Bill,
I think it part public perception ( mindset) that foreign cars have better quality, Americans that won't support their own countrys products, Unions, greedy CEO's and very poor leadership in the big three.
I agree with you on that, but it is getting hard to find anything made in America any more. Go to any store and look through everything you see and look at the tags to see where it was made. I have a couple of magazines that you can order American made clothing and stuff from, but the stores here have 99% of their stuff with tags of Made in China, Japan, Korea, & etc.
As for the mindset, you are right, but it was created by the car companies and their greed and like a first impression, after years of shoddy products it is hard to change overnight. I think that Greed is the biggest factor in the fall of the American car companies and also in many other factories and companies. I hope that it can be turned around, but it isn't going to happen in a hurry. And hearing every day about those CEOs getting more millions in bonuses isn't going to help the cause any either.
Sorry for the rant, but it is frustrating to know we could do better and don't.
Ron
