If you want to finance a car with the most domestic content first check the window sticker

It sometimes matters
Especially here in Michigan, we find even credit-challenged customers often want to finance a domestic car with their approved auto loans.
We understand why they want to and we also understand their credit issues because at Auto Credit Express we’ve spent the last twenty years not only in bad credit auto sales but, in addition’ helping car buyers with low credit scores find a dealer in their own area that understands their situations, as well. It’s also why our website contains information on tip income and car ownership costs as well as today’s topic, where to find information on the domestic content of new cars.
Financing domestic
Some years back, it was easier to pick out a domestic car as practically all the manufacturing operations for the “Big 3″ were either in the U.S or Canada.
That began to change when Asian manufacturers started capturing a growing share of the American market and, with their success, began assembly operations in North America. To trim costs and become more competitive, the domestic brands then began moving some of their parts and vehicle operations to Mexico and even Asia.
New cars
Because of this, the American Automobile Labeling Act of 1994 was enacted to inform new car buyers where new vehicles were assembled and where their parts came from.
Accordingly, each new passenger vehicle must display a label with the following information:
• The percentage U.S./Canadian equipment (parts) content
• The names of any countries other than the U.S. and Canada which individually contribute 15 percent or more of the equipment content, and the percentage content for each such country (a maximum of two countries)
• The final assembly point by city and state (where appropriate), and country
• The country of origin of the engine
• The country of origin of the transmission
• A statement that explains that the parts content does not include final assembly (except the engine and transmission), distribution, or other non-parts costs.
Note: the percentage of U.S./Canada equipment content, as well as content percentages for other countries, are calculated on a “carline” basis rather than for each individual vehicle and may be rounded to the nearest 5 percent. The term “carline” refers to the name of a group of vehicles which has a degree of commonality in construction, e.g., body and chassis (the Ford Focus and Fusion are separate “carlines”).
Estimates are made prior to the beginning of a model year and are based on the manufacturer’s best production estimates for the number of base versus high-line models as well as transmission and other option mixes.
As we see it
For new car buyers who want to support the domestic auto industry or know their vehicle’s content source before they buy, the NHTSA also publishes an annual vehicle list available on their web site at: www.nhtsa.gov.
Here at Auto Credit Express our mission is to guide people with less than perfect credit to a dealer that understands a broad range of credit issues and can offer them their best chance for approved auto loans.
So if you’re one of these people and you’re ready to reestablish your car credit, you can begin now by filling out our online car loans application.

