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http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Three-quarters of 537 car shoppers surveyed on its website by Kelley Blue Book in December said they prefer to buy U.S.-made products. (usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-02-16-american-car-what-is-it_N.htm)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid1.jpgChris Woodyard - USA Today (usatoday.com) - Feb. 16, 2009

Upon adding the points, we cannot function without dependence on other countries to supply us with what we need to express who we are. How can we not see that we as consumers are being exploited???

To admirers, the American car is the ultimate expression of freedom, a terrestrial comet skimming across a barren highway.

To detractors, the American car is a fuel-gulping beast, a steel behemoth that symbolizes industrial decline.

Love it or hate it, no other consumer product ignites as much passion or has had such a profound impact on every aspect of American life.

Yet the fate of the American car is unsettled. The nation's three homegrown automakers — Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler — are running on fumes, victims of a miserable economy, changing consumer tastes, a few painful mistakes and the pressure of foreign competition. Now Toyota, not GM, is the world's largest automaker. And the Obama administration is set to name a team to oversee the industry.

Today, Chrysler and GM will tell Congress what they've done with federal bailout funds they've been given, again igniting the debate: Is the domestic auto industry worth saving, and if so, … http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-02-16-american-car-what-is-it_N.htm

An American car is the dream that my daddy had. It's an anachronism, long gone, and so is daddy's Oldsmobile.

If we continue to define "American car" in the way it was, then yes, the American car is dead. However, I'd like to think we would step up & describe as the next great thing, which we should always strive for. I think we stopped doing that for a while, and it resulted in the disaster we are in now. We stopped striving for inovation and started striving for profits....with the first, the second won't continue.

Until the "big 3" get their act in order, my "American Car" is a Toyota ;)

Honestly, who cares what an "American" car is?

Enough of this 18th-century economic thinking. Buy the best car available to you that meets your needs.

GM is like McDonalds. They make money on their food, but the food sucks.
Chrysler is like... a McDonalds that doesn't make money at all. McDonalds, they don't have a simple hamburger with lettuce, pickles, onion, tomato, and real solid meat. Instead they have weird crap like BigMacs. Chrysler cars are the same. No real normal cars, just weird crap with crummy interiors.
Ford is like Jack in the Box. They sell good enough cars for the price you're paying.

Haha, I like how you explained that bomber. I recently heard that something like 4 out 5 Hondas sold in America are made here too. So I'd be happy with an American car as long as its Honda. Hehe.

I just want to know who White castle & In-N-Out burgers represent....yummm In-N-Out burgers....

I just want to know who White castle & In-N-Out burgers represent....yummm In-N-Out burgers....

Well In-N-Out burger would have to be Aptera Motors. Made by Californians for Californians and nobody else. Plus they try to make the best fast food burger and fries, just like Aptera is trying to make the best commuter car.

Only white castle I ever had were the little frozen burgers you can buy at the grocery store. There's no brick and mortar stores here. So I don't think I can draw a comparison. Maybe the old saab. Funky tiny hamburgers vs funky tiny cars.

I just want to know who White castle & In-N-Out burgers represent....yummm In-N-Out burgers....

White Castle- Jiffy Lube :D