High end cartridge made in USA?


Anyone know of a high end a'phile MC cartridge that is made in the USA? or for that matter in the UK or anywhere else besides Japan, Holland and maybe Switzerland. Is Clearaudio still made in Germany?
Does the US and the UK not have the manufacturing ability to make quality low output MC's? If so, why are they not?
daveyf

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MC cartridges were absolutely made in the US. Not only did Grado make them, but Joe Grado held the U.S. patent on the MC cartridge.
ADC made a sole MC cartridge, the MC1.5 which I am pretty sure was American made. It did'nt exactly set the world on fire.
No Rob, I believe that Soundsmith uses the European stylii, not the Japanese.