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Poll: The Return to Domestic Automobiles

Posted by jeckert on 04/21/2010

volt A new Associated Press-GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media poll discovered that Americans have taken a preference to American-made cars.  The poll found that 38 percent of Americans preferred American vehicles versus 33 percent who preferred their mode of transportation be manufactured in Asia. 15 percent of Americans preferred European vehicles. The Associated Press reported:
Though the U.S. advantage is modest, it marks a significant turnabout for American automakers battered by recession and relentless competition from foreign manufacturers. When the same question was asked in a December 2006 AP-AOL poll, 46 percent said Asian countries made superior cars, while just 29 percent preferred American vehicles, reflecting a perception of U.S. automotive inferiority that began taking hold about three decades ago.
Concerns over the safety of the Toyota brand in addition to a growth in popularity by makes like GM and Ford are likely to have contributed to Americans' change of heart.
Read more here and here.
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