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In California, most cars are from Japan. But, after that, Fords are the most popular. I've driven a 2000 Taurus for the past 12-years. Good, comfortable, reliable sedan. The other day, my neighbor traded in for a Ford, saying she wanted to buy American. There's also another reason that Fords are popular the past few years:

Posted by Bruce Kesler at 19:52 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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I think the "buy American" thing is a little silly. In the seventies, the US car companies produced junk and the thing that got them back on track was competition from Toyota and Honda.

However, I'm not buying another GM or Chrysler car for the reason he stated. If I do buy an American car in the future, it's likely to be a Ford.

#1 mudbug on 2011-09-10 20:39 (Reply)

Is your neighbor sure he bought American? Where was that Ford manufactured from how many American-made parts?

I bought an American made vehicle the Toyota Tundra made from predominately American sourced parts in San Antonio, TX.

it is an open secret that Toyota if they wished could challenge the US government on Buy American procurement requirement so that their American made vehicles are considered which they aren't now.

#2 JKB on 2011-09-10 20:49 (Reply)

Not another penny of my money to the UAW.

#3 Ron Snyder on 2011-09-10 22:26 (Reply)

Ford? American? Maggies readers may be more patriotic than that. If so, you should buy the following: the two most "American-made cars" available in America today:
the Toyota Camry
the Honda Accord

(according to Cars.com).

They will be more American, more reliable and more economical than any equivalent Ford or GM.
So how patriotic are you?

#4 thehawkreturns on 2011-09-10 23:31 (Reply)

I hate to be the party pooper, but I've posted before on this nonsense about Ford not being bailed out Federal Reserve Loans to Auto Finance Cos.

The sources are linked at my blog post.

The real problem is that none of them are without the stain of government subsidy. I would bet there is hardly one large corporation in any industry that is not sucking at the government teat in one way or another.

I am of the opinion that the advertisment boarders on the fraudulent. They can get away with it only because the other "US" car companies are in deeper.

#5 Mike (Link) on 2011-09-11 02:04 (Reply)

Mike beat me to it. It's true, Ford was among the many recipients of secret "emergency" Federal Reserve funding when things were going nuts in the fall of 2008.

#6 Chris G on 2011-09-11 02:26 (Reply)

No, Mike, there was no "subsidy" nor "bailout". Consumer credit companies of all stripes (from automakers to department stores) were given access to funds which were later paid back in full with interest (even the WaPo grudginly admitting so). Attempting to link that to stiffing stock & bond holders in favor of the UAW pension, shutting down hundreds of dealerships, and facilitating the sale of Chrysler assets to FIAT for pennies on the dollar is the weakest sort of sauce...

#7 Jess on 2011-09-11 12:16 (Reply)

And when you buy a Ford you are contributing to the "Ford Foundation".
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/funderProfile.asp?fndid=5176

#8 Jack on 2011-09-11 18:26 (Reply)

First is should be "borders."

Jess, I do appreciate your distinction and it is an important one. But as the owner of a small business in the fall of 2008, that subsequently failed, I still abhor the crony capitalism aspect of the government picking winners.

My firm, and tens of thousands like it, did not have access to a special Federal Reserve fund to help us weather the storm of 2008. Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke did not take my phone calls.

#9 Mike (Link) on 2011-09-11 22:26 (Reply)

Jack, you couldn't be more wrong. In real life (from public tax records) the Foundation hasn't been a part of FMC for decades.

Mike, neither did my business, and I did not favor the financial arms' government loans, but to claim that Ford was treated to the same dollop of stock & bondholder's money is as just as incorrect as Jack (#8).

#9.1 Jess on 2011-09-12 06:47 (Reply)

With the new "Black Box" regulations being implemented for the 2012 model year across all manufacturers, I'll never buy another new car again, at least until I see some strong laws implemented to prevent my own car from testifying against me...

That aside, I wouldn't buy anything made by the UAW. They're anti-American. It pains me, as a die hard Mopar guy, but never again.

#10 Tom Armstrong on 2011-09-12 10:48 (Reply)

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