most American. For example, compare the 2013 Ford Expedition[22] and the 2013 GMC Acadia[23] (and its GM twins, the 2013 Buick Enclave[24] and the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse[25]). The Expedition has 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. Its final assembly is in the U.S. Its engine comes from Canada and its transmission is from the U.S. The Acadia, Enclave and Traverse have 77 percent U.S./Canadian content. They are built in the U.S., with U.S. engines and transmissions. Because of its 80 percent U.S. content, the Ford Expedition ranks above the Acadia, Enclave and Traverse on the AALA list. But in the Kogod index, the GM trio takes top billing. Each has a score of 88.5, making them the most American vehicles on the index's 253-car list. The Acadia and its kin beat the Expedition because of their U.S.-supplied engines, which contribute 14 points to their scores. Because its engine is from Canada, the Expedition gets zero points in that category. Here's another example: With its 65 percent U.S./Canadian content, the 2013 Acura ZDX[26] hatchback ranks high on the AALA list, and thus came in 2nd on Edmunds.com's list of the five most "American" hatchbacks[27]. The car is built in Canada with a U.S.-produced engine and a Japanese transmission. On the Kogod index, however, the ZDX has a score of just 47.5. It loses points for being built by a foreign-based company, for being assembled outside the U.S., for R&D that occurred overseas and for its Japanese transmission. It wins points for its U.S. engine and percentage of U.S./Canadian parts. For those who haven't done research before they go shopping for an American car, the easiest thing to do is zero in on a vehicle from a U.S.-based carmaker, and then find where it was assembled by reading the "parts content information" that should be shown on or near the window sticker. A look at the first number or letter of the VIN will resolve any lingering origin questions, such as those raised by the example of the Honda Accord. Will American Always Matter?Even as carmaking becomes more globalized, DuBois said he doubts that the desire to buy American will ever completely go away for some car shoppers. "There's always going to be an element of ethnocentrism," in global trade, he says. The French believe they make the best wine. Germans brag about beer (and their cars, too). Americans like to root for automobiles that are born in the U.S.A., particularly after the domestic carmakers' return from near-death during the Recession. For many people, having an American car (under whatever definition they choose) demonstrates their belief in not only the superiority of the vehicles, but of the country itself. "We use country of origin as an indicator of quality," DuBois says. "It's part of how global rivalries play out." 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To be considered an American car: 75 percent said it has to be manufactured within the U.S. 52 percent said it has to be made by a U.S. company. 47 percent said it needs to be made from parts produced in the U.S. 25 percent said it must be designed by an American.Three other statements in the survey get at the desire of U.S. car buyers to use their auto purchases to support the nation's economy: 90 percent said they want to keep jobs in America. Eighty-seven percent said it's important or very important to buy American-made cars to "support American companies." And 76 percent said they buy American because of "patriotism." But in a world of global supply chains, buying an "American" car can be a complicated business. Increasingly, foreign carmakers such as BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota build some of their vehicles here. Domestic carmakers, meanwhile, assemble popular models in other countries and import them to the U.S. A federal law passed in 1992, the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA), was supposed to help shoppers know more about where their cars' parts were made and where the vehicles were assembled. The labeling that the law requires has its virtues, but some provisions make it more confusing than helpful. Hard To Know if You're "Buying American"What is an American car? That's a hard question to answer. "American-ness" is often in the eye of the car shopper - and the carmaker. Toyota touts its 2013 Toyota Avalon[4] as a very American car. It was designed, engineered and manufactured in the United States and 80 percent of its content is domestic, according to the carmaker. Many car buyers, however, reject the idea that a company based in Tokyo makes "American" cars. Ford Motor Co. was perceived as being the "most American" company in the Harris survey. But several of its cars, including the Focus and Fusion, have less than 50 percent domestic content. The 2013 Ford Fiesta[5], for example, was built in Mexico, with 20 percent of its parts coming from the U.S. and Canada. Its engine is from Brazil. Because it's a Ford product, the Fiesta might fit some definitions of an American car, but it wouldn't make the grade for people who demand U.S. parts and manufacture. The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro[6] is a product of Detroit-based General Motors and sports an image that is as red, white and blue as it can be. But it's built in Canada. Its transmission comes from either Japan or Mexico. And then there's Jeep, another dyed-in-the-wool American brand. It's built in the U.S. with more than 70 percent domestic parts. A car buyer recently told Edmunds he'd specifically ordered a 2013 Jeep Wrangler[7] not only because it fit his needs, but because it is "sold by a U.S. manufacturer." Then he added, "Although it's actually a European company, isn't it?" Technically, you could say so. Jeep is a brand of U.S.