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There goes the last American TV manufacturer.

cheap TV manufacturer Element was supposedly an American manufacturer, but that seems to be a bit of a lie http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/12/3591517/element-...

Interesting the article says "shipped out to Walmart, Target, Meijer, Sam’s Club, and QVC." but the title only mentions Walmart.

Vizio never manufactured a single television.

Their Tijuana plant was operated by an outsourcing company, but Vizio seems to have owned it, because it's part of the LeEco deal.

I can't say I know its exact manufacturing origins, but I can say without a doubt my TV is a Vizio.

Vizio designs products and has other companies make them. They have ~400 employees, all in the US. They aren't making TVs themselves.

Does this really matter? Your statement is true for nearly every electronic device.

LG, Samsung, Sony to name a few. Having vertical intergration can lead to huge wins

And Apple never manufactured a single iPhone.

So?

So now the Chinese companies that did do that manufacturing are buying American companies.

America's hens have come home to roost.