| It's the age old question who makes and sells | | | | suspensions or even drive trains. They don't |
| the best cars? Undoubtedly, you will here | | | | develop the electronic architectures unlike |
| more opinions on the subject than a mind can | | | | U.S auto makers do. |
| entertain. American auto makers versus | | | | |
| imports, it's really a touchy subject with | | | | Meanwhile General Motors, Ford and Chrysler |
| millions of people who are dead set on | | | | are doing the most recruiting and hiring from |
| certain auto makers they think are the best, | | | | colleges across the U.S to fill every kind of |
| but are they? First of all, what's the basis | | | | job opening they possibly can. General |
| for the opinions? Who sold the most, which | | | | Motors, Ford and Chrysler are the ones buying |
| model cost the least to repair or | | | | the American-made High tech computers and |
| historically which auto maker's cars last the | | | | employing the people to program them. |
| longest? | | | | |
| | | | Additionally, General Motors, Ford and |
| From an American stand point of view, we | | | | Chrysler are the ones doing the computational |
| always hear about stiff import competition | | | | fluid dynamics here before they go into their |
| from Japanese car maker's capturing the | | | | wind tunnels. This is where they do their |
| market for big sales and big values for your | | | | manufacturing engineering. The big three are |
| dollar when compared to American auto makers. | | | | super contributors to the U.S economy, |
| Even South Korea's Hyundai has reported | | | | employing so many people and communities, |
| strong growth in current markets cutting in | | | | import auto makers can't even compare or |
| to the sales pie. | | | | really even compete with. Here's a fact you |
| | | | may not know, Japanese car makers are |
| However, what many Americans never hear about | | | | actually envious of some of are car designs |
| is the facts that General Motors Corp. just | | | | we produce here in the U.S like from |
| became China's top-selling foreign automaker | | | | Chrysler. Additionally, VW a strong importer |
| last year, even blowing by Germany's | | | | has seen its market share drop sharply from |
| Volkswagen AG, with rocketing sales growth of | | | | over 50 percent in the 1990's. Hoping to |
| 35.2 percent to 665,390 vehicles for the 2006 | | | | regain lost ground, it has slashed prices and |
| fiscal year. | | | | announced plans to introduce up to 12 new |
| | | | models in China by 2009 while cutting costs |
| Americans sell their very own auto makers | | | | and improving service. |
| short many times thinking they are being out | | | | |
| done by imports due to media they hear. | | | | Today, sales of the Buick GL8 luxury |
| Nevertheless, what people don't hear about is | | | | passenger van also enjoyed powerful growth, |
| just how powerful American auto makers really | | | | as the newly introduced Chevrolet and |
| are in the market and just how they really | | | | Cadillac models are really selling great. In |
| stack up to the import auto makers. In spite | | | | fact, GM, the world's largest automaker, |
| of all the benefits, you hear of import auto | | | | about 11.2 percent of the Chinese market, up |
| makers and they benefits they bring to | | | | from 9.4 percent. Now, while imports are a |
| America. They still don't meet the mark of | | | | matter of choice, the next time you go car |
| the big three General Motors, Ford and | | | | shopping remember, not only do the big three |
| Chrysler. Like, did you know that for all the | | | | American auto makers create thousands of jobs |
| value the foreigners have added here, they | | | | for Americans, they also build some of the |
| still don't do their core engineering in the | | | | finest long lasting and affordable |
| U.S.? They don't create platforms here. They | | | | automobiles in the world . |
| don't design the chassis, powertrains, | | | | |