If you fly the American flag, then buy an American car.

i have been working as a valet for 2 years now driving hundreds of cars every weekend. i can tell you that gm's quality does not compare to toyota. 5 year and older gm's squeak, rattle, have electrical problems, and feel like they're about to break down. even the cadillacs. the $15k cavalier has the same electronics/switches as the $50k cadillac. i can drive a 10 yr. old camry or lexus with 150k miles and it still runs strong, everything works properly and it feels no where near its age. unless you drive a wide variety of cars owned by a wide variety of ppl. you can't say GM's cars are good quality! i will admit quality is getting better but still not as good as ford and both still have a long way to go! get out there and drive them like i do and get back to me. im sure you'll get the same results!

Toyota has also taken the lead in recalls but we hear nothing about it in the press. Never any bad news for imports.

I'm glad to see Toyota is up in the rankings. Sad to see that Ford is too. I owned a Ford product for 7 years and they turned their back on me and could care less about customer service! See my story posted at: http://blog.vehiclevoice.com/auto_news_reviews/what_were_they_thinking/
The Ford Motor Company is killing the American dream. It's time for them to be shut down and pulled off the top sellers list! People need to realize that American made cars are not really American made anymore. Hence all the problems! i.e. Only 1% of Pontiac parts are made in the USA. Crazy huh? So-called foreign cars are starting to be made more and more in the USA. i.e. Hyundai just built a huge plant in Alabama.

paulv that is a lie. According to snopes, "Their page about Toyota's Contributions to the Relief Effort details a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross and a program to match similar employee contributions." http://www.snopes.com/rumors/cars.htm Just because they don't brag about it doesnt mean they dont donate.

GM is the worst car company. The reason that GM is in a slump and Toyota is forging ahead is GM itself. They sell the same crap in all their vehicles year after year. They never improve their cars unless the market forces them to. Name one GM innovation. Airbags? Germans. ABS? Germans. Variable Valve Timing? Germans. The Germans have been creating new technology for years but the reliability and low cost of ownership was not always there. The Japanese copied all these innovations and married them with reliability and in most cases, very low operating costs. I have an Acura Integra with 400,000 kms. That car is still running well. That car has suffered (and still does suffer)many Canadian winters. How many 1990, 4 cylinder cars from GM are running with that mileage with everything working. I mean everything. The sunroof, the AC, the power windows, etc..... That car starts in minus 30 degree Celcius without the block heater. It is funny, I can afford a better car but if I scan my options, what could be better? The operating costs after all these years and miles are fuel, insurance and oil changes... GM Sucks and deserves to fall.

Michel, I stand corrected in regards to the contributions comment with the caveat that snopes did state that they did not verify the veracity of the claims made by the various car companies. I take exception to the accusation that I lied. For all facts in my comments, I had first hand knowledge or published facts by the companies. I unfortunately did not validate the source data for the contributions.

“Oh, anyone remember Pearl Harbor?”

2117 solders died at Pearl Harbor…then two atomic bombs killed 140,000 Japanese.
WTC 3,000 died, but you'll buy domestic gas-guzzlers, even though oil profits directly support countries involved.
WW II 300,000 American solders died fighting against Germany, but you'll support DaimlerChrysler.
Countless slaves and Native Americans murdered in America’s history, but I guess that’s easy to forget, right?

Bottom line. Looks. These foreign cars just look cooler. As far as Toyota trying to be an American company, it's true. Why aren't they building plants in Mexico? Like....GM has. My Uncle Some years ago was proud of his American made Chevy Tahoe and was appalled when I pointed out it was made in Mexico. Oh,oh...loyalty to American products? Not any more. Attention! Steel workers, Toyota uses American steel in there vehicles made in Indiana. Honda's trying to be an American company too. Building plants here in the USA! I understand legacy cost, but what are you saying? GM can't kick out all the old guys and hire somebody that can design a car that doesn't look like an Edsel. How about that Pontiac Grand Prix? Same car for 11 years. I could go on and on, but I won't. Your welcome.

Let's see.... "Countless Years of Horrible Vehicles by GM vs. A Few Years Of Recalls by Toyota??"... I say GM should've RECALLED their whole line up back then.. but they chose NOT to because they didn't care about the Impala, nor did they care about the Cavalier, Lumina, Catera,... but continued to dump a bunch of crap on the market just to make some money... The whole 5 year/100,000 mile warranty came in as a desperate marketing ploy... Now, all they do is EMPLOY a bunch of knuckle-heads to come up here and use the MEDIA (eg.. Forums,Blogs,Free Sites) to bash their Japanese competitor.. It doesn't just take 3 years to make a come back... It took the Japanese years, and now it's the American's turn... This whole USA, USA, USA ploy is over rated and the fact that their vehicles are being built in Mexico and Canada takes all credibility away from the American's that helped pioneer them to where they are at today.. SHAME ON THEM!.. BTW.. I'm happy to see that the RECALLS by Toyota only show's that they're taking responsibility for their products... instead of how GM brushed off all the crap they dumped on the market.. I'm glad to see that they're finally get what they had coming a long time ago.. And I don't even wanna hear about the "Profits going back to Japan".. what about the money that's used to run the factories and pay the workers in Mexico and Canada.. Where is that Money going???

UAW and American auto manufacturers artificially supported huge wage and benefits packages for their workers. Sadly, these expenses are now unsupportable. Toyota and other foreign manufacturers locate in the SE of USA where labor is cheaper, train their workers, build more effecient plants (because they have the capital and capability to do so) and build high quality cars. American auto manufacturers are held hostage to high cost locations and aging plants. They must give billions in concessions so they can close inefficient plants and lines. Granted US auto bears the blame for poor design, and allowing poor quality --arguing that it's cheaper to pay for a recall than build it right. They may have gotten better in the last couple of years, but people's memories are long. I haven't owned a US auto car in over 15 years and won't start now.