Defining a 'Patriotic American' Auto Manufacturer

It's telling that Honda's profits last year were four times that of GM, even though Honda's revenues were less than one third that of GM. Whereas Honda is innovating and pushing the envelope (Insight, the new hybrid Civic we're supposed to be seeing soon, higher-quality cars), GM is resting on decades-old laurels.

tw's right on the money with this one, though I think a better term could be chosen than "American Patriot". That having been said, those who drive high-emissions, low-mileage vehicles certainly aren't helping the country by increasing our dependance on foreign oil and ensuring that more and more taxpayer dollars will be pumped into cleanup and prevention of a problem (high emissions) that has, for all intents and purposes, already been solved - yet continues to plague us to this day.