Why are car editors so biased against American cars?

More frequent recalls and more reported problems in customer surveys are a big part of the problem. Toyota has had some large recalls that have been in the news lately, but Ford and GM still recall far more. Look in the back of some editions of Consumer Reports New Car Buyer's Guide and you'll find lists of recalls -- the domestics have longer lists, and this undoubtedly contributes to attitudes against American brands.

A secondary problem is that American car makers do seem to spend less money on interior materials, and this makes them seem cheap. Panel gaps, types of plastics, and similar considerations all can represent cost-cutting, but it creates an impression, sometimes almost subliminal, in the mind of the driver.

Those are partial explanations.

This is such a broad question with many considerations to view from. In conjunction with many of the answers already said, one that pops up in my mind quickly is that jap. or euro. cars have considerable better resale value rather than american cars.

for those of you that do not know what resale means, think about the word.. "resale". re- means again or over. resale value means how much money you can sell the car..japs. and euros. do not drop that much.

another thing that comes to mind is that, i have worked with some towards the popular american cars and it seemed as if i was spending nearly a lot of time fixing stuff. when one part or problem was fixed/solved, then another part would need fixing or replacing. and another problem would show up.

has car editors rated classic american cars, also? that is another ball game. classic cars are under another different box.

japs are the fuel-friendly, lower costing cars.. but, these days, some jap. cars are getting pretty up there with expensive cars. i felt most comfortable driving, sitting towards hondas, toyotas. before going on a road trip, i sent my lexus( lexus) to the shop to make sure that everything was good to go.. so i had to rent a car couple of days. i ended up getting a ford taurus. the body style, in my opnion, was ugly.. terrible gas mileage. uncomfortable sitting in the passaenger side. yes, i know that i am comparing a Lexus ES 300 with a Ford taurus. the lexus was an older model. and the ford was a much new model..still, i expected the Ford to be superior in a few ways. i hated that football shaped ford taurus. the interior was too much "oval" shapes. there were oval shapes everywhere inside the car.

but, keep in mind that this is just me and my opinions and my point of views. if your a big Ford fan and a Toyota, Honda disliker, then be my guest and like which car companies. i felt that Honda, Toyotas out matched superioriority to Fords, Dodges,

Multiple reasons. Often, the build quality on the cars they favor--whether European or Japanese--is much better than that on American cars. Many of our home companies (Ford, Dodge, etc.) have been having quality control issues of late; it's difficult to find a 100% good, solid American product for today's market that's within the price range of most people.

American cars are known for being more economical to buy and repair. Because of cheaper parts being used, they're generally not as good as those made outside of the US and Canada. We have some really good cars but for the most part our engines, transmissions etc. rarely ever win in terms of durability. (Not necessarily performance though.)

All in all, cheaper parts makes cheaper vehicles.

They're just tellin' it like it IS, brother.

There are, however, WORSE cars. French and Italian cars for instance. (with a couple of notable exceptions)

Because many American cars SUCK!