Or do they purchase some of the components from other manufacturers? If they do buy some parts from other manufacturers, which parts and from which companies?
If you eat a well balanced diet with lots of fruit and veg then you'll be fine. Foods which are high in iron include: Leafy green vegetables (spinach, broccoli, peas, kale, sprouts, etc) Beans (baked beans, pinto beans, kidneap beans, etc) Chickpeas Lentil Nuts (walnuts, cashew nuts, etc) Breakfast cereals Foods which have been fortified with iron - soy products, tofu, bottled water. Dried fruits such as apricots Consuming foods which are HIGH in vitamin C helps iron absorbtion which is probably where the orange juice thing came from. Eating peppers, tomatoes, kiwi fruit, etc whilst also eating any of the high iron foods WILL help the absorbtion. Drinking any kind of fruit juice too - not just orange juice. I wouldn't recommend taking iron supplements either unless you're really low in iron. Taking them whilst not actually low in iron can actually have reverse effects.
No, it just isn't practical in this global economy. Remember a famous cracked pot economist once said an object is worth the cost of producing it. The last five years have proven his theory ( even of most of those nations have failed).
You can have the frame and engine made in one country, the electronics made in another country, the custom body parts made in another country, the brakes are usually a custom brand and the tires are either domestic or imported. That even includes Harley Davidsons
Do large motorcycle manufacturers produce all of the parts used in assembling their motorcycles? Nope. You'll find the brake calipers coming from someone else, maybe the carburetors too. Just read 'em. LOL. Heck, with the BMW F650 series, the whole engine comes from someone else.
