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Subaru. Assembled in Indiana.

Told ya it was a whole new world with no borders, didn't I?



It gets better - Toyota purchased 8.7 percent of the shares General Motors held in Japanese automaker Fuji Heavy Industries, (Subaru's parent company) and -- Toyota now builds Camrys inside the West Lafayette, IN Subaru plant. In other words, Subaru is building Camrys for Toyota. It's a win / win for both companies. The Camry is also the number one selling auto in the United States.

My point - I wouldn't get too excited over Thai assembly. It's just another day in world economics. I can't say for certain, but if the UK is anything like the US, we've over regulated, over taxed, and in general, puppy whined business to foreign shores.

For instance, I'm paying unemployment on a guy who disobeyed a written order composed by a labor law attorney, and took an extra 3 weeks vacation without permission, basically because his labor lawyer outsmarted my labor lawyer. I'll end up paying this guy $12,000 to stay home, plus wasted legal fees. Ours is a very small company. To pay someone $12,000 to stay home hurts. Bad. Gotta love it here.

I may not like it, but I don't blame any US manufacturer who sends jobs overseas. Between the states and the feds imposing so many fees, taxes, & non nonsensical regulations & burdens upon US business, to do business in the states has become a lot more difficult than it's worth. I don't think there's too much that's different in the UK.

If you're not in business here, what I'm saying may not ring true, so I'll give you an example of what US businesses deal with --
Our employees were subject to US DOT required drug & alcohol pre-employment testing. It was decided in Congress that pre-employment alcohol testing violated the employee's rights. Why? Because the employee has the right to go to the job interview drunk. I don't make this stuff up folks, I just have to follow rules like this to the letter.

Want another? Why not. Fuel pumps that dispense ultra low sulfur diesel need a little decal to state that the fuel is ULSD. The fine per pump for not having this little decal on the pump? $32,500.00 per pump, per day.

Is it any wonder that foreign shores look so inviting to a board of directors?