When we arrived to the U.S. in the 70s, many of the Hmong people that bought cars bought American cars because it was bigger than Japanese cars and thus, it was more practical for their bigger than average family.
As time goes, more and more Hmong converted to Toyota, Datsun, etc., because Japanese cars were way more reliable on average...
I posted about a 2007 Tundra that has 1 million miles recently. That Tundra still has all of its' original major components and the owner said it still drives like new...