Don't forget the ubiquitous Chevy ads by John Commie Mellancamp.
The day a zone rep from Dodge told me that the paint falling off my two year old vehicle in patches the size of my hand was my fault beacuse "you don't wash it enough" was the last day I even considered an American made vehicle.
Before that I "Bought American" - and suffered the consequences with products from ALL THREE major manufactuers.
Since then, I've bought Japanese (assembled in the US when possible) have had almost no problems.
I still ocasionally rent US designed vehicles.
They are still an inferior product.
Sorry to say it, but the US run auto industry as it exists today deserves to die.