^^^ ThisIts world market on pretty much everything today. cars, computers, guns,you name it.
If the manufacture can get parts made overseas cheaper they probably will.
Springfield Armory isn't on the list. My 1911 says "Geneseo Illinois" on the side of the frame above the serial number, so either the list is incomplete or they've changed since I bought mine. When the XDs came out I think they were being made in Croatia, though, so maybe that's why.
I mean the XDs were being made in Croatia, not the 1911.
I know the older ones were made here in America, but the newer ones are made in Brazil.
If you serial number stars with an "N", then it was made in Brazil. Also, on the bottom of the barrel end of the frame, it may say Brazil. I know the older ones were made here in America, but the newer ones are made in Brazil.
^^^ This
There's no such thing as "American made" anymore. What matters now is "American owned" company.
They buy part A from Brazil....part B from China....the steel to make part C comes from mexico....ship it all to Wisconsin to assemble them, then stamp "made in America" on it
Not necessarily; all of Springfield's 1911s with an "NM" prefix serial number are made here. Lately we've been seeing more and more of these (even on lower-end models like the Mil-Spec and Loaded), as Springfield is having some kind of a dispute with the Brazilian firm that was doing the work for them (Imbel?) and has moved more work back to Illinois.
Yep. I pretty much gave up on "American-made" several years ago when I bought a Mercury Tracer. Mercury = "american-made", right? Turns out it had a Japanese engine and transmission (Mazda, as I recall) and was assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico. My Dad thought that was pretty funny until I pointed out the "maple leaf" sticker on the door pillar of his Chevrolet pickup.
Have you noticed any quality differences between the US-made and foreign-made Springfields?
It's like night and day.
Or a Honda... (Greensburg)My wife's father is retired GM, and he wanted her to get a Chevy when she was in the market for a car. She settled on a Chevy Tracker, which her dad approved of. She bought it, and when I went to get the Chiltons, I found out that it is actually the one for the Suzuki Vitara. Same body, interior Suzuki engine. I told him that the only way I was going to get a car made in the US was to buy a Subaru.
He was not amused.
Yes, the Tracker was made at CAMI Automotive in Canada. CAMI is a joint Suzuki/GM venture. As you discovered, the Tracker and Vitara are the same.I found out that it is actually the one for the Suzuki Vitara.
^^^ This
There's no such thing as "American made" anymore. What matters now is "American owned" company.
They buy part A from Brazil....part B from China....the steel to make part C comes from mexico....ship it all to Wisconsin to assemble them, then stamp "made in America" on it