As trapin said, it's not black and white; however, it cannot be blamed only on the press hating the USA. For example, the press loves the new mustang and it sells great; but Ford is still doing worse than ever. The fact is there are many things that the "Big 3" have done wrong that the Japanese manufacturers have done right. Lower prices (not only the big 3's fault) and better reliability are factually provable examples.
Of course there is a lot of brand loyalty/pride among the members of these and like forums, but the rest of the country is the larger audience that the domestic manufacturers must cater to. If you want them to survive, they can't do it with the gearhead mentality...these are different times.
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