-based Chrysler Group, which now is 60 percent owned by Italy's Fiat SpA. (The United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits Trust owns the rest.) Would Italian corporate ownership prompt a star-spangled off-roader to cross a Jeep off her list? Looking at the LabelFinding a car that's born and bred in the United States was supposed to be made easier by the AALA, which requires carmakers to provide parts sourcing and manufacturing information to car buyers. On its Web site, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publishes the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA) lists[8] for model years dating back to 2007. They're organized by percentage of domestic content and alphabetically by manufacturer. But the AALA list is puzzling right off the bat. Under its provisions, for example, the term "American" covers both U.S. and Canadian content. That's a concession Detroit-based carmakers won when the law was being drafted, says Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management and an associate professor at American University's Kogod School of Business. "You had a lot of movement between the U.S. and Canadian borders, and automakers argued hard that segregating this out, with parts and subassemblies moving around" would be an administrative nightmare, DuBois says. "So the law allows U.S./Canadian labeling." To comply with AALA, the window sticker of a new car must have a section that shows: The percentage of U.S./Canadian parts content for the car line. The names of any countries other than the U.S. and Canada that individually contribute 15 percent or more of the equipment content, and the percentage of content for each such country, to a maximum of two countries. The final assembly point by city, state (where appropriate) and country. The country of origin of the engine. The country of origin of the transmission. A statement that explains that parts content does not include final assembly (except the engine and transmission), distribution or other non-parts costs.As the examples of the Toyota Avalon, Ford Fiesta and Jeep above show, consumers still have to decide if those factors add up to meet their definition of an American car. For a quick look at the "Most American" cars (as defined by the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content), see these lists for convertibles[9], coupes[10], hatchbacks[11], sedans[12], SUVs and crossovers[13], trucks[14], vans and minivans[15] and wagons[16]. Problems With the American Automobile Labeling ActDuBois, who in addition to his academic credentials was once a Volkswagen mechanic, is critical of the AALA. He has developed the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[17], meant to be a more comprehensive way for consumers to judge a car's American pedigree. While DuBois incorporates information from the AALA into the Kogod index, he says that the law has some significant flaws that reduce its usefulness for American-car shoppers. For example, the law lets carmakers overstate the "American-ness" of their vehicles. "If you have 70 percent U.S. and Canadian content, you can round that up to 100 percent," for reporting purposes under the law, he says. Carmakers also can use the "halo effect" of some cars in a vehicle's line to bolster a claim of U.S. content in others, DuBois says. He offers the 2013 Honda Accord[18] as an example. It's shown in the 2013 AALA list as having 65 percent U.S./Canadian content and 25 percent Japanese content. The final assembly countries are listed as the U.S. and Japan. The engines come from either the U.S. or Japan, and the transmission comes from either Japan or the U.S. Within the Accord line are both four-cylinder and six-cylinder models. The six-cylinder Accords are assembled in Japan, with a Japanese engine and a Japanese transmission, DuBois says. But because such a car is part of the overall Accord car line, a made-in-Japan Accord would still have a window sticker showing that it has 65 percent domestic content. "You have to have a certain amount of skepticism," DuBois says. "Is this car really 65 percent American if it's assembled in Japan, with an engine and a transmission from Japan?" The only way to know for sure where the car was assembled is to check the first letter or digit on the vehicle identification number (VIN)[19]. Cars assembled in the U.S. start with a 1, 4 or 5. Cars assembled in Japan have VINs beginning with a J. Canadian-assembled cars begin with a 2. Cars assembled in England begin with an S. German-assembled cars begin with a W. Korea is a K and Mexico is a 3. Some carmakers do separate out variants within a car line in their AALA reports. Toyota separately lists its 2013 Avalon Hybrid[20], for example, which is not as all-American as its much-publicized gasoline-engine cousin. The conventional Avalon is U.S.