Four of Top Five Most American Cars are Japanese

[koalabear]

Rank Make/Model U.S. Assembly Location(s) Rank in July 2011
1. Toyota Camry Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind. 1
2. Ford F-150 Dearborn, Mich.; Claycomo, Mo. -
3. Honda Accord Marysville, Ohio 2
4. Toyota Sienna Princeton, Ind. 6
5. Honda Pilot Lincoln, Ala. -
6. Chevrolet Traverse Lansing, Mich. 8
7. Toyota Tundra San Antonio, Tex. 9
8. Jeep Liberty Toledo, Ohio -
9. GMC Acadia Lansing, Mich. 10
10. Buick Enclave Lansing, Mich. -

The ratings include vehicles that are assembled in the US and have at least 75% of their parts sourced from the US and Canada. They also take sales into account on the basis that more sales equate to more jobs for Americans and more profits for dealers in America. These sales figures create tight competition, shown by the gap between the Camry and the F-150, which is the tightest in the index’s history.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/07/four-of-top-five-most-american-cars-are-japanese.html

 

[oggbashan]

The situation is similar in the UK.

We make more cars each year than we used to when we had a wholly British car industry but most of them are in foreign-owned and badged factories.

Of course, since the 1930s many of our UK made cars were actually American - Ford, and GM trading as Vauxhall.