| Globalization has been increasing steadily and this | | | | Ford Edge, Econoline, Expedition, and the Lincoln |
| has made the distinction between American cars | | | | MKX got the highest percentage rating of 95 |
| and foreign cars. In the U.S. market, Asian and | | | | percent. The Ford Crown Victoria got a 90 |
| European brands are making their presence felt. | | | | percent rating along with other models including |
| American car makers on the other hand are | | | | the Ford F-150, Mercury Grand Marquis, the |
| extending their reaches to other regions of the | | | | Chevrolet Impala and Silverado, and the GMC |
| world. | | | | Sierra. |
| With these things going on, it is hard to find out | | | | The list shows that the market offers no totally |
| which vehicle is really American. This attribute | | | | American car which means that globalization is |
| plays a major role for American car buyers who | | | | doing its work and even an EBC pad cannot stop |
| are loyal to the homegrown brands like Chevrolet, | | | | it. |
| Ford, and Chrysler. The line between foreign car | | | | Other car which posted 85 or above percentage |
| and American cars has been blurred though by | | | | rating came from the Big Three's various brands. |
| globalization. | | | | The Cadillac DTS was rated to be 87 percent |
| Asian and European car manufacturers are | | | | American by USA Today. Vehicles which received |
| producing their vehicles in the United States. On | | | | 86 percent ratings are the Buick Rainer, Chevrolet |
| the other hand, American car makers produce | | | | Express Savana, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet |
| their vehicles in other parts of the world. These | | | | Trailblazer, GMC Envoy/XL, GMC Savana, |
| then would be later be shipped back to the United | | | | Hummer H3, Pontiac G6, and the Saturn Aura. All |
| States to be sold. | | | | of these models are produced in the United |
| To add to the confusion, there are American | | | | States. |
| branded vehicles produced in the United States | | | | Models which got 85 percent rating from USA |
| but owned by a foreign company like in the case | | | | Today are the Dodge Viper, the Ford Freestyle, |
| of Dodge being owned by DaimlerChrysler AG | | | | the Lincoln Mark LT, the Lincoln Town Car, the |
| based in Germany. | | | | Buick Lucerne, the Cadillac XLR, the Chevrolet |
| To help patriotic Americans find out which cars in | | | | Corvette, the Chevrolet Colorado, the GMC |
| the market are really American, USA Today the | | | | Canyon, and the Saturn Ion. |
| American newspaper with the widest circulation | | | | More and more car makers from other countries |
| named "which cars are really American". USA | | | | building facilities in the United States, and U.S. car |
| Today ranked vehicles for the 2007 model year | | | | manufacturers setting up plants on different |
| by U.S. or Canada Content Percentage depending | | | | countries, the distinction between an American |
| on where they are produced, and, of course, the | | | | and a foreign car will get even more blurred. For |
| brand name among others. | | | | some Americans, this poses a serious problem |
| Topping the list of the most American car are | | | | when choosing a new car to buy. |
| four models from the Ford Motor Company. The | | | | |