Yeah, I realize it was a bit of a definition shift — however, the top three US makes used to be the world’s top three as well.
The notion of a “home market” is changing too. Some Toyota models (for instance) have more U.S. value-added than some models of nominally American brands.
You mean like a US built Toyota Camry or Nissan Altima, as opposed to a Mexican build Ford Fusion or Canadian built Chevy Impala. Yup, that stinks too.
But most transplants are only assembled here with the parts shipped (imported) from the home country (although the US made parts content is going up in transplants), and the profits still go back to the home country, so money still leaves the US when we buy a transplant.
Don't get me wrong, I understand why Americans abandoned American cars. Who you blame for that is up to you (I blame the UAW), but we'll never recover if that doesn't change.