Japanese Cars On Top

American Voices • Economy • trends • ISSUE 42•09 • Mar 7, 2006

Every automobile in Consumer Reports’ list of the top 10 cars in the U.S. is Japanese-made. What do you think?

“As a GM employee, I'm stunned. I thought all the hard work and long hours I put in badmouthing the Japanese would have some effect.”
Grant Hayes –
Office-Supply Salesman
“Hey, Hiroshima, Consumer Reports—you win some, you lose some.”
Mavis Brown –
Student
“I got my 1980s county-fair Jap-car-smashing sledgehammer out of storage. Just point me to the right parking lot.”
Eric Hessler –
Creative Director

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