Doesn't it seem silly to have the entire guts of the machine made elsewhere, and the final assembly to take place in 'America' just to avoid tariffs? What's the point? ...
The point is to comply with the rules the Government set forth to define "American made". Also, it enable buyers (the Government in this case, i.e. paid for with taxes) to get products at a much lower cost than if they were made 100% in America.
The bottom line is that unless US (Europe, etc) workers are willing to work for the same wages as workers in low cost Asian countries, the labor costs makes assembling systems from the same materials more expensive in their countries. And as part of the deal a few people in the buying country do get jobs.
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Actually, his first duty is to the shareholders. Making customers happy is merely a means to that end.
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My point exactly - assembled, not made. Hondas are more American than Tesla.
Some Hondas are SUV, Pickups. But in general, Tesla makes a lot higher percentage in the US since their manufacturing from raw metal is in two general areas centered in Reno, NV and Fremont, CA. They have huge body panel stamps in Fremont, and the battery pack structures and other components are manufacturied and assembled at the GigaFactory in Reno.