-built with 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. The Avalon Hybrid, also built in the U.S., has just 50 percent U.S./Canadian content. A Different Way To Keep ScoreThe AALA's list is a pure parts-and-assembly report. It doesn't look at broader economic impacts related to the car, DuBois says. He believes that should be a factor in determining how American a car is. The AALA doesn't consider where a car's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments or where the profits go. For a more detailed look at such questions, read "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[21] The Kogod Made in America Auto Index accounts for many such factors, including where the carmaker is headquartered; where the car is assembled; where research and development are done; the location of assembly; and the location of production for the engine, transmission, body, interior, chassis and electrical components. The result is a somewhat different ranking of what cars are the most American. For example, compare the 2013 Ford Expedition[22] and the 2013 GMC Acadia[23] (and its GM twins, the 2013 Buick Enclave[24] and the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse[25]). The Expedition has 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. Its final assembly is in the U.S. Its engine comes from Canada and its transmission is from the U.S. The Acadia, Enclave and Traverse have 77 percent U.S./Canadian content. They are built in the U.S., with U.S. engines and transmissions. Because of its 80 percent U.S. content, the Ford Expedition ranks above the Acadia, Enclave and Traverse on the AALA list. But in the Kogod index, the GM trio takes top billing. Each has a score of 88.5, making them the most American vehicles on the index's 253-car list. The Acadia and its kin beat the Expedition because of their U.S.-supplied engines, which contribute 14 points to their scores. Because its engine is from Canada, the Expedition gets zero points in that category. Here's another example: With its 65 percent U.S./Canadian content, the 2013 Acura ZDX[26] hatchback ranks high on the AALA list, and thus came in 2nd on Edmunds.com's list of the five most "American" hatchbacks[27]. The car is built in Canada with a U.S.-produced engine and a Japanese transmission. On the Kogod index, however, the ZDX has a score of just 47.5. It loses points for being built by a foreign-based company, for being assembled outside the U.S., for R&D that occurred overseas and for its Japanese transmission. It wins points for its U.S. engine and percentage of U.S./Canadian parts. For those who haven't done research before they go shopping for an American car, the easiest thing to do is zero in on a vehicle from a U.S.-based carmaker, and then find where it was assembled by reading the "parts content information" that should be shown on or near the window sticker. A look at the first number or letter of the VIN will resolve any lingering origin questions, such as those raised by the example of the Honda Accord. Will American Always Matter?Even as carmaking becomes more globalized, DuBois said he doubts that the desire to buy American will ever completely go away for some car shoppers. "There's always going to be an element of ethnocentrism," in global trade, he says. The French believe they make the best wine. Germans brag about beer (and their cars, too). Americans like to root for automobiles that are born in the U.S.A., particularly after the domestic carmakers' return from near-death during the Recession. For many people, having an American car (under whatever definition they choose) demonstrates their belief in not only the superiority of the vehicles, but of the country itself. "We use country of origin as an indicator of quality," DuBois says. "It's part of how global rivalries play out." 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The Kogod index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Cadillac CTS Wagon[9] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S. and FranceKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 82.5 2013 Toyota Venza[10] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 65Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: Japan and U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 66.5 2. 2013 Ford Flex[11] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 60Final Assembly Country: CanadaEngine Source: U.S. Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 63 3. 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid[12] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 40Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: MexicoTransmission Source: JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 49 2013 Subaru Outback[13] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 40 Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: JapanTransmission Source: JapanKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 40 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: convertibles[14], coupes[15], hatchbacks[16], sedans[17], SUVs and crossovers[18], trucks[19] and vans and minivans[20]. 