DownOnMyLuck

What's an American Car These Days?

Most of these companies trade on international stock markets, so profits and wealth creation (or destruction) go to shareholders worldwide. Half of the dividends that I recieve are from foreign companies.


On Feb 09 06:58 AM Detfan wrote:

> American cars are what they always have been. A car purchased thru
> GM, Ford or Chysler. Nothing has changed. Profits still go to the
> home country when you buy from anyone else. People who are buying
> imports continue to weaken the manufacturing complex in this country.
> Plus, because you can now choose a GM, Ford, or Chysler car, and
> have it be equal or superior to the import, you can buy American
> with confidence these days. Why doesn't our government force Japan
> to open their market (3rd largest in the world) to U.S. cars? Free
> trade is only free if its equal.

How to Navigate the Troubled Auto Industry - Barron's Interview

Why do we still discuss the US auto industry as the so-called Big 3? Honda, Toyota, Hyandai, BMW, and others, also manufacture here in the US. I would guess there are more employees working for those manufacturers than the Big 3.