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PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1037 that is wholly owned by one member of the joint venture arrangement. (2)(A) "carline"— (i) means a name given a group of passenger motor vehicles that has a degree of commonality in construction such as body and chassis; (ii) does not consider a level of decor or opulence; and (iii) except for light duty trucks, is not generally distinguished by characteristics such as roof line, number of doors, seats, or windows; and (B) light duty trucks are different carlines than passenger motor vehicles. (3) "country of origin", when referring to the origin of an engine or transmission, means the country from which the largest share of the dollar value added to an engine or transmission has originated— (A) with the United States and Canada treated as separate countries; and (B) the estimate of the percentage of the dollar value shall be based on the purchase price of direct materials, as received at individual engine or transmission plants, of engines of the same displacement and transmissions of the same transmission type. (4) "dealer" means a person residing or located in the United States, including the District of Columbia or a territory or possession of the United States, and engaged in selling or distributing new passenger motor vehicles to the ultimate purchaser. (5) "final assembly place" means the plant, factory, or other place at which a new passenger motor vehicle is produced or assembled by a manufacturer, and from which the vehicle is delivered to a dealer or importer with all component parts necessary for the mechanical operation of the vehicle included with the vehicle, whether or not the component parts are permanently installed in or on the vehicle. (6) "foreign content" means passenger motor vehicle equipment that is not of United States/Canadian origin. (7) "manufacturer" means a person— (A) engaged in manufacturing or assembling new passenger motor vehicles; (B) importing new passenger motor vehicles for resale; or (C) acting for and under the control of such a manufacturer, assembler, or importer in connection with the distribution of new passenger motor vehicles. (8) "new passenger motor vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle for which a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has never transferred the equitable or legal title to the vehicle to an ultimate purchaser. (9) "of United States/Canadian origin", when referring to passenger motor vehicle equipment, means— (A) for an outside supplier, passenger motor vehicle equipment whose purchase price contains at least 70 percent value added in the United States and Canada; and (B) for an allied supplier, that part of the individual passenger motor vehicle equipment whose purchase price 79-194 O—95—11: QL 3 Part 2