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OoRah.
Mark
Ottawa
"the American company didn’t feel any of Chery’s current production was up to Chrysler’s standards"
Chrysler reliability combined with Chinese auto safety standards. No thanks.
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Maurice Strong had the North American rights to sell these things? Dunno. But he had apparently tied himself up with some Chinese automaker.
Posted at 2007-12-19 00:10:01 [PermaLink]Wouldn't it make more sense to manufacture them in some low labor cost country with high unemployment, like, perhaps, Mexico?
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Bruce: It's not only Honda. The Ford Fusion is also built in Mexico (as is it's twin, the Mercury Milan).
J.D. Power Initial Quality (2007):
"Mid-size car: Mercury Milan (not sold in Canada), Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and Mitsubishi Galant (tie).
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"Mercury Milan ... Ford Fusion"
Clearly a defect in the J.D. Powers survey. They probably use butterfly ballots.