How/where 1st Gen's built...

[1stgen4evr]

Well it takes skin to get skin and at my age I have pretty thin skin and didn't want to enter the frey. I am much relieved that the tone has corrected and better reflects the nature of our first gen crowd. So I will comment. But not about first gen quality.



In my working lifetime which began in about 1947, there has been little respect for those (of us) who by choice or chance will work on an automobile which is lumped with 'menial tasks for others'. It has gotten much worse in recent years. If we are to have automobiles (and quite a lot of other things as well), we will either buy them from our world neighbors or we will do without as there seems to be few (here) who want the jobs.



And fewer who want automotive repair jobs. So I think we have started to accept the negative 'grease monkey' image as ourselves. Did you realize that there were times past when mechanicaly adept people were knighted for their effort.



The issue is extraordinarily complex but it goes (in my mind) to two fundamental points. Lazy people and useless politicians who are making the laws that not only create the posibility but rather the necessity for business to take it offshore.



At the moment, we seem to have the credit to continue to buy from our neighbors. I am not so sure how long our credit will hold up.



I am sure the thread has provoked some thought from all who have contributed.



Thanks

James

 

[keimmmo]

I am an American who has lived in central Mexico for 19 years. I have personal friends who work in the Saltillo plant. All major components are shipped to Saltillo and the entire vehicle is assembled there. The motor IS installed in the truck in Mexico!



Both of my trucks were built in Mexico and both have been within sight of the plant where they were "born". Probably not very common.



Steve Keim