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Originally Posted by KingF350
From the John Ratzenberger show, Made In America, they stated Goodyear Tires are made in America. They visited the factory in Ohio.
Goodyear has systematically shut plants and moved jobs out of North America into countries like China, Slovenia, Poland and Columbia.
Goodyear has invested $150 million in overseas plants where workers are paid far less than workers here, as little as 50 cents an hour in some cases.
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Originally Posted by Ronin007
Yes I did read the whole thread, but you can't discount part content or where parts are made. Think about. By your reasoning we should all be purchasing tires made in the USA by foreign owned companies which is what most are. On the flip side of this, just because it is an American company does not mean the tires you are purchasing were made in America which has also been posted in this thread already.
But with automobiles, its pretty cut and dry. What really gets me is when someone buys a Toyota that was made in an American plant, they go around hooting and shouting about it like they really did something, not realizing that they still arent helping.
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I'm glad to see there are still tohse that still believe in America. Unfortunately I do own a Jap watch, but it was a gift. Too bad Zenith doesn't make TV's anymore either. It's getting damn near impossible like ya'll said to buy something truly American, but I would pay an extra 5% or whatever to get a product where the money is kept here. I also just can't really trust overseas quality control. Yeah, a foreign tire might last 40 or 50 thousand miles, but I still would pay more for a Cooper. BTW- God bless Sam Wall LOL.
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Originally Posted by BigGreen'77
Im not applying my reasoning to tires at all, because for me, it is difficult to tell what is actually made where, and who actually benefits from the purchase. Ive always tried to keep it simple by purchasing from Goodyear or BF Goodrich. Then, you know, if I could get concrete evidence otherwise, thats what I would do.
But with automobiles, its pretty cut and dry. What really gets me is when someone buys a Toyota that was made in an American plant, they go around hooting and shouting about it like they really did something, not realizing that they still arent helping.
But with automobiles, its pretty cut and dry. What really gets me is when someone buys a Toyota that was made in an American plant, they go around hooting and shouting about it like they really did something, not realizing that they still arent helping.
Even Goodyear and Cooper tires which are both American companies are producing so many of their tires outside of the USA that the only way you will know is if you actually look at where it was made which is stamped on the sidewall of the tire. So you can't assume that you are buying American just by buying an American owned company product.
I actually think it is easier to figure out with tires than a vehicle. For example, is a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge an American vehicle if the parts (engine, body, chassis) were manufactured outside of the USA and merely assembled in the USA?
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Originally Posted by Ronin007
For example, is a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge an American vehicle if the parts (engine, body, chassis) were manufactured outside of the USA and merely assembled in the USA?
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Originally Posted by Ronin007
I actually think it is easier to figure out with tires than a vehicle. For example, is a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge an American vehicle if the parts (engine, body, chassis) were manufactured outside of the USA and merely assembled in the USA?
But the fact is, the big three employ hundreds of thousands of Americans. Any one of them employ more Americans than the Japanese companies combined. So, you can be sure than when you buy from them, you are helping your neighboor keep a job.
I see what you mean about the tires. But to me, at the end of the day, its whatever helps my American brothers and sisters bring home a pycheck and put food on the table. Now with tires, I dont know enough facts to know which company that is, so I just go by what I hear most.
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