I say make'm all manual transmission until a DCT is ready (I didn't know GM built any of their own tranny's).

C6 PARTS CONTENT INFORMATION

For vehicles in this carline: U.S. / Canadian parts content: 75%

For this vehicle:
Final assembly point: Bowling Green, KY U.S.A.
Country of origin:
Engine: United States
Transmission: United States:

Sway bars and shocks--Germany
electronics-Mexico and USA
brakes-Austrailia nd Brazil
alternator,spark plugs,starter-Japan
Glass and body-USA
plastic parts-Canada and USA
Trans –Mexico (only the manuals)
Automatics are made in the USA
Per Shopdog – 1/1/08
Torque tube-Australia
wheels--Italy,Japan and USA
lug nuts-Korea

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the 6-speed in the mazda6 was developed by AISIN.

If I am not mistaken, the 6-speed in the IS250 is also.

 

Well both of these are also Japanese cars. I think the topic is regarding a predominantly American made sports car with a Japanese transmission.

 

True, yet not true.
The Mazda6 with the AISIN transmission was mated with a 3.0 Ford Duratec.
so once again, american engine + japanese transmission, and the car built in the Flat Rock, MI plant.

 

well, i am pretty sure Aisin of some kind goes into every Toyota :-).

Germans use them too.

 

Well again no ones really questions the the Mazda though. In fact the relationship between Ford and Mazda, it makes sense. The Vette however is an icon and purists will cry foul

 

If Porsche could have Aisin transmission, i dont see why Vetta cant.

 

I personally don't mind, it's ignorant purists that we need to watch out for lol

 

its probably going to be built in the USA though...

 

Aisin is in the Toyota family of companies. Toyota develops most (if not all) of their transmissions with Aisin (even if Toyota later builds the transmissions themselves). The Corvette's new 8-speed transmission is likely the 8-speed transmission used in Lexus models.

As spwolf said, if Porsche can have an Aisin transaxle, why can't Corvette use a Lexus transmission made by Aisin?

 

lol.. or, Buy American, choose the manual !!

Again, even tough the Corvette has always been " America's Sportscar ", many of its parts come from all around the world, just like all the other cars out there.

 

You're not telling me anything new! Toyota is huge and has many subsidiaries. Some people don't even realize they own a large portion of Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy.

 

Diehard Covette fans won't care since they would buy the manual transmission anyway.

 

Large part is kinda relativa. Toyota simply bought GM's share in the 2008 debacle, it's around 20-40% the last time I checked.

 

Toyota owns less than 20% actually (16+%) of Fuji Heavy Industries, parent of Subaru.