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Where do they make Hondas?
Twenty years ago, if someone asked:'Where do they make Hondas?', the answer
would be easy.
'Hondas are made in Japan.'
Nowadays, the question is not easy to answer.
Making cars is a multinational business.Cars are not only manufactured
in their original country, they are also produced in other countries.
Japanese car giants such as Toyota and Honda have factories in many
different countries, including the UK.
The South Korean manufactured Daewoo has a factory in Craiova,
Romania.
Every year, the factory manufactures cars worth more than $130 million.
'Daewoo Romania SA wants to launch new models on the Romanian market,' said
chief planning officer Valeriu Garlea.
'Some of our new cars will appear for the first time on Romanian roads.'
There are several British car manufactures, Ford, Rover, Vauxhall
etc and lot od car factories in the UK.
But most British care aren't made in Britain, they're only assembled there.
The parts are actually made in Germany or Belgium and then transported to
the UK.
Most car makers produce cars in many different countries. For
example, not only Renault produce car in France, they also produce them in
Slovenia. Japanese Suzukis and German Opels are made in Hungary and the new
Audi TT Coupe will only be produced in Hungary.
And this new international business is not only changing the way
cars are made, but also the way they look. The Skoda factory at Mlada
Boleslav in the Czech Republic used to make some of the last exciting cars
in the world. Now the company is part-owned by German car manufacturers
Volkswagen, produces look-alike VW Passats, and is the most profitable
company in the country.
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