[BigAls87Z28]

Most of GM's cars are still made in North America, and all its profits flow to Detroit, no matter where the cars are sold.
This is about moving production to countires where things like health care and other legacy costs are taken care of by the goverment, not the business.
Do you know that GM is the world's largest private purchaser of Viagra?
It is true that costs are going up due to American production. And guess what, Toyota and Honda are starting to feel the heat as well, and even they are starting to hold back on American products. The advantage they have is that they pull in MASSIVE amounts of money due to Yen manipulation from the Japanese goverment.

Now, the playing field is not level, as Japan can import anything the want into the US, but try having an American car company sell in Japan?
GM is also making ALL of its profits overseas. China is blasting off as they are #1. In Europe, Opel is finally gaining ground and market share with new, fresh, and exciting product. Chevy is also flying high in Europe as well, selling small subcompacts from Korea...funny huh? But its doing great over there!
Holden's new VE cars are selling like hot cakes, and constantly fight it out with the Corolla for #1 sales...#1 with a 4dr compact vs a V6/V8 RWD Muscle Sedan!! That is UNHEARD of in the US.
GM is moving to global platforms, where one car could be made at several plants across the world, helping to cut down on costs of production.
In America, GM continues to prove they make some of the best cars, but they are still slipping market share. It seems as if the image of GM is burned so deep into today's and tomorrow's car buyer of poor quality and workmanship, that most wont even glance at an American car. This goes to ALL American cars outside of trucks and SUV's.
Its a shame, it really is that America is so ignorant and biased that they will follow the words of Consume Reports and not even take a car out for a spin.
As long as the UAW continues to chew off the hand that feeds them, it will only give GM more motive to start with more plants in Mexico and Canada.

As for whats an American car and whats an Import, that changes with person. 99% of GM's cars are still made in North America. The only cars that are imported from outside that would be the new Pontiac G8 from Australian, the Chevy Aveo from Korea, and the new Saturn Astra from Europe. Either way, all profits flow back to Detroit, and right now, the profits made from GM outside of North America are helping infuse the company with the money, while GM NA continues to lose money and market share. If you want to get into American content, you can look at the sticker on all new cars today, they give you a percentage of how much of the car is "domestic". But make no mistake, outside of the Big 3, profits flow back to thier respective countires.