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For more details, consult the full AALA list[6]. For a quick confirmation of where a truck was finally assembled, look at the first digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN)[7]. If it's a 1, 4 or 5, the truck was assembled in the U.S. Also included for each truck is its score from the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[8], which looks not only at parts and assembly information but also at such factors as where a model's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments and where the profits from the vehicle go. The Kogod index is scored on a 100-point scale. 1. 2013 Ford F-150[9] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 75Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: U.S. Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 87.5 2013 Toyota Tundra[10] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 75Final Assembly Country: U.S. Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S. Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 78.5 2. 2013 Honda Ridgeline[11] Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 70Final Assembly Country: U.S.Engine Source: U.S.Transmission Source: U.S.Kogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 76 3. 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT[12] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche[13] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Chevrolet Silverado[14] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 GMC Sierra[15] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and MexicoKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 2013 Ram[16] (tie) Percent U.S./Canadian Content: 67Final Assembly Country: U.S. and MexicoEngine Source: U.S. and MexicoTransmission Source: U.S. and GermanyKogod Made in America Auto Index Score: 83.5 Also, be sure to check out the other lists for the vehicles with the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content: convertibles[17], coupes[18], hatchbacks[19], sedans[20], SUVs and crossovers[21], vans and minivans[22] and wagons[23]. Finally, "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[24] explains the impact of foreign carmakers' U.S. production activities on the U.S. economy. 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(function loop(){ setTimeout(function(){ if (FB.getAuthResponse()) { _uponLogin(); } else { // recurse loop(); } }, 500); })(); }, 'low'); 2013 Toyota Tundra According to federal rankings, Toyota's Tundra is almost as "American" as Ford's F-150 pickup. Both have 75 percent domestic content and both are assembled in the U.S and use U.S.-built transmissions. | June 19, 2013 | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Shoppers who want to buy American cars have a relatively easy job, provided that their definition of an American car is one that's assembled in the U.S.A., of mainly domestic parts. They can consult a new car's window sticker for a quick rundown on the percentage of domestic content and the country and state in which the car was were assembled, posted to comply with the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA). The first letter or digit of the car's vehicle identification number (VIN)[4] confirms where the car was built. Cars assembled in the U.S. start with a 1, 4 or 5, for example. But some car shoppers want to know more than just where a car was assembled, particularly if that "American" car comes from a foreign carmaker, such as BMW, Honda or Toyota. They want to know if purchasing a foreign car that's made in America will support the U.S. economy. Where does the money from that American car wind up? Does it stay in the U.S., or does it go back to the carmaker's home country? How the Money FlowsFollowing the money isn't easy. All carmakers are global companies and they employ people in multiple nations. They build cars in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. And they pay taxes (when they pay taxes) wherever they do business. For example: When Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. orders Tacoma pickups for U.S. distribution, it gets them from Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California, a Mexican assembly plant southeast of San Diego. Toyota's Mexican company keeps the money it receives from Toyota's U.S. company, and the U.S. company gets its revenue by selling the trucks to franchised Toyota dealers, who then make their money from the trucks by selling them to consumers throughout the country. That same chain of transactions holds true for most automakers selling vehicles in the U.S. made at their plants in Mexico, Canada and other countries. The corporate financial reports, however, tend to wrap it all up in one big bundle. The Kogod Made in America Auto Index[5] tries to tease out more detail about a car's money trail. Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management and an associate professor at American University's Kogod School of Business, developed the index, which incorporates financial information into a car's "American-ness" rating. It assigns scores for such factors as where a company is headquartered (under the heading of "profit margin"), where most of the research and development are done, where assembly occurs, and where the engine and transmission are produced. For example, the index gives an American-made car no credit in the profit margin category if the carmaker is based overseas. With Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, DuBois argues, the majority of the company's shareholders are in the U.S., "and the profits go to the central coffers and are paid out" to mostly U.S. shareholders. With a foreign carmaker such as Hyundai, Porsche or Toyota, the profits primarily go back to shareholders in their home countries, he says. If a carmaker assembles its vehicles in the U.S., however, the index grants it full marks in the "labor" category, as well as in the category of "inventory, capital and other expenses." Those scores reflect the wages the carmaker paid to American workers, the money it reinvested in U.S. manufacturing facilities and taxes it paid here, DuBois says. So that's DuBois' formula. If you're looking for more detail, here's a deeper dive into where the money goes when a car buyer takes home an American-made car produced by a foreign carmaker. Where They Pay TaxesIt's possible to say unequivocally that Toyota Motor Corp., for instance, earns money and pays taxes in Japan and in multiple foreign countries. It also is clear that through its multiple U.S.-based sales, marketing, manufacturing and research and testing subsidiaries, Toyota generates lots of cash flow in this country. It also has a U.S. tax obligation. But foreign and domestic corporations spend a lot of time and effort - not to mention money - trying to minimize their taxes. Like any corporation, a foreign company with operations in the U.S. is able to offset taxes here with investments and many of the same deductions that domestic corporations use. Overseas-based carmakers with U.S. operations pay federal, state and local payroll taxes as well. It's a safe bet to say that even a company as large as Toyota doesn't have as hefty a U.S. tax bill as does a Ford or GM. But it's likely that the foreign carmakers' U.S. tax bills (at least before all the possible deductions) are roughly in proportion to their market share. Both Toyota and Honda also say that much of the revenue generated by their U.S. operations stays with their U.S.-based subsidiaries and is pumped back into operations, capital improvements and employment growth. One reason is that there are tremendous tax savings to be had doing it that way, versus sending the money back to Japan and then having to pull funding from Japan to finance U.S. operations. What Happens to the Profits?Only the corporate and government accountants know for sure precisely how much of the profit that a foreign carmaker realizes stays in the U.S. and how much goes back to corporate headquarters and the global investors who own company shares. But many of the major overseas automakers (BMW, Daimler, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen) sell a form of stock investment in the U.S. that allows investors to share in corporate profits. American Depositary Receipts, commonly called ADRs, represent a direct investment in the automaker. Just like common stock, ADR prices rise and fall on the exchanges along with the fortunes of the companies that issue them. They pay regular dividends, so buying, holding and selling ADRs is a way to participate in an overseas automaker's profits, including those earned in the U.S. and in other markets as well. While anyone can buy ADRs, it is likely that American investors purchase many of them. One source with a major foreign-based car company, who asked not to be identified because he wasn't officially speaking for his company, says he believes American investors own a "significant portion" of the automaker's ADRs. The Role of PayrollForeign-based car companies that build cars and parts in the U.S. are paying American employees to do that work, says Edmunds.com Senior Economist Lacey Plache. Those employees use their wages to buy houses and groceries and invest in their retirement. That is money that feeds the U.S. economy. Carmakers that aren't based in the U.S. don't have as many workers here as do Chrysler, Ford and GM, the three domestic companies. But they do have quite a few, as recent statistics from the top two Japanese companies show: American Honda Motor Co. had a U.S. payroll in 2012 of $2 billion for 28,000 U.S.-based employees. Additionally, there are 147,000 people in the U.S. employed by dealerships that sell Honda cars, motorcycles, generators, lawnmowers and other equipment, Honda says. Using the average 2011 annual U.S. individual wage of $43,000 (figuring no one got a raise in 2012), that would be an additional $6.3 billion in wages for which Honda is indirectly responsible. Toyota, which had 31,000 direct employees in the U.S. last year, reported a total payroll of just under $2.1 billion. The company's 1,500 Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealerships had 129,300 employees, good for a $5.6 billion annual payroll at the 2011 average wages.By comparison, General Motors counted 80,000 U.S. employees and about 4,400 dealerships at the end of 2012. Ford Motor Co. had 80,000 U.S. employees and about 3,300 dealerships, and Chrysler Group had 71,100 U.S. workers and 2,328 