About American Cars

If we could give one car that was iconic of the way American cars are meant to be, it would have to be the Mustang, the ultimate muscle car.

The particular model that stands out is the Shelby GT Mustang series, which refer to a number of Mustangs modified by Carroll Shelby’s company. Shelby Mustangs were high performance variants that were present in mid 1960′s to 1970. The most common look for these cars is to sport two stripes that run at the top-middle of the car, from the hood to the back. These stripes are referred to as Le Mans stripes. The car is so popular and sought after that models today are sold for six figure sums. Ford has also attempted to cash in on the popularity of the iconic automobile, and released a 2007 version of the Shelby GT Mustang.

“Cannot Put GM and Chrysler back together again”, that’s the words that are coming out of the mouth’s of the Presidential Automotive task force. That may be a more realistic view of the whole picture for as we have been stressing over and over again, they’re not genies who just snap their fingers and the whole world gets better. They started out with optimism and they still have it in them, only this time round, they are a bit more realistic for they now know the full extent of the economic troubles that have led to the demise of the US auto industry.
The problem is that the whole deal is rotten, from housing, health and everything else in between are hit hard and no one authority, not even the Federal Reserve with all it’s gold and monetary resources can remedy the whole thing. The team is now leading efforts to restructure the auto giants and the figures don’t lie, one will have to go bust to give way to a better mix of the two auto giants that may make them better than the two individual units.

With dismal sales and problems left and right, America’s big 3 auto makers are really in big trouble. Waiting for the emergency bailout funds the government is going to supply, the future is truly uncertain for the previously giants of the American economy. Recession has hit and it hit hard, an most agree that it’s gonna be here for quite some time. President Obama promised to support the big three but industry analysts are saying the big three might not be three anymore in the coming years to come. Overtaken by the Japanese, the big three have given up on the ratings and re-focused their energy on their ultimate fate during this recession.
They have already closed international plants, reduced their personnel and trimmed down the hours people go to work but it still isn’t enough for them to continue operating. They are some of the biggest companies in the US but they have long been in trouble as the auto industry collapsed and got stiff competition from abroad. Their fate next year would be decided by the bailout they get and how they talk amongst themselves to revive their industry. Only time will tell, and we could only wait at what these industrial giants come to this coming year.

Welcome to our new blog about American cars. As we would all agree, despite the ups and downs of the US automotive industry, American cars have remained the car of choice for many people.

Though today it is hard to know how much of a particular car is US-made, we still patronize American cars for its performance, style and engineering.

Here we will seek to appreciate American cars even more and give the glory it rightfully deserves. Plus, we will give tips, updates and relevant news that will be of great use to people who are planning to own an American car.