Comparative advantage

Why Honda Is an American Car

For cars, it can be tough to guess an “American-made” rank.At Cars.com, the top 20 include manufacturers based in the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and Germany: Meanwhile though, among the car companies based in the U.S., we just have Tesla in the first four slots and Chevrolet at number 19. I should note that yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, told us that Ford “makes more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker.” So, while WSJ implied Ford had the most all-American cars, Cars.com had no Fords in its “American Made” top 20. (The disagreement is a perfect example of why ranking “facts” depend on criteria.) ….[READ]