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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 213 / Monday, November 8, 2021 / Notices
increasingly stringent emission and fuel economy regulations, have invested in a broad portfolio of different lightweighting propulsion technologies, including internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and fuel cell technologies. As set forth in Section VI.C., these innovations are integral to advancements in military vehicle capabilities and, hence, U.S. defense requirements.

1. Imports of Automobile Parts Have Displaced U.S. Production, and the United States Has Become Dependent on Imported Automobile Parts That Are Critical to Defense Applications and National Security In consultation with the DOD, the Secretary has specifically determined that automobile engines and parts, transmissions and powertrain parts, and electrical components are essential to national security, and TEXT
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Further, U.S. automobile producers are now more than ever relying on imports of such automobile parts to satisfy their production needs.

In fact, every U.S. producer of passenger vehicleswhether Americanowned or foreign-ownedimports a significant volume of automobile parts for its vehicle production operations in the United States. TEXT
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automobile producers whether Americanor foreign-owned sourced automobile parts in 2017.

Table 11A: 2017 U.S. Domestic Content by Vehicle Type, American-Owned vs. Foreign-Owned Manufacturers
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Source: U.S. Producers Survey Responses, Question 2b.
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of engines in the United States in 2015.107
Furthermore, U.S. automobile producers have become increasingly reliant on foreign suppliers for engine parts. In particular, from 1989 to 1999, the United States imported an average of $346 in parts per engine produced, which grew from 2010 to 2017 to an import average of $1,178 in parts per engine produced.108 As illustrated by 107 U.S. Producers Survey Responses, Question 6.
2015 is the most recent year for which data were available.
108 Department of Commerce, Census Bureau;
Wards Intelligence InfoBank. This represents nominal figures, which do not take into account inflationary and foreign exchange changes over time. Appropriate real figures are not publicly available.

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99 U.S. Producers Survey Responses, Questions 10a and 10b.
100 U.S. Producers Survey Responses, Question 10b.
101 U.S. Producers Survey Responses, Question 2b. Although average imported content was 35
percent, individual producers reported imported content shares as high as 70 percent for some market segments.

while imports of automobile engines increased by 32 percent from 3.0
million units to 4.0 million units.105
The 4.0 million units imported in 2017
represents 37 percent of U.S. demand.
Over this period, imports of automobile engines from Mexico expanded by 1.1
million units to 1.8 million units in 2017 and imports from Germany grew by 190,000 units to 450,000 units in 2017.106 By engine type, Americanowned producers sourced TEXT
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Substantial evidence demonstrates the extent to which import penetration has significantly weakened U.S. production.
With respect to automobile engines, the United States has been a significant importer of completed engines since 1989 when it imported 3.0 million engines, or 29 percent of U.S. demand, for domestic automobile production.104
Between 1989 and 2017, production of automobiles in the United States increased by 3 percent from 10.6
million units to 10.9 million units,