Originally Posted by onyourbike
What I find striking when reading about the automobile sector in the US is how many foreign cars Americans buy. Sure German and Japanese cars are usually good quality, but at a time when GM is reportedly facing possible bankruptcy, shouldn't Amercicans at least consider buying American? Toyota is a huge force in the international car industry and the way they're going it seems they could become very dominant soon. Of course I don't know all the facts, but that's how it seems to me.
Last time I checked the US Auto manufacturer's weren't building too much that I wanted to buy. All of their super economy cars appear to be re badged from someone else like Suzuki. FWIW we had a Mercury Tracer wagon, which is an American Manufacturer, however the car in question was built at a Mazda plant in Mexico...
How American, move you manufacturing off shore to maximize profits. I believe in buying American as much as possible, however I am not going to buy something I don't want or don't need just because it was made in America.
Aaron
