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examples? Could you list 5 products with "made in the USA" label that are world wide famous and sold globally?

xradionut 13y ago
Does that include mass media, software or weapons systems?
wtvanhest 13y ago
Please take a look at this link. It is definitely "biased" but still accurate. The US is still a major manufacturing hub. Manufacturing makes up 11.9% of US GDP. http://www.nam.org/Statistics-And-Data/Facts-About-Manufacturing/Landing.aspx http://www.nam.org/Statistics-And-Data/Facts-About-Manufactu...
selectodude 13y ago
Boeing 777, Tesla Model S, Microsoft Windows, Intel Core i7, Caterpillar construction equipment. That's just 5 I could think of off the top of my head. Tried to mix it up with regards to industries too.
- randall 13y ago
  + New Mac Pro and some iMacs.
- busterarm 13y ago
  "Made in the USA" often means "Assembled in the USA". [1] http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-03-01/business/36793441_1_faa-airliners-parts-supplier http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-03-01/business/36793... [2]http://cagematch.dvorak.org/index.php?topic=3751.0 http://cagematch.dvorak.org/index.php?topic=3751.0 And last I knew, Intel did a lot of its chip work in Mexico, though the supply chain issues they had (counterfeits) may have changed that.
  - selectodude 13y ago
    That's just the same article on two different websites, stating that a handful of parts on the 777 are manufactured overseas, and the FAA/Boeing needs to do better at QC. And Intel's 22nm chips are made in Chandler, AZ.
    - busterarm 13y ago
      Sure, I'm just saying that you'll be hard pressed to find a product that doesn't have components manufactured overseas. Even/especially the ones that proudly claim to be "Made in the USA". It doesn't reflect the reality of the global market. Hell, I know a guy with a gun business who gets all of his parts manufactured overseas, but he's allowed to put "Made in the USA" on them and it's a huge selling point to his customers just because he assembles them in his warehouse himself.
- saryant 13y ago
  The Toyota Tundra is built in San Antonio, TX.
- swamp40 13y ago
  I heard a story recently about a Caterpillar vehicle being made in Mexico. Headquarters couldn't figure out why the BOM was costing so much, so they flew an engineer down there to figure out what the problem was. Turns out most of the locally sourced parts and raw materials were being purchased at a significant premium - from friends of some of the local managers.
  - walshemj 13y ago
    That's a common scam in large companys a while back I did the course in handling discipline cases in BT (a large telco) and the course tutor commented that corruption in letting relatively small contracts was the most common form of fruad/corruption. Ie. giving a contract for small civil engineering works to your mate for kickbacks. Of course in Mexico you run the risk of ending up dead if you dont go along with the scam.
angersock 13y ago
Pick an oilfield tool, and it was probably made from scratch in the US.

Does that include mass media, software or weapons systems?

Please take a look at this link. It is definitely "biased" but still accurate. The US is still a major manufacturing hub. Manufacturing makes up 11.9% of US GDP. http://www.nam.org/Statistics-And-Data/Facts-About-Manufacturing/Landing.aspx http://www.nam.org/Statistics-And-Data/Facts-About-Manufactu...

selectodude 13y ago

Boeing 777, Tesla Model S, Microsoft Windows, Intel Core i7, Caterpillar construction equipment. That's just 5 I could think of off the top of my head. Tried to mix it up with regards to industries too.

randall 13y ago
+ New Mac Pro and some iMacs.
busterarm 13y ago
"Made in the USA" often means "Assembled in the USA". [1] http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-03-01/business/36793441_1_faa-airliners-parts-supplier http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-03-01/business/36793... [2]http://cagematch.dvorak.org/index.php?topic=3751.0 http://cagematch.dvorak.org/index.php?topic=3751.0 And last I knew, Intel did a lot of its chip work in Mexico, though the supply chain issues they had (counterfeits) may have changed that.
- selectodude 13y ago
  That's just the same article on two different websites, stating that a handful of parts on the 777 are manufactured overseas, and the FAA/Boeing needs to do better at QC. And Intel's 22nm chips are made in Chandler, AZ.
  - busterarm 13y ago
    Sure, I'm just saying that you'll be hard pressed to find a product that doesn't have components manufactured overseas. Even/especially the ones that proudly claim to be "Made in the USA". It doesn't reflect the reality of the global market. Hell, I know a guy with a gun business who gets all of his parts manufactured overseas, but he's allowed to put "Made in the USA" on them and it's a huge selling point to his customers just because he assembles them in his warehouse himself.
saryant 13y ago
The Toyota Tundra is built in San Antonio, TX.
swamp40 13y ago
I heard a story recently about a Caterpillar vehicle being made in Mexico. Headquarters couldn't figure out why the BOM was costing so much, so they flew an engineer down there to figure out what the problem was. Turns out most of the locally sourced parts and raw materials were being purchased at a significant premium - from friends of some of the local managers.
- walshemj 13y ago
  That's a common scam in large companys a while back I did the course in handling discipline cases in BT (a large telco) and the course tutor commented that corruption in letting relatively small contracts was the most common form of fruad/corruption. Ie. giving a contract for small civil engineering works to your mate for kickbacks. Of course in Mexico you run the risk of ending up dead if you dont go along with the scam.

angersock 13y ago

Pick an oilfield tool, and it was probably made from scratch in the US.