How do you like your German car?
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While I can't say I've seen the origin of parts, we - the members of MASCDCS - were told in no uncertain terms, by the Marketing Director of Jaguar Sports Cars [read = F-Type], that U.S. F-Types are 100% British made (which doesn't necessarily mean all the parts are British-made does it?).
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While I can't say I've seen the origin of parts, we - the members of MASCDCS - were told in no uncertain terms, by the Marketing Director of Jaguar Sports Cars [read = F-Type], that U.S. F-Types are 100% British made (which doesn't necessarily mean all the parts are Brirish-made does it?).
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National identity of makes has become increasingly muddled and meaningless. My wife's 2015 MB C-300 was built in Alabama and has 40% US content, vs. only 35% German. Their Alabama cars are exported to more than 50 countries.
I've spent my career in the aviation business, and Airbus has touted the fact that their aircraft have more US content than any other nationality, and more US content than Boeing on various types. They've also opened a manufacturing plant in Alabama to build Airbus airliners.
To me, the "national identity" of a car, airplane, or any other machine has more to do with the home country of the designers and engineers who conceived it.
I've spent my career in the aviation business, and Airbus has touted the fact that their aircraft have more US content than any other nationality, and more US content than Boeing on various types. They've also opened a manufacturing plant in Alabama to build Airbus airliners.
To me, the "national identity" of a car, airplane, or any other machine has more to do with the home country of the designers and engineers who conceived it.
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With Audi they use a 2.0 I4, 3.0 V6 and a 4.0 V8 so in their case what you say is correct. BMW has the same commonality between its 2.0 4 cylinder and. 3.0 6 cylinder.