On the matter of the companies shipping jobs out of the country and foreign goods coming in; Some years ago there was a survey that showed the Toyota cars that were assembled in America were every bit as good as the ones that were made in Japan. This proved that it is not the American worker, but the designers of our cars that are responsible for the junk they produced in the 80s.
We had a Hundai with which we had no trouble at all. We traded for a Chevy Impala and here is what we have seen so far: Traction control died. Water pump died, both head gaskets crapped out, this is a common flaw in GM cars, and when I shift from reverse to drive, even with a delay, it slams into forward. They say it doesn't, and as long as it's under warranty I say fine, you fix it.
The factory warranty expires in December and I don't know if I want to keep it after I have to pay for all repairs.
So, GM has head gasket problems, ($1500.00 if it is out of warranty) Chrysler had transmission problems for years and won't admit it, Ford had power steering problems, unless they have cured it.
Tell me what is the advantage in buying American?
I prefer to buy American when I can, but I have a hard time with the aforementioned problems with American goods.