In China, some Cadillac models are currently more expensive than the equivalent offering from the competition as they have to be imported from the United States and are thus subject to higher taxes. That’s all about to change soon, with plans to have 95 percent of its lineup produced locally by 2018, Driving.ca reports.
If foreign automakers manufacture their vehicles in China, they are able to dodge China’s extremely high import tariffs. This is crucial to Cadillac’s plan to capitalize on rapidly expanding luxury vehicle demand in China, which also includes introducing nine new models in the region over the next five years.
Cadillac currently produces its XTS sedan and ATS-L in China, but is currently building a manufacturing facility in Shanghai tasked with building Cadillac models only. Future models from the automaker, such as its planned run of new crossovers and compact and small cars, will likely be built there.
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this is called globalization…..it is a good thing, BMW also builds a fair number amount of cars here in the states alog with a number of other companies….but that doesnt make them any less german, etc….
If the US goverment would stand up for the lopsided tariffs that our manufacturing base has to endure to sell our products over seas , we would be able to build here in the US and ship overseas . Our American companies would make more money , pay more taxes and possibly start to pay off our national debt . But we are so afraid to get the Chinese Govt. upset withe us because they hold much of the debt we have created over the last 40 years . A sad state of affairs !
We have Hyundai building it’s cars in Alabama, giving jobs to American people, and these idiots are going to China. So in essence, we have most of the big American companies, irrespective of what they are manufacturing, going to china. But when they screw up, they want the American taxpayers to bail them out. I really feel for the American public. All American people should boycott all these “Proudly American, but made in China” Products. Including the crappy I Phones. Do you people have the guts to do it? Show me if you do.