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Originally Posted by Xanthos
You can't just ignore part of your own cited source.
the definition of domestic could be a) of ones own country or state, b) relating to ones own country or state, or c) originating within ones own country and state.
Personally, since the money to produce the car comes from America, and the money from sales goes to America, I think that pretty well falls into option B at the very least, if not option A as well, and option C could be debated depending on how you want to use the word "originating."
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North America isn't a country nor state, it's simply a continent. It could not fall into option A, however it is arguable that it could fall into option B/C. You could say that the design and idea originated in America, thus concluding it is a domestic product. However, manufacturing or assembling of the vehicle is the usual topic at hand here. Consequently, the assembly of the vehicle is done in Oshawa, which concludes that the Camaro is Canadian in that sense. Of course, the bulk of the money comes from and goes back to America, where you can define it as a domestic product.
The point is that to say its a domestic product because it is made in "North America" is wrong. It can only be a domestic product where the majority of money comes from and goes to its home country, and not the continent.