dealerships (including 201 Fiat showrooms). Foreign Carmakers Buy AmericanForeign automobile makers with U.S. manufacturing operations also buy a lot of their parts and components here, to say nothing of their supplies and office and manufacturing equipment. It makes sense to do so, they say, because shipping costs, taxes and duties often make it more expensive to ship parts and supplies from the home country than to source them here, where the plants and office facilities are located. Take Toyota and Honda as the examples again: The two companies reported last year that they collectively spent $47 billion in the U.S. on parts, equipment and supplies. Toyota had the larger share at $25 billion, with Honda reporting $22 billion in purchases. While some of the suppliers are U.S. arms of overseas companies and sent some of that $47 billion home as profit, most of the money remained in circulation in the form of things like wages, raw materials purchases by the suppliers, domestic transportation costs and even the U.S. taxes those suppliers paid, the companies said. Those suppliers include advertising firms and market researchers. Making Capital InvestmentsThe factories and other physical facilities that foreign carmakers build in the U.S. also represent money that mostly stays and is circulated domestically, covering the cost of land, infrastructure improvements and materials, as well as wages paid to construction workers and engineering and architectural firms. Overall, Toyota says that it has directly invested more than $18 billion in capital projects in the U.S., including 10 factories and a number of warehouses, research, design and engineering facilities and offices. Honda says its total capital investment in the U.S. through 2012 hit $14.1 billion, with the bulk of it spent on the company's nine U.S. manufacturing plants. BMW has just one U.S. plant, in South Carolina. But it's a big one, with the capacity to build almost 350,000 vehicles a year, many of which are shipped from the U.S. to other countries. It has invested about $6 billion in that facility, the carmaker reported. By contrast, Chrysler Group, the smallest of the domestic car companies, had 18 assembly, power plant and tooling factories in the U.S. at the end of 2012. Ford had 19 and, post-bankruptcy, GM counted 35. Finding Your Bottom LineThe U.S. holdings and employment of the three domestic carmakers easily outstrip those of overseas car companies. But for a shopper making a purchase decision, it is hard to ignore the fact that there is a positive impact on the U.S economy when purchasing from companies such as Toyota and Honda, or smaller players such as BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Volkswagen. It's up to you to decide how the financials pencil out in your "American" car purchase. For more on this topic, read "How to Buy an American Car."[6] Also, consult our "Most American" Car lists for 2013 convertibles[7], coupes[8], hatchbacks[9], sedans[10], crossovers/SUVs[11], trucks[12], vans and minivans[13] and wagons[14]. In each one, you'll find the cars with the highest percentage of domestic content, as defined by the AALA. References^ John O'Dell (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ OFF (www.edmunds.com)^ vehicle identification number (VIN) (www.edmunds.com)^ Kogod Made in America Auto Index (kogodnow.com)^ "How to Buy an American Car." 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(function loop(){ setTimeout(function(){ if (FB.getAuthResponse()) { _uponLogin(); } else { // recurse loop(); } }, 500); })(); }, 'low'); 2013 Toyota Avalon The 2013 Toyota Avalon was designed, engineered and manufactured in the United States and 80 percent of its content is domestic, according to the carmaker. | June 19, 2013 | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. People have lots of different requirements for their cars. They want them to be sporty, sexy or fuel-efficient. And many people want their cars to be one more thing: American. Seventy percent of more than 2,000 people responding to a recent survey by Harris Interactive said it's important or very important to "buy American" when it comes to their automobiles. To be considered an American car: 75 percent said it has to be manufactured within the U.S. 52 percent said it has to be made by a U.S. company. 47 percent said it needs to be made from parts produced in the U.S. 25 percent said it must be designed by an American.Three other statements in the survey get at the desire of U.S. car buyers to use their auto purchases to support the nation's economy: 90 percent said they want to keep jobs in America. Eighty-seven percent said it's important or very important to buy American-made cars to "support American companies." And 76 percent said they buy American because of "patriotism." But in a world of global supply chains, buying an "American" car can be a complicated business. Increasingly, foreign carmakers such as BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota build some of their vehicles here. Domestic carmakers, meanwhile, assemble popular models in other countries and import them to the U.S. A federal law passed in 1992, the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA), was supposed to help shoppers