Boots97
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Bit of a stupid question, but this is the help section after all...
I have a 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Z71 with the Vortec 5700. It was built in Oshawa, ON, Canada for the US Market
Anyways, something I've always wondered, but has never been asked on this forum is why are there Canadian built pickups and Mexican built SUVs here in the US? I've been surfing car-part.com and noticed that most trucks up in Canada are Canadian built, but a couple are US built. Canadian pickups (non imports) seem to be quite common here in the US and I know that 2 door Tahoes were built in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Because we (in the US) have Fort Wayne, IN and Pontiac, MI that built pickups and Arlington, TX that built Tahoes/Yukons/Escalades/Suburbans and some pickups and Janesville, WI that also built Tahoes and Suburbans, what was the need to import pickups or SUVs here. Also why did US (non import) pickups end up in Canada?
Also, the main differences I've noticed with Canadian built non imported pickups vs Canadian built Canadian pickups is the MPH and KPH speedometer/odometer and the door jam sticker.
Here's my Canadian built non import sticker and speedometer/odometer:
Here's a Canadian built Canadian pickup sticker and speedometer/odometer:
Bit of a stupid question, but this is the help section after all...
I have a 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Z71 with the Vortec 5700. It was built in Oshawa, ON, Canada for the US Market
Anyways, something I've always wondered, but has never been asked on this forum is why are there Canadian built pickups and Mexican built SUVs here in the US? I've been surfing car-part.com and noticed that most trucks up in Canada are Canadian built, but a couple are US built. Canadian pickups (non imports) seem to be quite common here in the US and I know that 2 door Tahoes were built in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Because we (in the US) have Fort Wayne, IN and Pontiac, MI that built pickups and Arlington, TX that built Tahoes/Yukons/Escalades/Suburbans and some pickups and Janesville, WI that also built Tahoes and Suburbans, what was the need to import pickups or SUVs here. Also why did US (non import) pickups end up in Canada?
Also, the main differences I've noticed with Canadian built non imported pickups vs Canadian built Canadian pickups is the MPH and KPH speedometer/odometer and the door jam sticker.
Here's my Canadian built non import sticker and speedometer/odometer:
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Here's a Canadian built Canadian pickup sticker and speedometer/odometer:
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