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Goodbye Jobs. There Goes Jeep and HumVee Overseas

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Re: Goodbye Jobs. There Goes Jeep and HumVee Overseas

Unread postby eastbay » Sun 19 Oct 2008, 20:24:50

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', 'C')ompanies in China make Humvee copies. Different parts of the world have functioned as your dirt cheap mass production sources before, such as the Vogtland in Germany, which supplied many items you see in those Sears and Roebuck 1905 catalog reprints.

My favorite mass production car would be the VW Thing, which was produced exclusively in Mexico I think, so gracias muchachoes ina de maquiladoras. Copy of the WWII Wehrmacht staff car; gotta love those boxes with wheels and engine.



You got that right Mr Dude! I really liked that beautiful little utilitarian car. With a 1.0 liter engine and a 30 gallon gas tank it would be perfect.

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Re: Goodbye Jobs. There Goes Jeep and HumVee Overseas

Unread postby Keith_McClary » Mon 20 Oct 2008, 01:25:13

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('idiom', 'B')uilding them in the war zone... From a warranty and servicing standpoint that is a brilliant idea.


I've heard that Pakistan has its nuke facilities as far away from India as possible - up in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. I guess the HumVee plants would also be located there.
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