Talk:Captive import

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I know nothing about the Australian and European models which have been lately added to the article, but it appears to me from the text that they are not appropriate here. If a foreign design is assembled within its target market, it is not an import. This kind of arrangement would be more appropriately covered in Badge engineering, I believe. RivGuySC 04:55, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

As there's been no dissent on this point, I'm planning to edit accordingly. RivGuySC 23:30, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Mexican/Canadian

It's interesting to note that many Big 3 (or 2 and a half) models marketed in the U.S. are assembled in (and imported from) Canada and Mexico. The 2006 Ford Fusion, Chrysler PT Cruiser, and Chevrolet HHR are examples of Big 3 cars assembled in Mexico. But I wouldn't consider them to be captive imports because they were designed in the U.S.

True, and the Canadian-built vehicles include the Ford Crown Victoria. This is a somewhat difficult point, but on the whole I agree that they are probably not true captives. Perhaps for North American purposes in this article we should specify assembly outside the NAFTA area. RivGuySC 04:44, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Domestic dealer body?

Does a captive import necessarily have to be handled through a domestic dealer body? When Suzuki sells GM Daewoo product which Suzuki did not manufacture (like the Suzuki Reno), surely that's a captive import even though the "captor" is another import.Meersman 17:29, 10 December 2006 (UTC)