Is it better to buy an American built car made by Toyota-or a foreign built car made by Ford?

Question

I am totally confused! Do i buy that Honda built in Ohio or that Chrysler built in Mexico?

Answer 1

Buy an American made vehicle! Keep your money in the US!! Instead of giving it to some foreign company!

Where were the import companies when it came time to donate to the 9-11-01 fund! NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!!

Every auto manufacture makes great vehicles. Its how you use and maintain them to determine if they will last forever. I have had several Ford vehicles last me for 400k + miles!

American made vehicles are cheaper to maintain and repair (if needed)!

Just because some imports are made in the US does not mean that the money stays in the US the profit they make on you goes overseas....

WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! BUY AN AMERICAN VEHICLE!!!

Answer 2

Do like me. I went out and bought a Ford ZX2 around 6 years ago thinking i was helping the American workers. Turned out the thing was built in Mexico. I didnt even bother to ask-i had never even considered that this car could be built in Mexico. I thought it was just a small American made car.
Other than that im not disapointed, its been a good car. But they certainly fooled me on that. Just because a car says Ford or Gm doesnt mean it was built in America these days.

Answer 3

Import devotee’s don’t want to hear this, but it’s the truth.

Follow the money. Where do the profits go? Do they pump-up your economy or one that has protectionist policies that hurt your own exporters.

Toyota and Honda might assemble vehicles here, but which companies directly and favourably impact the North American economy, and which ones remove their profits to help their own countries. Here is a hint, WHO holds the bulk of America’s HUGE DEBT, and which countries does America have a HUGE imbalance when it comes to trade. It’s not Canada or Mexico. Vehicles built in Canada and Mexico actually help the American economy. Both nations are part on the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade flows equally back and forth between all Countries. Canada imports far more goods from the US that any other country in the world.

By the way, Ford has had to lay-off more people in the US then last few years than are employed by Toyota, Honda and Nissan combined.

Answer 4

Once "Shaq iz Phat" gets his head out of his butt, maybe he'll listen too.

The majority of the Ford, General Motors (not including the overseas brands of Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden), and Chrysler are built and engineered here in the United States. There are a couple of plants outside the United States (such as Mexico, Canada, and a couple in Europe and Australia), but those are for vehicles that they sell globally (Ford Escort, Ranger, and Explorer, and the General Motors Kappa platform). Also, many of them were built to handle overflow production from the global models (like the Escort, which was built in at least three different locations - Mexico, United Kingdom, and Russia). The plants that Ford and General Motors have been closing are being closed because they've been producing more than they could sell. People have been buying Toyotas instead, so there's been American cars piling up on dealer lots. Why make more when you already have surplus. The UAW isn't any help either (one statistic showed that for every vehicle General Motors produces, $6000-$7000 of that vehicle goes straight to the UAW. Last year alone, General Motors is said to have spent close to $17,000,000 in medical bills for their past and present workerforce to buy Viagra alone through the UAW and retirement pensions).

The majority of their models are still built in the United States by Americans and the money returns to the United States. The onese built in Canada and Mexico are the same due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

As too profits, the Japanese and European cars built here have the greater majority of their profits return right back to their bosses. The reason they build their cars here is to avoid the importation fees levied by Congress to protect American workers. Also, they don't even really employ American workers. In the case of Nissan's Titan plant, 60%+ of their workforce was imported from their Japanese plant to build the trucks. Americans got a temporary job by building the plant, but the Japanese get a permanent job building the trucks and keeping the plant running. In addition to that, the profits still go back to Japan.

Keep in mind, Chrysler's no longer an American company, but officially a German one, which now also includes Dodge and Jeep. Their cars now fall mostly under the same rules as the foreign ones, leaving only Ford and General Motors as the last American car companies (and small-time companies like Saleen, Shelby, and Fisker).

Do America a favor and buy American.

Answer 5

My preferred solution is to buy a Toyota that has a model that comes off an American production line. An example would be cars that both Toyota and GM produce jointly and then just rebrand to their nameplate. So your really buying Toyota quality from a US car company and hopefully saving money. Of course if you can't save enough money or convenience by buying from GM, then buy the car from Toyota.

Answer 6

LOL... good question! Go for the Honda!! I'm currently an owner of a Pontiac Vibe which has basically a Toyota engine and drivetrain... and I love it. So why are Honda's considered foreign cars when American workers build them (in America!!)??? Hmmm...

Answer 7

American cars have low resale value, American cars are strong compared to others,Low mileage like Ford,Chrysler etc.. European cars like BMW and Mercedes are good for luxury and style. Japanese cars like Honda,Toyota are cars which give good mileage. Japanese cars have very high resale value.The choice is yours to Buy.

Answer 8

it all depends on who you want to support.... If you want to keep an american logo.... go w/ chevy, ford, or dodge..... if you want to help out fellow american workers..... Get that camry, or accord.