If you drive a Nissan, you're not an American?

Originally Posted by Shamu

You crazy buy American guys are scary. Might I suggest you look less at global company's original country of origin and focus on well run companies investments in our country.

Nissan North America is based in the US and has made huge investments in our country, hired thousands of American workers, paid US corporate taxes, etc. In many ways Japanese management structure ( truly a US management philosophy that wasn't embraced by traditional US manufactures) has brought more empowerment to manufacturing floor employeees in the US.

Nissan US manufacturing employees even made vehicles for Ford for several years!

A few details on Nissan North America

Nissan: Manufacturing, Smyrna, Tenn.

New Nissan North America Headquarters

Nissan America Headquarters Opens In Franklin |

Even our 370z exterior was designed in California by a Canadian!

YouTube - Nissan 370Z Design Explained by the Designer Randy Rodriguez

Perhaps better crtiteria for poorly informed "Buy American" dorks need to be more concerned about is where their brand of car is actually made as there are plenty of Ford and GM cars with little or no US content. Even cars assembled in US have motors and transmissions from other countries and many parts from China.

My Chevy truck is made in Mexico. Does driving a big Chevy crew cab truck make me more American? ....I think not! I'd be more American if I drove a Nissan Truck made by US workers!

One more thought. Access to free markets to all citizens is what makes US the great country we are. In many ways the buy American crowd reminds me of old school Russian commies. They limited their citizens to Russian cars for years. Look where that got them!

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But... but... but... the profits... they go back... to JAPAN!

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But... but... but... the profits... they go back... to JAPAN!

Originally Posted by Shamu

Are you sure about that? Nissan North America is a US corporation. US Corporations must pay taxes on all profits recognized in the US. And its clear profits from Nissan sales in the US are being invested in US operations, they built that new headquarters, invested "profits" in expanded US manufacturing. They are also building a new battery plant in the US! The profits don't all go back to Japan just as profits from Ford and GM don't all come back to the US. If anything Ford and GM are investing less in the US and investing more in Former Soviet Union and China!

And let me ask did Nissan borrow yoUr tax money like GM to bail themselves out and then spend that same money on expanded operations in China and Korea?

Your argument fails!

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I figured you'd sense the sarcasm... I guess I was wrong.

Originally Posted by Shamu

No I'm pissed at Ford taking profits from your Mustang and building billion dollar Ford Focus manufacturing and distribution operation in Russia! Lol!

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well you can rest assured that I'm the last person you need to lecture on the global economy considering my living is devoted to exploiting it for profit.

Originally Posted by Shamu

No worries you're just easy target Mustang man! And you and I probably share much in common. I make my living setting up global operations for multinational companies. However I do crazy things like putting my current global call center in a New York college town rather than India.

Originally Posted by Shamu

Are you sure about that? Nissan North America is a US corporation. US Corporations must pay taxes on all profits recognized in the US. And its clear profits from Nissan sales in the US are being invested in US operations, they built that new headquarters, invested "profits" in expanded US manufacturing. They are also building a new battery plant in the US! The profits don't all go back to Japan just as profits from Ford and GM don't all come back to the US. If anything Ford and GM are investing less in the US and investing more in Former Soviet Union and China!

And let me ask did Nissan borrow yoUr tax money like GM to bail themselves out and then spend that same money on expanded operations in China and Korea?

Your argument fails!