The question was as simple as being able to tell the difference between black and white thirty years ago. What constitutes an American car these days? Is it based on where the company headquarters of brand are located? Is it where the majority of the parts are sourced from? Is it something completely different than that? Depending on how you look at the situation, the answer is about as clear as mud and everyone has a different opinion.

There are few, if any, 100% American cars these days. If it is assembled here than the parts most likely come from outside our borders. If it is shipped in from outside the country, where foreign labor is being paid to assemble it, many don’t consider it very American at all. Then it is possible to get into the business of foreign manufacturers assembling their cars here with domestic labor.

Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin wrote an editorial on the subject that got a lot of people to respond and offer their opinions. They ranged from UAW members who go by a list of approved and non-approved vehicles to buy, to the chairman of an automotive research firm.

We’ll leave our belief out of this one and ask you to share yours. So what do you consider an “American” car?

Source — The Detroit News — Readers debate American made theories