Where they build them
The badge on the front of a vehicle doesn't tell you much about
where it was built. Detroit companies always have had
manufacturing plants in Ontario -- the nearby Canadian province.
Now, increasingly, they have plants in Mexico, especially for
new models such as the Chrysler PT Cruiser and the Chevrolet
Avalanche, a pickup-SUV hybrid. While Japanese companies
still sell vehicles here that were built in Japan, they have also
opened plants in the U.S. (For instance, 80 percent of the
vehicles Honda sells in the U.S. were made here.)
Here is a rundown of the birthplaces (sometimes more than one)
of popular models from the top five companies in the U.S. in
order of sales -- the original Detroit Big Three (now including
Germany-based DaimlerChrysler) plus Toyota and Honda.
GENERAL MOTORS
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Chevrolet Prizm
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Fremont, Calif.
(in cooperation with Toyota)
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Buick Regal
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Ontario, Canada
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Pontiac Montana minivan
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Doraville, Ga.
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Chevrolet Suburban SUV
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Arlington, Texas and Janesville, Wis.
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Chevrolet Avalanche pickup/SUV
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Silao, Mexico
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FORD
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Focus
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Wayne, Mich. and Hermosillo, Mexico
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Taurus
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Hapeville, Ga. and Chicago, Ill.
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Windstar minivan
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Ontario, Canada
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Explorer SUV
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Hazelwood, Mo.
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F150 pickup
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Kansas City, Mo. and Cuautitla, Mexico
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DAIMLERCHRYSLER
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Dodge Neon
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Belvidere, Ill.
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Chrysler 300M
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Ontario, Canada
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Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV
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Detroit, Mich.
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Dodge Grand Caravan minivan
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St. Louis, Mo. and Ontario, Canada
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PT Cruiser
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Toluca, Mexico
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TOYOTA
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Corolla
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Fremont, Calif. (in cooperation with GM) and Ontario, Canada
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Camry
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Georgetown, Ky. and Japan
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Sienna minivan
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Georgetown, Ky.
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RAV4 SUV
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Toyota City, Japan
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Tundra pickup
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Princeton, Ind.
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H0NDA
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Civic
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East Liberty, Ohio
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Accord
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Marysville, Ohio
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Odyssey minivan
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Ontario, Canada
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CR-V SUV
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Sayama, Japan
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S2000 sports car
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Sayama, Japan
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