Is an Import Car Better

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