I think Ford is the only one that makes a full size truck in america, and its only the diesel, they have the super duty headquarters in Kentucky. Not sure about Chevy though, i think they are mexico too.

I know dodge and chevy are just "Assembled" there though, and the ford was just "assembled" in usa, the parts came from ALL across the world..

 

I think Toyota Tundra are assembled in San Antonio, Texas.

 

I'm pretty sure they've been assembling Rams in Mexico for as long as the Dodge Ram has existed... I couldn't confirm on Google, but I did find a guy mentioning his 92 being assembled in Mexico. My dads 96 3500 was assembled in Mexico. My 10 was too.

 

my '98 3500 qc drw was made in st louis, my '03,'04 and '10... mexico

St. Louis Dodge Ram Plant to Idle Indefinitely Starting July 10 - Auto News - Truck Trend
heres an old artical stating that the 1500/2500 are made there, so i would guess that only gassers and all diesels are made in mexico now. my 98 was a diesel and made in the us.

 

My 02 and both my 06's were assembled in Mexico

 

and people wonder why there are no jobs here and everything has gone to chit. I wonder why

 

Chrysler has been pretty proud of the 'Imported from Detroit" ads so how about some "Imported from Mexico" NAFTA ads? I wonder if it would have the same sales impact?

 

Thank You!! This is the type of bs I'm talking about.

 

Consider yourself lucky actually. The truck plant down in Satillo has been among the top in quality for a while now. Compare their trucks versus one's coming out of Dodge truck in Detroit and you'll see why they get the higher ratings. All of their processes are identical only variable is the workers.

 

I believe it because if 1 of those guys screw up there is 10,000 more waiting in line behind him to take his job....same as if you visit the resorts down there the customer service is amazing because they are scared of a losing a job

 

vin starts in...... 1- usa 2- canada 3- mexico letter ie j- japan k- korea.... quick look when vehicle shopping can tell ya. my 05 chevy 2500 was usa built.dunno where they r now. but i think all rams since late 90's are mexico built
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Is that right? My vin starts in 1 on my 07.5


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all of my Mexican assembled trucks have been higher quality than the ones I've had that were assembled by drunk/stoned American union workers

 

Whats wrong with people like you?

 

He is correct. First letter/number denotes the country it was made in.

 

First Number in the vin "4" and "5" are also USA... Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra are built in the US (both have a "5")

 

your right .. just didnt go that far ...got lazy lol

 

I've had less issues with my '08 than I had with my '69, '85, '93, or '94 Dodges.
I believe the 6.7 Ford engine is assembled in Mexico. I hope Chrysler stays away from the problematic Bosch fuel pump that Ford and GM have both been stuck with. Good luck to us all.

 

I am pretty sure our whole Injection system is Bosch Gmbh. Hard to beat a kraut on diesel technology.

 

It was built in America/North America which is good enough for me!!! WHAHHH

 

You would have known that when ordering it, or did you just buy one off the lot?

 

I did not get the pleasure of ordering my truck.....got it off a lot.. but I did get the pleasure of saving about 10g on an 08 with 34k miles on it that had never had a trailer hooked up to it!!! So there for I would have not gotten that info... of made in Mexico. I would say Dodge is false advertising. Thank God it has a Cummins in it!!

 

Nissan Titans are built in Canton Mississippi... go figure

 

Dodge Rams are built in Saltilo Mexico and Warren Michigan. Until recently they were also built in St Louis Mo. GM pickups are built in Fort Wayne Ind and Flint Mich. Up until 2009 they were also built in Oshawa Ont.

 

I believe the 1500 Reg cab trucks are built south of the border also.

 

Dodge isn't misleading anyone, as has been mentioned already the build location is printed right on the vehicle placard on the driver's B-pillar. It's not Dodge's fault you didn't check this first...and even if you did, so what? Would that have stopped you from buying the truck? What would you have bought instead? What if it were built in Canada?

I buy American whenever possible, even if it means paying a little more, but these days things are done on a global scale and it's really a "global" economy. If you limited yourself to products that were manufactured 100% in America and all revenue stayed here in America you wouldn't own much, unfortunately.

It's a noble fight, but one that cannot be won these days.

 

I see some of your point. But I would rather order a truck pick it up part by part and built it my self than pay Mexico or any other country for that matter. That will save dodge the time and money dealing with Mexico. VPs and high up personal at dodge can then get the pay raise they want. The same reason they moved production to Mexico Right?

 

The 6.7 diesel engine in my 2011 Ford F250 is made in Chiuhua Mexico.
I have to admit she runs pretty good with the mexi-motor. I would not loose any sleep about where your truck was assembled. I would bet most of the parts came from north of the border..

 

Yeah they saved a little $ by going to Mexico, but the price did not go down.

 

Right! Where is our kick back. FBS

 

My 98 dually was built at St Louis.

 

My Cummins' rocker arms were made in India... I was horrified when I adjusted the valves last weekend....

 

It's because of the unfreindly business inviroment curtisy of the EPA and labor unions that make it near impossible to get anything make in the US!

 

Mexico is part of "North America".

If Dodge built every thing in the States, The trucks would cost more. American workers demand & deserve more pay. However, American consumers have issue with paying more for something, when they can get it cheaper.

Most of the products made over seas are done by Americans.

EX:

Two American companies have been making widgets for over 80 years, right here in the states. The cost to make a widget has gone up over the years. Labor rates going up, suppliers parts going up, and so on. For one of these widget makers decided its time to up-production, and build a better product. You see, the current equipment they use is over 50 years old.
The owner finds its gona cost millions to up-date, and he'll need to bring in new people that have the knowledge to run new equipment.
Turns out, he can out-source to China and save. And not only save, but build a better widget. Cause over in China, the infrastructure is newer & the machinery is newer.
So, he closes his factory here in the states. Expands his warehouse, invests more in marketing, and hires a top notch engineer to design widgets.
The Widget is designed and tested here in the states, built in China, and sold worldwide.
He makes booko money, top notch products, and they sell for a lot less than his competitor. Cause His Competitor has to pay much higher labor rates, and is using ~50 to 70yr old machinery.
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Its now a global market, and America NEEDs to adjust and we need to take our rightful place on top. And the top is NOT manufacturing. The top is designing, Tech, communication, space, and so on. Let the peons of the world build our path, We NEED to be the designers of the path.

What do you want your kids doing? Building a truck, or designing something that the truck will use?

Truth is Americans want to make money doing their job. Truth is Americans don't want to spend money. So If Your shopping for something, say a widget and the store sells two different brands, one proudly made in the States, and one made in China, what one do you choose?
Sad truth of it is, even if the price is only a $1 different, most will buy the cheaper one (China). And these same people will wonder what happened to American jobs.

 

No we just have a higher standard of living and it cost more to live in the best country in the world. Soon those 5 cent an hour china men will be too expensive and they will look to the 3 cent an hour indian worker.

 

My vin starts with M. and if you look that up you will find it was made in mars.. by the aliens! truely one of a kindarty018:

 

This is strictly about greed. We have already proven, that we as Americans are already the most productive worker in the world. As stated above we have a higher standard of living than the rest of the world and it does cost more to do business here. I try to buy everything American if possible. Our country greatly needs a manufacturing sector. Not everyone is technical minded and as a society we need to prosper at all levels, so that everyone can carry their own weight.

 

I specifically went to Mexico, and purchased my Dodge. Oddly enough mine was built in the USA. :ckndance:

J/K