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Wasn’t opel an “American” car last year? In the modern supply chain does the distinction even make sense?
by kasey_junk 9y ago
Wasn’t opel an “American” car last year? In the modern supply chain does the distinction even make sense?
- w_t_payne 9y agoIn the modern supply chain the distinction makes no sense whatsoever. I have former colleagues who are working on a project for Ford with a team spread out across the entire globe: From Michigan to Mexico; with developers in the UK; Germany; India and Japan. Where is this stuff made? Everywhere at once, and all at the same time.
- hiram112 9y agoI think they were bought and then sold by GM, similar to how Chrysler and Mercedes were once paired up. But Opels are still designed and made in Germany (or possibly Poland now). But this is all just financial games that the parent companies use - Opel never employed any actual Americans other than some financial folks, I'm guessing.