But now a days in u.s.a. "F O R D " stands for "Fix Or Repair Daily".........yes seriously.
Its mainly because of poor workman ship of the American built cars,only the patriotic people go for American built stuff.People prefer Japanese cars over the locally built junk thats falls apart within few years.
Strange thing is that even the companies like Toyota and Honda who have set up plants here in usa have started having problems mainly because they are getting some parts from Mexico or Canada.The quality control here is not as strict as in Japan .
My elder brother runs an Automotive repair and service center in Losangeles he talks about the horror stories of how some newer American cars fall apart in no time.