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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Isn't there a Honda plant in Kentucky? Are there any FIRST teams in Kentucky?
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As a matter of fact my Toyota Camry was built in Kentucky and my Chevrolet Caprice was built in Canada. I'm personnaly surprised Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Kia, Nissan, ect. don't sponsor more teams (if they sponsor any at all). I do know some are owned/partnered with American companys like Mazda is to Ford. Ford also has a good stake in Volvo and Jaguar whereby GM has Saab. You also have to wonder wether a request to sponsor a team isn't made by the American "office" but rather the main "office" overseas. Maybe if FIRST someday expands overseas more these companys (and others over there) will take notice and also become sponsors. We already have teams in the UK and Brazil so I don't see FIRST expanding overseas as far-fetched as some might think.