Mike_dup1,
There is nothing to prove. Go to the dealer and they have the little window sticker that shows country of origin on the the parts used in the vehicle. The sienna has 85%. The dodge was 70%. The honda was between 80-90% can't remember other than I know it was over 70% Our Honda Accord was made in Ohio I believe. I know a lot of the newer ford cars are made in mexico. The dodge sellsman told me their extended cab trucks are made in mexico. I know the prius is made in Japan. Several toyotas are made pretty local to me. The camry, sienna, venza, and tundra were made in Indiana/Kentucky, but now the tundra is made in texas.
I wouldn't mind owning a car made in Canada, Germany, Japan, or in Europe. Just not a big fan of Korea, Mexico, China, and India.
I've owned a 2005 F-250. On my drive home from the dealer the check engine light came on. It was a bad turbo. The turbo was replaced, egr valve 2 times, rear power window had to be pulled, transmission needed rebuilt. The list goes on and on. It was the 6.0 that Ford and Navastar keep sueing each other over to cover the warranty work.
My wife has ban me from buying american. Well we are anti Kia and Hyundai too. We have owned 3 Honda's all had over 80,000 mile when we sold them and never had a problem of any type. Great resell too.
I have a friend that has a 2004 Sienna same body style and she has, last I talked to her, 104,000 miles and loves the car. My family member that works at the Sienna plant loved theirs. Pretty much everyone I know when looking at minivans had it down to the Honda or Toyota. I haven't heard anyone talk bad about either. Go to a dodge dealer and get in a dodge. It looks like they took one plastic press and made the interior. It's very cheap when compared with the Honda and Toyota. The Honda drives more like a car, but has more road noise. The Toyota is larger.
I don't monitor all this stuff. I just bought a new van, and test drove and looked at several except the Nissan. Hands down Honda and Toyota are the real choices in minivans.
I was always a Ford person. The superduties are made right here in Louisville, Ky. Get in a ford they are getting very cheap and moving more factories to Mexico. Just not a lot I see that I want to support. Plus my problems with the f-250.
Oh I got the employee pricing on the van, so that played a part in it all. To get the same options in a Honda I would of paid close to $5,000 more.