It is very very difficult to import a truly foreign built car. There are many many obstacles in the way. The "Made in Japan" cars are leaps and bounds ahead of anything built "for" North America. If we were actually able to buy them here, the prices for cars from South East Asia would totally disrupt the North American car market -- maybe there are some startup ideas in this!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toyota_manufacturing_fa...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toyota_manufacturing_fa...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Motor_Manufacturing_de_B...
So are...
Honda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Honda_assembly_plants
Nissan: Smyrna, Tennessee; Canton, Mississippi; Decherd, Tennessee
Mitsubishi (DaimlerChrysler)
Mazda (Ford)
Subaru (GM)
Isuzu (GM)
It is very very difficult to import a truly foreign built car. There are many many obstacles in the way. The "Made in Japan" cars are leaps and bounds ahead of anything built "for" North America. If we were actually able to buy them here, the prices for cars from South East Asia would totally disrupt the North American car market -- maybe there are some startup ideas in this!