What is the Future for American Cars? 10 American Cars That Don’t Stink
Over the past few years, the United States has seen a sharp decline in the number of people purchasing American-made vehicles which tend to be significantly bigger than its foreign counterparts. After all, why would you want to buy an American-made car when you can get a foreign one for a fraction of the price? Now, more than ever, people are looking for the lowest prices and more practical deals. It’s becoming less about the bells and whistles and more about function, performance and safety.
According to Edmunds Inside Online, the following are 10 examples of American-made cars that don’t stink:
- Pontiac G8
- Buick Enclave
- Cadillac CTS
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Chevrolet Malibu
- Dodge Ram
- Ford Flex
- Ford Fusion
- Ford F150
- Ford Mustang
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With the economy going through such rough times, it is uncertain what the future may hold for American-made cars. While no one wants to see the United States auto industry fail, it may be an inevitability. Perhaps the United States auto industry needs to look to its foreign neighbors for ideas on how best to market their automobiles so as to make them more appealing to the American public. Lowering the prices and offering incentives such as 0% down may be a start.
American car companies are already offering incentives that match pretty closely with their foreign competitors. Looks as if Ford is doing pretty well though in that list. I am really excited though for Chrysler’s ENVI program.
Let’s take it one at a time:
1.- Leave Pontiac G8 out. It is Australian-designed and built Holden Commodore, a great sports sedan, but it does not belong here if we are discussing American cars. If we let this one in, we could bring in Saab, Opel, Volvo or Jaguar, as they are made by subsidiaries of the Big Three.
2.- Buick Enclave: not a car and not a offroad 4×4. People, if you desperately want to go off-road get a Jeep Wrangler; if you want to stay on the road please get a normal car.
3.- The Malibu, Flex and Fusion are attempts to create a mid-class car that is close to German or Japanese design and quality. Feeble attempts I think. If they were really good cars with global appeal, one would see them in Europe and Asia, instead of Accords, Passats, Jettas and Camrys, which do have global appeal.
4.- The Mustang is a muscle car with a big engine, but a chassis that does not keep up: bad brakes, mushy steering and a top-heavy body prone to huge amounts of body roll. A Mustang GT may impress someone with its smoking start from a red light, but a true sports car it isn’t…..
5.- The Corvette: the only American truly world-class sports car, a well balanced package of engine and chassis, capable of holding its own against Aston Martin or Lamborghini. For several years, the American Corvette team won the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Last year they went against the Astons and lost. Let’s see how they do this weekend…
6.- Cadillac CTS: now here is a car that actually IS seen overseas in Europe and in Asia. The new generation of Cadillacs does look good and tried to erase the long-lasting image of a Caddy as a road yacht. maybe performs well. I do have continuing reservations about quality, though. I recently rented a car in Prague and the agency gave me a Caddy. I got with it as far as the gate and felt that one of the brake calipers sticks. I turned the Caddy in for a Skoda…
If you hate american cars so much
go buy an import. But don’t complain
whenit unwinds at 120,000 miles
……chump !
well, I think American cars manufacturers should look towards eastern trends, and react to its changes more quickly and efficiently. Yes, these US cars do not stink and may look good, but less people buy them. The most affordable quality\price formula always belongs to the Japan cars, and their sales are better. There is no need to make dramatic changes but they should always keep a track of what is happening and do not hesitate to react immediatley.