USA Today Named "Really American" Cars

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