Re: Mercedes still may profit from Chrysler

Jan 04, 2008 0 Replies


> And also based on the window sheet for a 300, you will note


> > that the car is listed at only 74% domestic parts content.
> > That is actually 1% short of what the US gov't considers
> > as the threshold for a vehicle to be called "domestically
> > manufactured".
>
> Even though the content is only 74% American, that doesn't
> necessarily mean that the balance is German. I know that a
> lot of American car parts are made in Canada.

You're slightly confused. The 74% domestic content means US - Canada


- Mexico. The 26% foreign content is stuff that is made from outside North America, so there is PLENTY of stuff that can come from Germany.

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