American Cars better made than Asian Cars?

Over at The Auto Beat, David Welch blogs about a new report conducted by the Associated Press and GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media which states that Americans believe that American cars are better made than Asian cars.

The results say that 38% of people surveyed believed that American cars are the best-made vehicles and 33% said that Asian cars are the best.

This is great news for Ford, GM, and Chrysler who are all trying to make better quality vehicles. Americans have long believed that Asia produced far better vehicles, but this appears to be changing. Granted this survey was taken when Toyota was at the height of their public relations problem, which likely influenced people's opinions, but the survey results are still great news for Detroit.

Hopefully the Detroit automakers can continue to improve the quality of their vehicles and put American cars back at the top of the industry.

Some Humor

I highly doubt Ford had anything to do with this video, but Saturday Night Live did make a pretty funny and effective commercial. Toyota's problems have at least one upside--they will provide a lot of material for comedians.

2010 World Car Design of the Year goes to...

...the Chevrolet Camaro. This is a big award for General Motors. For past few decades GM has been know for their drab styling. It has not been until recently that GM has given designers the freedom needed to make stylish vehicles.

GM needs all the help they can get. They are lagging behind Ford and Chrysler in sales and need to catch up. Winning the 2010 World Car Design of the Year should help boost sales of the Camaro and give people a reason to look at GM vehicles.