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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
Also, all you guys bashing on the imports, keep in mind how many plants are in the U.S. There's a Nissan plant a rock throw from my house that employs a TON of folks who make the Xterra, Altima, and P/U I believe. They're hurting just as bad as the big three at this point and layoffs, voluntary retirements, and buyouts abound there as well.
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I agree, Nissan isn't doing well but you reminded me of something that tends to get overlooked by most who say that 'its built here, so what does it matter if I buy domestic or not?'. How much does Nissan, or Toyota, or any other foreign automaker spend on R&D over here? There are a lot of university engineering departments that are propped up by the big three. And for every worker employed at an 'import' plant in the south, there are 2 from Michigan that have lost their job.