Wow. Did you even read my post?? I was not putting down Mexican production at all. I said I had thought I was patriotically buying an American-made vehicle, but it turned out to have been made in Mexico. This was in 1991, when a lot of us were not really aware that US manufacturers were shifting to foreign countries (except for textiles, which we Did know about). As to the Germans, I wasn't even talking about German-made cars. Never owned one. I was referring to the fact that Germany is heavily invested in US companies on American soil. I have just recently become aware of how much of our country is foreign-owned, and was merely commenting on that fact, in case someone else might be interested. I spent 6 months living and traveling in Mexico years ago and love the country and the people. Your inflammatory reply to my post shows how some people will distort another person's views in order to justify their own limited cognizance. I stand by my hope that we will strive to think more as World Citizens.