Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
You are the victim of misinformation. For a product to be labeled "Made in USA", at least 50% of its total wholesale cost most consist of "Made in USA" material or "Made in USA" labor. Having an American put a mirror on a BMW will not earn that vehicle a "Made in USA" label.
Like many other similar situations the determining factor is how creative your accountants are. Could you not just create a separate company BMW USA and sell them the cars for a cent each. Then the cost of attaching the wing mirrors would make up almost all the wholesale price of the car from the point of view of BMW USA.
There are certainly similar loopholes or a lack of enforcement and punishment. Working in the manufacturing industry I've seen enough to say Made in USA means nothing unless you actually research the products manufacture.