"Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is the sixth largest automaker in Japan "
"they agreed to unite in a vehicle manufacturing operation in Normal, Illinois. The 50/50 venture provided a way to circumvent the voluntary import restrictions, "
"In 1991, Chrysler sold its equity stake in Diamond-Star Motors to its partner, and from then on they continued to share components and manufacturing on a contractual basis only. Chrysler decreased its interest in Mitsubishi Motors to less than 3 percent in 1992,"
O wikipedia huh

Asian car built in USA by americans with your money going back to Japan. I have no problem with Asian cars though, yours certainly smokes my Mazda 3