Actually, an interesting point. This partially explains the reasons why auto manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and BMW have all set up shop with operations in the United States (Of course, they're set up primarily in right to work states in the South, but that's a different point). And, they're set up to insulate themselves from potential antidumping liability by operating as part of the "domestic industry."
OTOH, while the U.S. is comparatively cheaper with respect to Japan, Germany, France, etc., it is not cheap in comparison to industrialized countries such as Italy, Malaysia, Taiwan, etc. And, moving a rung farther down, its is significantly more expensive than developing and nearly industrialized countries like Brazil, India, Thailand, Mexico, and South Africa.
