They shouldn’t feel that way. Many of the Japanese cars are built here and in that they’re built in non-union plants by Americans in Right-to-Work states, they’re a heck of a lot more American than the ‘American’ cars.
The problem is ignoramuses who think that a foreign nameplate means the vehicle had to have been manufactured overseas. Many American auto names are made in Mexico or Canada, with a straggling few still “imported from Detroit” as I’ve seen one ad put it.
My BIL is looking at a new car. He’s driving a Toyota Highlander, and has looked at Ford. But Toyota’s built by a non-union plant and Ford isn’t. So he’s sticking with his current model.
We only buy vehicles assembled by US non union labor.