know more about where their cars' parts were made and where the vehicles were assembled. The labeling that the law requires has its virtues, but some provisions make it more confusing than helpful. Hard To Know if You're "Buying American"What is an American car? That's a hard question to answer. "American-ness" is often in the eye of the car shopper - and the carmaker. Toyota touts its 2013 Toyota Avalon[4] as a very American car. It was designed, engineered and manufactured in the United States and 80 percent of its content is domestic, according to the carmaker. Many car buyers, however, reject the idea that a company based in Tokyo makes "American" cars. Ford Motor Co. was perceived as being the "most American" company in the Harris survey. But several of its cars, including the Focus and Fusion, have less than 50 percent domestic content. The 2013 Ford Fiesta[5], for example, was built in Mexico, with 20 percent of its parts coming from the U.S. and Canada. Its engine is from Brazil. Because it's a Ford product, the Fiesta might fit some definitions of an American car, but it wouldn't make the grade for people who demand U.S. parts and manufacture. The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro[6] is a product of Detroit-based General Motors and sports an image that is as red, white and blue as it can be. But it's built in Canada. Its transmission comes from either Japan or Mexico. And then there's Jeep, another dyed-in-the-wool American brand. It's built in the U.S. with more than 70 percent domestic parts. A car buyer recently told Edmunds he'd specifically ordered a 2013 Jeep Wrangler[7] not only because it fit his needs, but because it is "sold by a U.S. manufacturer." Then he added, "Although it's actually a European company, isn't it?" Technically, you could say so. Jeep is a brand of U.S.-based Chrysler Group, which now is 60 percent owned by Italy's Fiat SpA. (The United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits Trust owns the rest.) Would Italian corporate ownership prompt a star-spangled off-roader to cross a Jeep off her list? Looking at the LabelFinding a car that's born and bred in the United States was supposed to be made easier by the AALA, which requires carmakers to provide parts sourcing and manufacturing information to car buyers. On its Web site, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publishes the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA) lists[8] for model years dating back to 2007. They're organized by percentage of domestic content and alphabetically by manufacturer. But the AALA list is puzzling right off the bat. Under its provisions, for example, the term "American" covers both U.S. and Canadian content. That's a concession Detroit-based carmakers won when the law was being drafted, says Frank DuBois, an expert in global supply chain management and an associate professor at American University's Kogod School of Business. "You had a lot of movement between the U.S. and Canadian borders, and automakers argued hard that segregating this out, with parts and subassemblies moving around" would be an administrative nightmare, DuBois says. "So the law allows U.S./Canadian labeling." To comply with AALA, the window sticker of a new car must have a section that shows: The percentage of U.S./Canadian parts content for the car line. The names of any countries other than the U.S. and Canada that individually contribute 15 percent or more of the equipment content, and the percentage of content for each such country, to a maximum of two countries. The final assembly point by city, state (where appropriate) and country. The country of origin of the engine. The country of origin of the transmission. A statement that explains that parts content does not include final assembly (except the engine and transmission), distribution or other non-parts costs.As the examples of the Toyota Avalon, Ford Fiesta and Jeep above show, consumers still have to decide if those factors add up to meet their definition of an American car. For a quick look at the "Most American" cars (as defined by the highest percentage of U.S./Canadian content), see these lists for convertibles[9], coupes[10], hatchbacks[11], sedans[12], SUVs and crossovers[13], trucks[14], vans and minivans[15] and wagons[16]. Problems With the American Automobile Labeling ActDuBois, who in addition to his academic credentials was once a Volkswagen mechanic, is critical of the AALA. He has developed the Kogod Made in America Auto Index[17], meant to be a more comprehensive way for consumers to judge a car's American pedigree. While DuBois incorporates information from the AALA into the Kogod index, he says that the law has some significant flaws that reduce its usefulness for American-car shoppers. For example, the law lets carmakers overstate the "American-ness" of their vehicles. "If you have 70 percent U.S. and Canadian content, you can round that up to 100 percent," for reporting purposes under the law, he says. Carmakers also can use the "halo effect" of some cars in a vehicle's line to bolster a claim of U.S. content in others, DuBois says. He offers the 2013 Honda Accord[18] as an example. It's shown in the 2013 AALA list as having 65 percent U.S./Canadian content and 