Re: [DML] British or American?

[id <ionicdesign@xxxx>]

>From what i understand where ever the Mother company is located determines what kind of
car it is unless it was built for only one type of market. Example some Toyota's are
made in U.S.A. but the Mother company is in Japan so the cars are Japanese because they
are marketed and made in the U.S and the DeLorean was manufactured in Ireland but the
Mother company was in the U.S. so it is a U.S. car assembled in Ireland since the car
was not solely designed for the European market.

It doesnt matter who gave the cash to build the car it matters where the Mother company
is.

The Fiesta is a British car because it was built for and only for the British market not
like the U.S. version of the Fiesta (that turned in to the Aspire) that was solely
designed for the U.S. market.

The Jaguar and Aston Martin, Land Rover (including The Range Rover), Lotus are still
European cars not American unless they are only built for the American market.

So to make a long story short if the cars were built for a European market they are
European cars and if they are built for an American market they are American cars even
though the Mother company is in the U.S.A. or other regions of the world.

Mark
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jpaulkelman wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> This is my first posting but I've followed the list for years.
>
> I was at a car show last weekend in my home city Aberdeen, Scotland
> and there were a few American cars namely a Corvette, Trans Am's,
> AMC Pacer and a few others. There was an empty space amongst these
> which was supposed to be filled by a Knight Rider replica car & I
> thought it would have been nice to see a Delorean in there.
>
> Then I thought, is a DeLorean British or American? The company was
> funded by the British tax payer & built here but the DeLorean Motor
> Company was American wasn't it?
>
> This is quite confusing. If I bought a Ford Fiesta. Is it British
> It's considered British because it's designed & build here
> but Ford
> is American.
>
> What about Jaguar and Aston Martin, Land Rover (including The Range
> Rover), Lotus?. The list goes on, all originally British & still
> made
> here but are these all American cars now?
>
> What about Amoco, it's owned by BP now. Are you buying British
> fuel
> every time you fill up there?
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> Also, the only DeLorean I've seen on the road was a couple of
> years
> ago near Banchory. Is the owner on this list?
>
> Regards,
> Paul Kelman
> http://www.angelfire.com/ak/timetosurf/diablo.html
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