Engines made in Mexico
11-20-2012, 08:25 PM
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i dont know when it started but i just looked at the window sticker for my '12 coupe and it says; country of origin; motor USA, transmission USA.
11-20-2012, 08:55 PM
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11-20-2012, 09:04 PM
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Sticker is wrong as mine says US but was actually built in Canada.
Mexicans do assemble Hemis and the CTS V's motor which probably means the Camaro ZL1s also.
Mexicans do assemble Hemis and the CTS V's motor which probably means the Camaro ZL1s also.
11-20-2012, 10:32 PM
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Team Owner
For early model years of the C6, this is where some of the parts were made. Don't know which of these have changed.
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Australia and Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans –Mexico (only the manuals)
Automatics are made in the USA
Per Shopdog – 1/1/08
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
Z11409 6/25/06
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Australia and Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans –Mexico (only the manuals)
Automatics are made in the USA
Per Shopdog – 1/1/08
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
Z11409 6/25/06
Last edited by Vette_DD; 11-21-2012 at 12:00 AM.
11-20-2012, 11:50 PM
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Melting Slicks
For early model years, this is where some of the parts were made. Don't know which of these have changed.
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Australia and Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans –Mexico (only the manuals)
Automatics are made in the USA
Per Shopdog – 1/1/08
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
Z11409 6/25/06
Sway bars and shocks--Germany
engine-Canada
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Australia and Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans –Mexico (only the manuals)
Automatics are made in the USA
Per Shopdog – 1/1/08
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea
Z11409 6/25/06
Global Economy for sure and a shock then.
.....I don't even want to start looking on my Z..
11-21-2012, 12:01 AM
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Team Owner
I was talking about early model years of the C6, so I did edit my original post. I had a C4, but had no idea where any of its parts were made. 
11-21-2012, 12:13 AM
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11-21-2012, 01:26 AM
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racist? not really. patriotism more likely. frowning upon outsourced work was the idea. but i guess you wouldnt know what that means. i had a volkswagen that was made in mexico and it was one of the more quality cars i ever owned.
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11-21-2012, 08:14 AM
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Safety Car
As has been covered repeatedly, the country of origin is not the same thing as the assembly plant. The origin of each component is determined by, basically, the value of the parts. All LS3 engines are assembled either at Wixom in Michigan or St. catherines in Ontario depending on whether they are wet or dry sump. The tremac transmissions are assembled in Mexico. The country on the window sticker is not where they were assembled. If the parts are sourced from suppliers in, let's say five countries, and Mexico's parts exceed the value of any of the other four, then Mexico will be shown as the country of origin.
We should all remember that GM sells more cars outside the US than it does inside the US and it has plants all over the world. Something like 45 plants in 15 or so countries outside the US. Individual parts could theoretically come from anywhere. But the engine assemblies are in the US and Canada.
We should all remember that GM sells more cars outside the US than it does inside the US and it has plants all over the world. Something like 45 plants in 15 or so countries outside the US. Individual parts could theoretically come from anywhere. But the engine assemblies are in the US and Canada.
11-21-2012, 08:50 AM
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Most " Amarecan " car makers cast their engine blocks in Mexico . The whole EPA , liability , labor costs are less of an issue . So it can be a U.S. engine with outsourced parts .
11-21-2012, 09:14 AM
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Team Owner
The engines are not made in Mexico. They are made in St. Catherine's Ontario Canada for the wet sump version and Wixom Michigan for the dry sump version. No Corvette engines are made in Mexico. Don't confuse the NAFTA verbiage of "Country of Origin" for the manufacturing location. To work within the trade and Tariff guidelines set forth by NAFTA, the Country of Origin is purely financially driven. The largest dollar contributor in content (component part) gets the nod as the country of origin. It has nothing to do with where it was assembled.
