| A few decades ago it was easy to spot an
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| | & Development centers in the United
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| import car. They were small, mostly 4-
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| | States (mostly in California). Many also
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| cylinder econo-boxes that were made in
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| | have
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| Japan or Germany. However, over the last
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| | design studios there as well. So can a
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| 2
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| | car still be labeled an import if it's
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| decades, more and more foreign
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| | designed
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| manufacturers have built plants here in
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| | and built and sold in The United States?
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| North
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| | The reality is that there are no longer
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| America. Honda built the first Japanese
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| | imports and domestics. Ford builds cars
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| manufacturing facility in Ohio in 1979.
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| | in Europe, Asia and North America. As
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| Today, Honda builds the Accord, Civic,
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| | does
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| Odyssey, and Acura MDX in plants in
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| | General Motors. What about Chrysler? Is
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| Canada
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| | it still a domestic? Daimler-Benz (a
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| and The United States. Toyota builds the
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| | German
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| Camry, Avalon, Corolla, Solara, Tacoma,
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| | company) owns it. Is Bentley an English
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| Tundra, Matrix, Sienna, and Lexus RX350
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| | car company? Volkswagen AG owns it and
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| in plants across Canada and the United
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| | most of the major components come from
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| States as well. Nissan builds virtually
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| | Audi. BMW owns Rolls Royce and the
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| all of their vehicles in The United
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| | quintessential English car, the MINI. I
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| States
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| | wonder if people in England think of
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| including the Maxima, Altima, Titan,
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| | those
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| Armada, Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra.
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| | cars as imports or domestics?Unions here
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| | in North America want consumers to "buy
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| Mitsubishi, Subaru, BMW, Hyundai and
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| | American". At the Detroit
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| Mercedes-Benz also build cars throughout
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| | auto show in January the UAW handed out
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| The United States. So do you still label
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| | bags at the Ford booth that said "Buy
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| a car an import if it's made in your own
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| | American" in big letters. Needless to
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| country? Are the Crown Victoria and
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| | say, it caused confusion, as I didn't
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| Chevrolet Impala imports because they're
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| | know if
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| made
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| | they meant buy the Toyota Camry that is
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| in Canada? What about the new Ford
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| | built in Kentucky or the Ford Fusion that
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| Fusion? Is that an import car? It's made
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| | is
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| in
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| | built in Mexico, or the Dodge Charger
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| Mexico.Okay, perhaps an import is a
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| | that is built in Canada and uses many
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| vehicle that is designed somewhere else
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| | components from the previous generation
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| regardless of
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| | Mercedes E-Class.Let's face it. Consumers
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| where it is built. Honda, Toyota,
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| | should pick a car based on what's best,
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| Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru and others have
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| | not on the location
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| Research
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| | of a company's mailbox.
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