Are companies considered "American" if their profits are shipped to another country? If their design, business strategy, and engineering are done places other than America?
Or is that simply considered, "modern?"
Or is that simply considered, "modern?"
There's a big difference between assembled from foreign parts and manufactured in America. Now even the Big 3 have foreign parts in their cars. But the foreign manufacturers bring over their own suppliers and a much higher percentage of their cars are not made in this country.
A high percentage of the sales price of that foreign assembled car you buy is sent to the parent overseas. When you consider that each dollar is multiplied five times thorugh the economy with an automotive purchase we have exported a large chunk of what used to be part of this country's economy.
Buy what you want but please don't kid yourself into believing you're purchasing an American manufactured car when you buy a foreign make.