The waters start getting real muddy (for some) regarding what constitutes an "American" car. Is it a car built right here in the States? Is it a car built by a company headquartered in the U.S. even though it was manufactured outside of the U.S.? What about cars built in the States where the company's corporate HQ is located elsewhere? Throw something else into the mix: What's the American-built
content of the cars manufactured in the U.S.?
Here's an interesting article that addresses that last point - from the April issue of Car and Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...erica_-feature
Bill