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EMD units are assembled in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, but in recent years principally in Canada. Major components (prime mover, main generator, electrical cabinet ), which is most of the value of the unit, are manufactured at EMD's La Grange, Illinois, plant. The truck castings come from Atchison Casting at Atchison, Kansas. One advantage of doing business in Canada is health insurance: in Canada, the federal government provides health insurance, whereas in the U.S., it's provided by private insurance companies. This greatly lowers the cost of doing business in Canada. It's particularly important with companies represented by the United Auto Workers Union because its contract has outstanding health care -- which isn't cheap. One reason Canada has cheaper health insurance is because it spends 16.7% of its health-care dollar on overhead and administration, whereas the U.S. spends 31.0% of its health-care dollar on overhead and administration. (Source: International Journal Public Health). In other words, if the U.S. only spent to Canadian standards on bureaucracy, it would save $982 per person. Most U.S. heavy manufacturing concerns have a substantial presence in Canada -- GM, Chrysler, Ford, Pratt & Whitney are all there. GE Canada, according to its web site, has 12 major factories in Canada, making lighting, motors, generators, plastics, and aircraft engines. By the way, one of the most widely used jet engines in the world -- the CFM engine that exclusively powers Boeing 737 models -- is a 50-50 joint venture of GE and SNECMA of France.
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