CHICAGO (WLS) — It takes a village to manufacture a car.
For decades, free trade has allowed vehicles to be made with parts from all over the world.
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“Since the 1960s, we’ve had open trade in auto parts, and we’ve integrated American manufacturing market all the way from Canada to Mexico,” said University of Chicago Political Science Associate Professor Robert Gulotty.
Besides auto parts, under a global economy, experts say integrating manufacturing among several countries is the way the United States and others have operated for years.
“The reason that manufacturing is done all over the world, is that everyone produces what they have compared advantage to produce, and that lowers the cost across the board for everyone,” said finance expert Phillip Braun.
But President Donald Trump says it is time to radically change the way the United States does business.
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