U.S. made aftermarket parts?

[BouseBill]

Has anyone posted a list of American made aftermarket parts for the Maverick. Other than Ford parts, the two major suppliers seem to be from China, doing a search I don't see a list.

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[Glen Baker LLC]

Very simple example. I don't want a full economics class. I don't care about politics either.
Sadly it comes down to economics. Money coming out of your pocket.
American made parts =$$$$$
Foreign made parts including shipping from 10,000 miles away=$$
Very simply
Import taxes, can be raised to level the playing field. Absolutely.
But, who ends up paying more?$$$$$
The question becomes. If the item cost more, will YOU buy it ? Especially a impulse item.
Everybody says, they would, but in reality, history has shown that they will not.
Example
Identical products. Dash Trays.
A Dash tray being produced in Asia plus shipping all the way across the ocean to America $15 +$ales tax
Dash trays being produced in America $27
To level the market for US manufacturers, the government levies a $12 import tax on foreign made Dash trays.
Now, at $27 plus $ales tax. How many folks will be willing or can afford this purchase on a whim?
Who ends up with less money in their pocket ?
Good luck
Additional read.
Vietnam and other countries have been able to compete with India in the textile industry by leveraging low-cost labor, supportive policies, and a favorable business environment. It happens everywhere to everybody.
I remember when, towels, shirts, pants etc. were all made in India.
Workers in India wanted more money to raise their standard of living. Hence, they lost business.

 

[surfstar]

Well my truck was hecho en Mexico, so I don't mind mixing global parts for better prices.

Almost all the upgrades are made overseas - plastic bits for interior, lighting kits, most tonneau covers, etc.

I think there's no list bc it would be hard to produce and pretty short.

 

[BouseBill]

True, the truck is made in Mexico. I'd rather keep my money in North America and not send it to China.

 

[oysterville]

Very simple example. I don't want a full economics class. I don't care about politics either.
Sadly it comes down to economics. Money coming out of your pocket.
American made parts =$$$$$
Foreign made parts including shipping from 10,000 miles away=$$
Very simply
Import taxes, can be raised to level the playing field. Absolutely.
But, who ends up paying more?$$$$$
The question becomes. If the item cost more, will YOU buy it ? Especially a impulse item.
Everybody says, they would, but in reality, history has shown that they will not.
Think about it this way.
Identical products. Dash Trays.
A Dash tray being produced in Asia plus shipping all the way across the ocean to America $15
Dash trays being produced in America $27
To level the market for US manufacturers, the government levies a $12 import tax on foreign made Dash trays.
Now, at $27 plus $ales tax. How many folks will be willing or can afford this purchase on a whim?
Who ends up with less money in their pocket ?
Good luck
Additional read.
Vietnam and other countries have been able to compete with India in the textile industry by leveraging low-cost labor, supportive policies, and a favorable business environment. It happens everywhere to everybody.
I remember when, towels, shirts, pants etc. were all made in India.
Workers in India wanted more money to raise their standard of living. Hence, they lost business.

Please understand that for some folks, doing their part to keep jobs in America is important, even if that American made part costs more.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Please understand that for some folks, doing their part to keep jobs in America is important, even if that American made part costs more.

Oh I understand. And it is VERY commendable. It really is.
But folks have to be able to afford a us-made part and it has to be something they want to buy in the first place.
I have a simple request.
Can you find me an American made dash tray for my Maverick. I would be willing to pay $17.99 for it, but not close to double. I will do without, before that paying that much.
Now, what happens to that lost sale?

 

[oysterville]

Oh I understand. And it is VERY commendable. It really is.
But folks have to be able to afford a us-made part and it has to be something they want to buy in the first place.
I have a simple request.
Can you find me an American made dash tray for my Maverick. I would be willing to pay $17.99 for it, but not close to double. I will do without, before that paying that much.
Now, what happens to that lost sale?

And this is the decision the market gets to make. If there is enough of a demand for an item manufactured in a specific way and at a specific price, then a vendor able to make a reasonable profit will step in. That's how it has worked for hundreds of years, and most of those years didn't require the need for cheap and disposable Asian goods.

Each consumer makes decisions based on their own requirements. My requirements are different than yours, which in turn are different than someone else's. That's okay. If I do not find what I am looking for based upon my requirements then either I adjust my requirements to fit what the market provides, determine if I can make it myself, or I simply do without. None of these things are true needs, so I'm willing to wait until something new comes along.

Hopefully enough people will care enough about American made products that provide an American living wage that helps our brothers and sisters live securely and at peace. I care more about the well being of my neighbor than I do the owner of the vacation home in the gated community elsewhere.

 

[OleFordGuy]

Has anyone posted a list of American made aftermarket parts for the Maverick. Other than Ford parts, the two major suppliers seem to be from China, doing a search I don't see a list.

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https://www.diodedynamics.com/by-vehicle.html?find=2024-ford-maverick-550727&sid=IZBpbbUext

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

And this is the decision the market gets to make. If there is enough of a demand for an item manufactured in a specific way and at a specific price, then a vendor able to make a reasonable profit will step in. That's how it has worked for hundreds of years, and most of those years didn't require the need for cheap and disposable Asian goods.

Each consumer makes decisions based on their own requirements. My requirements are different than yours, which in turn are different than someone else's. That's okay. If I do not find what I am looking for based upon my requirements then either I adjust my requirements to fit what the market provides, determine if I can make it myself, or I simply do without. None of these things are true needs, so I'm willing to wait until something new comes along.

