There is no such a thing as foreign or domestic anymore.
Factories have become nothing else but assembly lines. Parts are made all over the world.
The country of origin the company is registered in makes no difference.
You are right about the quality of the product though OP, the gaps have been completely closed and the differences are no longer worthy of a premium price (to me anyways) and it's surprising people still pay the premium.
I also noticed that the designs/materials on lower end cars are at times better than the ones that cost premium. So the whole "you get what you pay for" is out the window now.
Remember one thing. Quality matters in the long run (as in 5-10 years +). Most of these JD Power/CR and other studies on quality and satisfaction are nothing but sponsored marketing gimmick. Quality/reliability are WORTHLESS to me during my warranty period....hehe
There is NO long term quality/reliability studies as cars are more disposable as they have ever been......good luck finding anything but word of mouth.