If you were shopping for a new sports coupe around the $35k range, would you personally pay an extra $3,000 if the only difference was that one was built in America instead of Mexico?
Posted by LineStreet3992@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 48 comments
If you were shopping for a new sports coupe around the $35k range, would you personally pay an extra $3,000 if the only difference was that one was built in America instead of Mexico?
Assume everything else is the same:
- performance
- reliability
- materials
- warranty
- features
The only difference is:
built in USA = +$3,000
Would that matter enough to you, or would you just buy whichever one is cheaper?
Equana@reddit
Bot, bot, bot doing a marketing survey...
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
No, not a bot genuine question
Objective-Board9329@reddit
Why?
rac1283@reddit
Is this a theoretical question, or are you actually trying to figure out some real life scenario here?
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Kind of real life, yeah. I’m mostly just trying to see if people would actually pay extra if the same car was made in the US.
Objective-Board9329@reddit
Why?
Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit
Kind of?
Educational-Tone2074@reddit
A car assembled in Mexico is rarely an exclusively Mexican product. A truck built in Monterrey might carry a transmission from Michigan, suspension parts from Ohio, steel from Canadian mills, and wiring harnesses from American suppliers. Decades of integrated production planning have made the three countries deeply complementary, so a "Made in Mexico" vehicle is, in reality, a trinational product.
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Exactly it just be assembled in Mexico but the same just being assembled in America would add 3k to the car would you buy it? Would you buy the American made one over the other one
Tasty_Cod_7354@reddit
In what world is this even a real question. Manufacturers don't change pricing based on where a vehicle was manufactured.
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Right, that’s more what I meant. I’m talking about a brand-new car project, so if all the manufacturing and final assembly happened in the USA from the start, wouldn’t that realistically add cost and make the car more expensive?
Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit
So this is a customer survey, in which case you're an idiot for asking here.
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Not really a customer survey, more just checking whether people think US-first manufacturing would actually justify a higher MSRP on a new car project.
GilgameDistance@reddit
No, not without a measurable and documented quality increase; and even then your warranty had better demonstrate your confidence in the quality; since there will be no history to back it up.
We still think Deming was wrong in US auto manufacturing, based on recent results.
overindulgent@reddit
Yes
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Why?
overindulgent@reddit
All things being equal I would support “local” American economies over foreign. $3k is a completely reasonable fee to do that.
allisayisbeautiful@reddit
Depends. Does the parts also come from their respected countries?
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
In this theoretical scenario the parts would be sourced globally. It would just be assembled in Mexico.
allisayisbeautiful@reddit
Id still buy the us made one. Mexicans dont know how to make cars.
ExcellentWinner7542@reddit
Yes, of course.
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Why?
ExcellentWinner7542@reddit
Because you would contribute toward employment of your fellow countrymen.
Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit
Cheers to that!
Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit
Hard YES!
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Why?
Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit
More than likely it's built better, and I'm a patriot I'll always buy American when it's and option.
SpeedyHAM79@reddit
Nope. I might pay more for one built in the US vs. Germany based on a few quality studies I've read.
Tasty_Cod_7354@reddit
You think US made is better than german made?
Lol?
SpeedyHAM79@reddit
Based on several internal build quality studies conducted by BMW and Mercedes- yes.
Tasty_Cod_7354@reddit
You think there were studies from bmw and Mercedes that said US built cars were better and they released this info to the public?
German companies released into saying German companies produce lower quality cars than US.
Ok. I'm sure.
gambit57@reddit
Made in America is not a positive thing to me. At least in terms of something manufactured.
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Why?
gambit57@reddit
Cars made in America aren’t known for higher quality. The opposite actually, although the car company matters a lot more than where the factory is located due to globalization. But if you’re talking Mexico vs US vs Canada, I wouldn’t consider one made in either company better than the other two. If there’s an actual cost difference, F that.
80s-quicksand@reddit
Is think you were racist
LineStreet3992@reddit (OP)
Why?
LoHungTheSilent@reddit
The factual and statistical truth is the vast majority of us are buying the cheaper car.
AbruptMango@reddit
The parts supply will be identical, the ZIP code of the final assembly is largely irrelevant.
Crowlady77@reddit
No
rddit_bytes@reddit
I was reading a thread in the Honda/Acura forum and buyers were complaining about the quality of work coming out of an Ohio factory. So quite frankly being made in the US is a nice thing but if the quality isn’t there then what’s the point.
myredditlogintoo@reddit
No. For example, BMW has a state of the art factory in Mexico. I would just look at the data for the car I'm interested in.
A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot@reddit
No? OP says that the country of manufacture is the only difference. So what are you going on about?
myredditlogintoo@reddit
K
A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot@reddit
If that was the only difference? Yeah, I'm 100% going to save $3,000 and buy the Mexican-built one.
Expensive_Candle5644@reddit
Nope.
GilgameDistance@reddit
Depends. It’s not a sports car by any means but I currently have a South Africa X3, previous one was South Carolina. The SA is every bit as good as the SC.
My truck was built in MX. every bit as good as my dad’s Warren, MI truck.
Fast_Introduction_34@reddit
Hm, south africa abbreviation gives a similar vibe to cyberpunk abbreviations
AgeFew3109@reddit
I’m not sure being made in the us is better