Hopefully enough people will care enough about American made products that provide an American living wage that helps our brothers and sisters live securely and at peace. I care more about the well being of my neighbor than I do the owner of the vacation home in the gated community elsewhere.

I mostly agree with you.
I just don't care to live in a society where my purchases, are solely based upon NEED. I also have wants that make my life more enjoyable, pleasurable and comfortable.
Did I NEED a new Maverick. NO, I wanted one.
To me a society based just on need, is pretty grim.
For seven years. I was an investor/worker of a built from the ground up Internet based vinyl decal company. Yep started in the one of the owners garages.
Does anyone need vinyl decals on their truck, jet ski, ATV, etc. ?? No.
But people's WANTS kept a roof over our heads, food on our table and more. Yes, I prefer to live in a society that caters to people's needs and wants.
I have found that people's NEEDS are decided by someone else, versus me deciding what I want or need.

 

[First Sergeant]

And then you get the gubmint involved with subsidies. To the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. Now how does that affect supply/demand when they (government) picks the winners and the losers. Products may be built cheaper or more expensively based on how much money is put into the competition by, again the government. What happened to our free markets? Here is a link that raises the hair on my neck. https://subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent-totals

 

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[Bwicka]

Jcr off-road makes good skid plates here in the usa , met both my want and need to protect the fuel tank ,lines , evap canister and floorboards,pinch weld .
All for my want of off roading my tremor maverick on a needed dirt road that goes from one place to another .
Hopefully soon I will have some parts made here in america to sell that you may want or need for your suspension and body.

 

[ulyssesvt]

TL;DR: It's hard to buy local, and probably will be for the foreseeable future. The reasons are complicated, but it's not entirely a bad thing.

Free markets were always a bit of a pipedream. There have always been taxes, subsidies, tariffs and interested overlords (public or private) manipulating prices, distribution and production for the benefit of someone. That someone is sometimes touted as being "the people" but more usually is a privileged few.

Import vs. US-made is much like "locally grown". In both cases, I would prefer to keep the money here, whether "here" means paying US companies and workers to produce the item or local farmers to grow it. If the price is a bit higher for "local" I will pay it for the perceived benefit to the my community or country. If the price is twice what the non-local product costs, I probably won't. Where exactly that line is varies. At my local farmers market, produce is often 2 or 3 times what it cost at the local supermarket. Maybe the quality is better, maybe not.

I always question when a company decides to move manufacturing overseas, whether that means building their own factory (often with subsidies from the target country) or simply contracting with an existing foreign company to build the product (probably also subsidized.) That widget may cost the company less and, even if it's only 5-10%, that difference may net the company millions depending on the quantity sold. A trillion dollar company like Apple could surely build their phones here, but it might cost them a few percentage points in lost profit, which would upset investors and cause their stock to drop a bit. If they raised the price, we consumers would lose by paying more, or we'd buy a Samsung or Google Pixel (or just keep the phone we already have) and Apple would lose business. You might think that wouldn't be a bad thing, depending on how you feel about Apple, but extend that across the huge line of products sold in this country by hundreds or thousands of companies and the total volume of sales of those products, and we have a problem. Compared to an iPhone, a dashbord tray or tonneau is small potatoes.

Consumer spending is what drives our economy, for better or worse. Someone here (in the US, if that's where you live and shop) is making money on everything you buy, regardless of where it was made. If items are less affordable and people buy less, everyone makes less money in the long run (this is the primary argument against tariffs, which will inevitably drive up prices.) For example, I could probably afford to buy an electric vehicle if Chinese-made EVs were available here and sold without punitive tariffs. Hell, I couId probably buy one in addition to my yet-to-be-delivered Maverick! Imagine if your new TV had a similar tariff applied, and then extend that to everything you buy that's made abroad. Since no one in the US actually makes TVs anymore, they are less likely to be subject to tariffs, but if some xenophobic legislator pushes through tariffs on all Chinese goods (or worse, a ban) you can sit back and watch our economy tank. We will never ramp up manufacturing in this country, or even in North America as a whole, quickly enough to replace those imported goods, and even if we could, who would have the money to buy them?

My point is, buy what you want. If you want to pay more for US-made, more power to you. But if you don't (or can't) don't lose any sleep over buying the import. You are still helping someone, somewhere put a roof over their head and feed their family. And some of what you spend will stay here, if only in the form a fees paid to eBay or Amazon for selling the item, the wages of their employees, and the wages of people who deliver it to you. It's something, and it's what keeps our economy working right now. And if I really did buy nothing but US-made, I wouldn't be spending a significant part of my annual income on a truck that's made in Mexico, and I wouldn't be sharing my thoughts here with you wonderful people!

 

[CTYankee]

There may well be a large number of people who will pay more to purchase an American-made product, but there aren't enough of them to sustain a business. I know this from my experience owning a truck and offroad accessories shop.

The percentage of people who chose quality over cost was always small and sometimes it verged into the ludicrous. I remember one local woman who decided to drive 28 miles from our store to a competitor (and back) to save $5 on a set of Weathertech floor liners.

There were others who elected to pay the same price as ours but buy online to avoid sales tax (before the laws changed). They saw a 5% savings as sufficient to support a distant company over one in their own backyard.

I used to try to find U.S.-based companies that manufactured here but they were generally too expensive for about 75% of our customers. I could make a higher gross profit on the import stuff, so there wasn't a lot of incentive to push those products, either.

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