American Cars

Three of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers referred to as the “Bid three” include General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler, and are based in Detroit, United States. In the 1960s and 1970s American made cars became extremely popular as consumers placed their emphasis on comfort, power and style. During this period, the high-performance ‘muscle car’ with large capacity engines gained prominence. These were produced between 1964 and 1973.

Post oil crisis in the early 1970s, smaller vehicles imported from Japan became more and more popular with the American public as these vehicles featured better fuel economy ratings. Infact, the term "Domestic vehicle" is mostly applied to vehicles made by the "Big Three" (GM, Ford, Chrysler) and their traditional marques.

Today, GM cars and trucks are sold globally under the brands Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Daewoo, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. The Ford Motor Company sells vehicles under various brands like Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. DaimlerChrysler Corporation sells vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands. Other automakers with manufacturing operations in U.S include BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota Motor Corporation.