I thought the whole American vs. Japanese car debate unraveled years ago when people tried to decide just what constituted an American vs. a Japanese car. There's so much division of labor in making cars now that so-called American cars have many foreign made parts. Then there's the whole multinational investment scene. I agree with buying American cars to support american families and the united states economy however i think american companies need to continue to make quality cars.
Most concern is on the life span of the car and emissions.
That is why japanese cars constantly out sell american cars. It is hard to convince yourself to buy an american car when you can get a better car all around from japan. Here's a subject that has to do with patriotism. GM cars are also getting ugly, so I'll stick with the Blue Oval, Ford. If you can't tell, I'm not very concerned about emissions.