I consider my car "American". I drive a 2003 Toyota Corolla that was built in southern California (at a joint Toyota/GM plant) by American workers. Yes, it's still built to Toyota engineering and quality standards, but it's built by Americans. Oh, and I bought it from an American dealer. And it's serviced by American mechanics (it saw some today for an oil change and an alignment). And then there's the astronomical taxes I've paid related to it: sales tax, personal property tax, excise tax... I would say that my car contributes to the American economy than to the Japanese economy.