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China rarely imports such products--almost always the agreement is to produce products under license within China...and the contracts include handing over the design documents to China as well, which is why they're winning as well as why US corporate profits are up while manufacturing jobs are down.
That article is a couple of years old and the US Automakers footprint has gotten even deeper. GM doesn't import to China it manufactures and sells directly, as does Ford and all the Japanese companies. Buick is considered a brand of status in China (not sure exactly why) you can get all of their models in China, along with most other GM lines. They aren't Chinese made knock offs, all of the parts are launched simultaneously with their American counterparts. It's rather odd to note that a lot of the cars made in China contain parts made in the US. I know this because I work in the auto industry as a supplier and have to go to China
As for Detroit being more famous than Michigan i'm not going to belabor the point too much. It may well be more famous than Michigan itself, certainly there's not much else it's widely known for outside of the Great Lakes. Michigan is one of the few places on earth that can be Identified from space, or picked out on a globe. Most people that I have met can point to map and say "Michigan" or yes "Detroit" because of it's unique geographic features. Certainly more so than any of the other mentioned cities/states. But like I said i'll concede the point, I have nothing more than anecdotal experience to point to it. No more than anyone else can claim anything more than anecdotal experience to argue against it.
The shape of Michigan is unique and people may know that the "Mitten" is a state, but how many would know it's Michigan specifically? They may think it's Illinois or Ohio or something.
I know some foreigners who know of Colorado because it has a square shape. So who knows, right?
The shape of Michigan is unique and people may know that the "Mitten" is a state, but how many would know it's Michigan specifically? They may think it's Illinois or Ohio or something.
I know some foreigners who know of Colorado because it has a square shape. So who knows, right?
Colorado was my favorite state to do projects on in K-12 because unlike all other states (with the exception of Wyoming), I would never have to draw out the state's outline on paper and then cut it out to match its actual shape. With Colorado, I would just take a rectangular printer paper and immediately start glueing pictures and facts on it.
No tracing state border outlines, no cutting, no extra work necessary. Such a user-friendly state to do projects on in grade school, middle school, and high school.
The shape of Michigan is unique and people may know that the "Mitten" is a state, but how many would know it's Michigan specifically? They may think it's Illinois or Ohio or something.
I know some foreigners who know of Colorado because it has a square shape. So who knows, right?
Well then, I wonder how many of those people would be able to identify other states specifically. I mean...
Most people in the world don't know anything about assembly line history and don't drive Detroit cars.
Three of the five largest auto companies on earth are based in Detroit.
People may not know about "assembly line history", but they generally know that Detroit is associated with the automobile industry. There is no more important automobile center on the planet.
Three of the five largest auto companies on earth are based in Detroit.
People may not know about "assembly line history", but they generally know that Detroit is associated with the automobile industry. There is no more important automobile center on the planet.
Average guy on the other side of the planet doesn't care about Detroit iron.
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