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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
GM is at 40% products outsourced to China. You probably don't see that but sure do on my end every time we order parts. Made in China. Word Is GMS goal is to get that 40% up to 90%.
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I'd doubt that 40% of parts are from China. Average is probably about 50% from outside the US...a lot of these come from Mexico and a lot of higher end components are still Europe.
There also may be differences in OEM parts vs replacement, even if it's through GM.
Aftermarket is increasingly moving to Asia. First it was to Mexico (thanks NAFTA) and now China. They're usually made to a more general spec and are cheaper to produce as a result.
With how global the automotive industry is, GM may be sourcing components from China...but then the Chinese companies will source from Delphi, Visteon etc... here in the states.
The point being, the % of foreign parts in your GM probably doesn't reflect on the health of the domestic auto supply chain.
-spence