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If Toyota spends $1.3 billion dollar on a new truck plant how much of that money is spent on capital equipment, tooling, design, etc from America? In the end, not very much. The plant itself will be designed and engineered in Japan. The assembly line will be designed in Japan with tooling...

General Motors The basic 1961 Buick Special came standard with a 215 cubic-inch, all-aluminum block, V8 engine with a 2-barrel carburetor that produced 155 horsepower (116 kW) at 4600 rpm. The 1961 Buick Special Skylark came standard with a version of this same engine (optional on other...

the CR survey may over/understate the reliability of certain cars because the people that own them are not homogeneous. ... many people will have a subconscious need to justify their purchase of a Japanese auto over of a domestic one, and they could do this by believing superior reliability is...

If Dodge is gone should they allow Honda and Mercedes in?

Parts are cheaper than those for imports. Also last year, Honda and Mitsubishi were both found to be concealing 70% of their recalls! And, Toyota had the most recalls in 2006. In U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests, the sedan got top marks for occupant protection in...

Your mpg will be much less. Also after 5 years you will need to replace your batteries. All rechargeables have a short life span.