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World Service,04 May 2006,22 mins

The declining US car industry

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Why Americans eschew US-made motors for Japanese ones, and what this means. Report from the home of America's car industry, Detroit where Americans are more likely to drive a Toyota than a Ford. The reliability and the quality of the Japanese cars is considered superior although many Americans maintain they will still buy those made at home.

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