India taxes partly-assembled auto parts by up to 100%, while unassembled components are taxed at 10%, a measure meant to encourage local manufacturing.
The person said tax authorities were looking into allegations that BMW had imported partly-assembled auto parts into India but declared to customs they were unassembled to avoid paying higher taxes.
Earlier this week Wilson posted a video online showing a single shot being fired from "The Liberator, " a plastic handgun that, with the exception of a metal firing pin and a piece of metal included to comply with the Undetectable Firearms Act, was assembled entirely from parts made with a 3-D printer.
Analysts are also making the point that Japanese-made components remain integral parts of products being assembled in China, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
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The two parts of "The Assembled Parties" can stand alone, but few patrons will not want to see what eventually happened to the folks in Act 1.
Once a design was finalised, a production line would be set up and parts would be manufactured and assembled using conventional methods.
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Despite the residual shadow engineering, though, there are a growing number of car companies that are working fruitfully with suppliers to produce pre-assembled modules, rather than bins of parts.
The company is sufficiently confident in the solution it has developed that parts are fabricated and teams assembled for rapid installation of battery modifications on jets already delivered once FAA gives the go-ahead.
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South Africa's defence ministry said the aircraft would not be assembled and would be used only for spare parts.
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Would I buy a USA Mac if it were Assembled in the USA from 80% foreign parts, if it cost more?
But the changes were so hasty and production so haphazard that the company sent some cars to dealerships partially assembled, with instructions on how to attach parts workers might find in the trunk, in the glove box or even in the mail.
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The drive unit and motor will be assembled of U.S. and globally sourced parts at GM's White Marsh, Md.
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Even worse from a non-proliferation point of view, is Section 301(c) which prohibits the control of U.S. parts or components if the item is assembled overseas.
Six shipyards around the UK are involved in building various parts of the ship, which are being assembled in Fife.
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The other parts are shipped to Turkey from China and assembled locally.
Six shipyards around the UK are involved in building various parts of the ship, which are ultimately being assembled in Fife.
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It didn't hurt that he could "talk the same language" when tracking car parts across Europe--back in the day DeLorean cars were assembled in Northern Ireland, thanks to millions of dollars in development incentives from the British government.
Many of the parts, including engines, gearboxes and transmission equipment, are imported and assembled in India.
The motor and other driveline parts for the Spark EV are made in Baltimore, but the car is assembled in South Korea along with the gasoline version.
As an engineering exercise, EOS also printed the parts for a violin using a high-performance industrial polymer, had it assembled by a professional violin-maker and played by a concert violinist.
The kimono is a structured, multi-layered garment with many parts, all of which are meticulously tailored in advance before they are finally assembled on the woman with ties and sashes.
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