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Any glass made in the USA?

read on here that PGW is hookin up with a chinese outfit to make glass. tired of it all! anyone know if theres any glass made in the good ole USA anymore? Ford stillmaking glass? I need a new 71 Mustang Mach 1 windshield but I dont want any chinese stuff.

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

Safelite Auto Glass 100% American Made in North Carolina

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safelite glass is made in the USA, in North Carolina,

no ford does not make glass they shuttered there plants.

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Libbey-Owens Ford was sold to Pilkington.

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Isn't CARLITE OEM for Ford? Are they still making glass here or have they moved offs****? At least it would be made from the original mold/pattern.

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

The Truth
safelite glass is made in the USA, in North Carolina,

no ford does not make glass they shuttered there plants.


That's funny I drive past the CARLITE/CARLEX plant almost daily... sure are alot of cars parked out front to be closed....

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

The Truth
Safelite Auto Glass 100% American Made in North Carolina


except for the FYG product with Service labels....

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

The Truth
Safelite JUNK Auto Glass 100% American Made in North Carolina

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The Truth
safelite JUNK glass is made in the USA, in North Carolina,

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Re: Any glass made in the USA?

It is going to be interesting to see what happens to manufacturing in the not so far off future when technology eventually brings down the cost for 3D printing. I think 3D printing is going to change how things are done. It will be reverse engineering on steroids. There will be very few limitations on what someone can reproduce as the list of materials that can be used in the printers expand. It may be time to learn auto cad . (example----http://www.3ders.org/articles/20131209-low-cost-titanium-powders-used-in-3d-printing-for-the-first-time.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5_wUVxRvw )

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

Carlite glass still around. I got a couple of door glasses clear for these cars but not 100%, lot of stuff around is older with a scratch here and there. If someone wants a deal for a pass door glass made by Ford we got 2.

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

That PGW joint venture plant in China is intended to "... serve automotive OEM customers in the country". There are still windshields being made in the USA by PGW, Guardian(not retail anymore)and Safelite among others.

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

It's four years later, but you were wrong then and you'd be wrong know. Much of Safelite's glass comes from China.

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

Safelite closed their Enfield,NC plant at the end of 2016.....they buyout ALL their glass parts.

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Pilkington was sold to NSG in Japan

Re: Any glass made in the USA?

Ford sold their plant in Nashville,TN to the Japanese (Central Glass,Co.) they supply CARLEX brand to the market.

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