Where was your car built?

Where was your car built?

I remember one day overhearing some one bashing another guy over him not buying an American car. He was complaining that the fellow with the Nissan that he was taking jobs away from American workers. The argument ended when I pointed out that the Nissan was built right here in Tennessee and the fellow doing the complaining drove a Chevy built in Mexico.

These days it can be confusing as to what constitutes an American car. I know for sure my Jeep was built in the USA. The 1 in the fist digit of the VIN number confirms it as well as the door tag that says “Made in the USA.” Surprisingly, my Eagle Talon that is really a Mitsubishi is also “Made in the USA.”

If your VIN starts with a 1, 4 or 5 then your car was built in he USA. If it starts with a 2, then in Canada. A 3 means Mexico. A 6 would mean Australia. J is for Japan and K for Korea. Wikipedia has more details.

Here is an interesting video that points out the seeming contradictions about what we consider an American car and what we consider a foreign made car.