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A few years back, I saw a TV show about how the Japanese took the US TV market. The essentially sold sets below manufacturing cost through Sears, etc. At that time US tv quality was as good or better than theirs. The courts actually ruled in the US manufacturers favor, against Sears, the Japanese and others, but by then it was to late.
It does not matter as this point, the manufacturing of TVs had moved past Japan into other countries. I
As far as cars, the US did have a problem in the 1970s, early 1980s, but I believe that they are much closer to the Honda, Toyota today. What I do not appreciate about any of the car manufacturers is the extensive use of cheap plastic. My wife's care has plastic wheel covers which began breaking at 5 years and a plastic/aluminum radiator that started seeping in cold weather about the same time. At the same time, I have a 27 year old Mustang (from the 1970s) which has the original metal hubcaps and original brass radiator that has never leaked.
They put all that nice fuel injection and antilock brake electronics in the car and then put junk plastic parts on them!!!!.
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