25 percent Japanese content. The final assembly countries are listed as the U.S. and Japan. The engines come from either the U.S. or Japan, and the transmission comes from either Japan or the U.S. Within the Accord line are both four-cylinder and six-cylinder models. The six-cylinder Accords are assembled in Japan, with a Japanese engine and a Japanese transmission, DuBois says. But because such a car is part of the overall Accord car line, a made-in-Japan Accord would still have a window sticker showing that it has 65 percent domestic content. "You have to have a certain amount of skepticism," DuBois says. "Is this car really 65 percent American if it's assembled in Japan, with an engine and a transmission from Japan?" The only way to know for sure where the car was assembled is to check the first letter or digit on the vehicle identification number (VIN)[19]. Cars assembled in the U.S. start with a 1, 4 or 5. Cars assembled in Japan have VINs beginning with a J. Canadian-assembled cars begin with a 2. Cars assembled in England begin with an S. German-assembled cars begin with a W. Korea is a K and Mexico is a 3. Some carmakers do separate out variants within a car line in their AALA reports. Toyota separately lists its 2013 Avalon Hybrid[20], for example, which is not as all-American as its much-publicized gasoline-engine cousin. The conventional Avalon is U.S.-built with 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. The Avalon Hybrid, also built in the U.S., has just 50 percent U.S./Canadian content. A Different Way To Keep ScoreThe AALA's list is a pure parts-and-assembly report. It doesn't look at broader economic impacts related to the car, DuBois says. He believes that should be a factor in determining how American a car is. The AALA doesn't consider where a car's research and development took place, where a carmaker made capital investments or where the profits go. For a more detailed look at such questions, read "Foreign Cars Made in America: Where Does the Money Go?"[21] The Kogod Made in America Auto Index accounts for many such factors, including where the carmaker is headquartered; where the car is assembled; where research and development are done; the location of assembly; and the location of production for the engine, transmission, body, interior, chassis and electrical components. The result is a somewhat different ranking of what cars are the most American. For example, compare the 2013 Ford Expedition[22] and the 2013 GMC Acadia[23] (and its GM twins, the 2013 Buick Enclave[24] and the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse[25]). The Expedition has 80 percent U.S./Canadian content. Its final assembly is in the U.S. Its engine comes from Canada and its transmission is from the U.S. The Acadia, Enclave and Traverse have 77 percent U.S./Canadian content. They are built in the U.S., with U.S. engines and transmissions. Because of its 80 percent U.S. content, the Ford Expedition ranks above the Acadia, Enclave and Traverse on the AALA list. But in the Kogod index, the GM trio takes top billing. Each has a score of 88.5, making them the most American vehicles on the index's 253-car list. The Acadia and its kin beat the Expedition because of their U.S.-supplied engines, which contribute 14 points to their scores. Because its engine is from Canada, the Expedition gets zero points in that category. Here's another example: With its 65 percent U.S./Canadian content, the 2013 Acura ZDX[26] hatchback ranks high on the AALA list, and thus came in 2nd on Edmunds.com's list of the five most "American" hatchbacks[27]. The car is built in Canada with a U.S.-produced engine and a Japanese transmission. On the Kogod index, however, the ZDX has a score of just 47.5. It loses points for being built by a foreign-based company, for being assembled outside the U.S., for R&D that occurred overseas and for its Japanese transmission. It wins points for its U.S. engine and percentage of U.S./Canadian parts. For those who haven't done research before they go shopping for an American car, the easiest thing to do is zero in on a vehicle from a U.S.-based carmaker, and then find where it was assembled by reading the "parts content information" that should be shown on or near the window sticker. A look at the first number or letter of the VIN will resolve any lingering origin questions, such as those raised by the example of the Honda Accord. Will American Always Matter?Even as carmaking becomes more globalized, DuBois said he doubts that the desire to buy American will ever completely go away for some car shoppers. "There's always going to be an element of ethnocentrism," in global trade, he says. The French believe they make the best wine. Germans brag about beer (and their cars, too). Americans like to root for automobiles that are born in the U.S.A., particularly after the domestic carmakers' return from near-death during the Recession. For many people, having an American car (under whatever definition they choose) demonstrates their belief in not only the superiority of the vehicles, but of the country itself. "We use country of origin as an indicator of quality," DuBois says. "It's part of how global rivalries play out." 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