Motor City metal, American cars, the Big Three. For generations they’ve been the engine of this nation’s economy, but American car-makers are looking at a rough road ahead. It’s happened before: Chrysler, GM and Ford have hauled themselves back from economic doom, most recently with mini-vans and sport utilities doing the pulling. But foreign manufacturers continue their assault on market share. North America’s “Car of the Year” is a Nissan. Toyota is just a couple of percentage points from nudging Chrysler out of the Big Three. 10 years ago the nation rallied behind a campaign to “Buy American.” It’s a quieter call today. Its meaning less clear, as Honda and the others have dozens of factories here, and thousands of American employees.
Guests:
: Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver Magazine
John Millbrook, VP of Sales and Brand Marketing for GM
and Sean McAlinden, Director of the Economics & Business Group at the Center for Automotive Research.