Thanks Bill! You nailed it. The whole basis for moving production to the United States is to prevent the tariffs and taxes being imposed by our government.
The reason that Honda and other Japanese manufacturers use only Japanese parts is to help out their own economy and the companies they work with.
There are several plants that build parts for the big three, (brake/fuel lines come to mind) and the same companies are also suppliers to Japanese plants. There is pricing differences based on the American vs. Japanese, meaning that Gm/Ford etc, pay more for parts than the Japanese companies.
Oh well.....Quoting a bumper sticker, "Buy American, the job you save might be your own."
Darrem
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