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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 506897" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>not trying to start WWIII here, but Union labor has zero to do with your problems. Ford didn't build the drive shaft! It was their design and probably built in Asia, or by NTN in Colubus In. Ford builds about 30% of the parts in anything they sell unless it's a one ton or heavier truck. The guy making the parts just makes them to the spec engineering gives him. So you can expect that 60% of a Ford is non union manufactured, and the 10% that is union manufactured but not made by Ford is from Dana and maybe one other source. The largest North American content I've seen on a Ford truck is about 55%, and many fall in under 50%.</p><p> </p><p>A G.M. truck will come at 62% or higher with a U.S. & Canadian content. My half ton came in at 93%, and was built in Indiana. A Toyota half ton will be close to 60%, and even it has it's problems. </p><p> </p><p>By the way the last time I looked in Ward's the number one car for initial quality in the world was a Buick Lucerne comming in at slightly over half the the price of the number two car. An $80K Lexus. The difference between the two is very slight (one defect in 10,000 units). The bottom ten in warranty costs per unit are from BMW, Mercedes, and a couple Korean and Jap cars. BMW holds five of the slots if you count the Range Rover. Mercedes has one or two, and Honda and Toyota each have one. Interestingly all the bottom ten are non union built!</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 506897, member: 25383"] not trying to start WWIII here, but Union labor has zero to do with your problems. Ford didn't build the drive shaft! It was their design and probably built in Asia, or by NTN in Colubus In. Ford builds about 30% of the parts in anything they sell unless it's a one ton or heavier truck. The guy making the parts just makes them to the spec engineering gives him. So you can expect that 60% of a Ford is non union manufactured, and the 10% that is union manufactured but not made by Ford is from Dana and maybe one other source. The largest North American content I've seen on a Ford truck is about 55%, and many fall in under 50%. A G.M. truck will come at 62% or higher with a U.S. & Canadian content. My half ton came in at 93%, and was built in Indiana. A Toyota half ton will be close to 60%, and even it has it's problems. By the way the last time I looked in Ward's the number one car for initial quality in the world was a Buick Lucerne comming in at slightly over half the the price of the number two car. An $80K Lexus. The difference between the two is very slight (one defect in 10,000 units). The bottom ten in warranty costs per unit are from BMW, Mercedes, and a couple Korean and Jap cars. BMW holds five of the slots if you count the Range Rover. Mercedes has one or two, and Honda and Toyota each have one. Interestingly all the bottom ten are non union built! gary [/QUOTE]
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