| Globalization has been increasing
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| | are four models from the Ford Motor
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| steadily and this has made the
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| | Company. The Ford Edge, Econoline,
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| distinction between American cars and
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| | Expedition, and the Lincoln MKX got the
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| foreign cars. In the U.S. market, Asian
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| | highest percentage rating of 95 percent.
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| and European brands are making their
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| | The Ford Crown Victoria got a 90 percent
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| presence felt. American car makers on the
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| | rating along with other models including
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| other hand are extending their reaches to
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| | the Ford F-150, Mercury Grand Marquis,
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| other regions of the world.
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| | the Chevrolet Impala and Silverado, and
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| With these things going on, it is hard to
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| | the GMC Sierra.
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| find out which vehicle is really
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| | The list shows that the market offers no
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| American. This attribute plays a major
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| | totally American car which means that
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| role for American car buyers who are
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| | globalization is doing its work and even
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| loyal to the homegrown brands like
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| | an EBC pad cannot stop it.
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| Chevrolet, Ford, and Chrysler. The line
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| | Other car which posted 85 or above
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| between foreign car and American cars has
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| | percentage rating came from the Big
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| been blurred though by globalization.
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| | Three's various brands. The Cadillac DTS
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| Asian and European car manufacturers are
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| | was rated to be 87 percent American by
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| producing their vehicles in the United
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| | USA Today. Vehicles which received 86
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| States. On the other hand, American car
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| | percent ratings are the Buick Rainer,
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| makers produce their vehicles in other
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| | Chevrolet Express Savana, Chevrolet
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| parts of the world. These then would be
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| | Malibu, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy
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| later be shipped back to the United
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| | XL, GMC Savana, Hummer H3, Pontiac G6,
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| States to be sold.
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| | and the Saturn Aura. All of these models
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| To add to the confusion, there are
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| | are produced in the United States.
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| American branded vehicles produced in the
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| | Models which got 85 percent rating from
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| United States but owned by a foreign
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| | USA Today are the Dodge Viper, the Ford
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| company like in the case of Dodge being
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| | Freestyle, the Lincoln Mark LT, the
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| owned by DaimlerChrysler AG based in
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| | Lincoln Town Car, the Buick Lucerne, the
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| Germany.
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| | Cadillac XLR, the Chevrolet Corvette, the
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| To help patriotic Americans find out
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| | Chevrolet Colorado, the GMC Canyon, and
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| which cars in the market are really
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| | the Saturn Ion.
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| American, USA Today the American
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| | More and more car makers from other
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| newspaper with the widest circulation
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| | countries building facilities in the
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| named "which cars are really American".
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| | United States, and U.S. car manufacturers
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| USA Today ranked vehicles for the 2007
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| | setting up plants on different countries,
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| model year by U.S. or Canada Content
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| | the distinction between an American and a
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| Percentage depending on where they are
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| | foreign car will get even more blurred.
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| produced, and, of course, the brand name
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| | For some Americans, this poses a serious
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| among others.
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| | problem when choosing a new car to buy.
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| Topping the list of the most American car
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