1. I never said the Tacoma was built elsewhere, I was referring to Chevrolet being an American company, thus profits and money staying here.
2. According to le Google, both engines are found in the same number of models. I never said the Colorado engine was used in MORE models, I said it is used in VARIOUS models, thus leading to better parts availability and affordability. The affordability part being mainly due to being domestic. http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/lgx/
3. The engine in the Tacoma has not been around for decades, it was released in 2015. It had its own problems when it first came out, although they probably worked them out by now. https://www.motorreviewer.com/engine.php?engine_id=129
I don't know if you misread/misinterpreted what I said, but you completely changed what I said.
1. Where do profits go?
Shareholders.
Globally traded company profits don’t stay where they’re headquartered. They get distributed to shareholders and are invested in businesses across the globe.
If not for China, the Buick brand wouldn’t exist. They’re designed and built in China and Korea, even the ones sold here. Do Buick profits “stay in America”? Methinks not.
What’s better for America:
A Tacoma designed, engineered and built in Texas?
Or a Buick designed, engineered and built in China?
2 & 3: The Tacoma’s GR V6 came out in 2002. It might be new to the Tacoma, but it’s been used across the Toyota and Lexus lineups globally for a long, long time.
Camry V6 production alone would dwarf GM Colorado numbers. Heck, the Tacoma outsells the Colorado 2:1, and outsells all other competitors including Colorado combined.
That’s way more numbers outright, and more models, and more various models, so the advantages you mention for Colorado apply even more to the Toyota motor.
That being said, this is my garage LOL
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