| Globalization has been increasing steadily and this has | | | | Edge, Econoline, Expedition, and the Lincoln MKX got |
| made the distinction between American cars and | | | | the highest percentage rating of 95 percent. The Ford |
| foreign cars. In the U.S. market, Asian and European | | | | Crown Victoria got a 90 percent rating along with |
| brands are making their presence felt. American car | | | | other models including the Ford F-150, Mercury Grand |
| makers on the other hand are extending their reaches | | | | Marquis, 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 which | | | | The list shows that the market offers no totally |
| vehicle is really American. This attribute plays a major | | | | American car which means that globalization is doing |
| role for American car buyers who are loyal to the | | | | its 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 has | | | | rating 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 producing | | | | by 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 other | | | | Savana, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC |
| parts of the world. These then would be later be | | | | Envoy/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 branded | | | | the United States. |
| vehicles produced in the United States but owned by a | | | | Models which got 85 percent rating from USA Today |
| foreign company like in the case of Dodge being | | | | are 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 the | | | | Cadillac XLR, the Chevrolet Corvette, the Chevrolet |
| market are really American, USA Today the American | | | | Colorado, the GMC Canyon, and the Saturn Ion. |
| newspaper with the widest circulation named "which | | | | More and more car makers from other countries |
| cars are really American". USA Today ranked vehicles | | | | building facilities in the United States, and U.S. car |
| for the 2007 model year by U.S. or Canada Content | | | | manufacturers 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 four | | | | poses a serious problem when choosing a new car to |
| models from the Ford Motor Company. The Ford | | | | buy. |