What cars does America think Europe should be importing?
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Keep seeing comments in the news from Trump and Co bleating on that America keeps buying cars from the rest of the world but nobody is buying cars made in the USA. Just wondering how many cars are actually made there in RHD that people in the UK should, in his view, be buying - are there any?
Trump is quoted on BBC news this afternoon as saying: "They don’t take our cars, but we take MILLIONS of theirs."
I've owned a Nissan Murano and an R-class Mercedes in the past both of which I think were made in America (or possibly Mexico...) but not sure if any mainstream RHD cars are even made in America these days, so not sure what he expects UK drivers to do - buy cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side for our roads probably...
Trump is quoted on BBC news this afternoon as saying: "They don’t take our cars, but we take MILLIONS of theirs."
I've owned a Nissan Murano and an R-class Mercedes in the past both of which I think were made in America (or possibly Mexico...) but not sure if any mainstream RHD cars are even made in America these days, so not sure what he expects UK drivers to do - buy cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side for our roads probably...
Edited by -Lummox- on Monday 7th April 16:38
About the only US market car I'd want is the current Chrysler Pacifica, a genuinely likeable and well designed minivan.
They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
sjg said:
About the only US market car I'd want is the current Chrysler Pacifica, a genuinely likeable and well designed minivan.
They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
It's a genuine shame that minivans/people carriers are shunned over here. They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
So many great JDM people carriers too.
Yet we lap up £60-90k Transporters in drag.
-Lummox- said:
sjg said:
Mustang, Corvette. I think most BMW X SUVs are still made in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
OK, that's something at least. Though not sure Trump is thinking of BMWs when he says the rest of the world should be buying more American cars! sjg said:
About the only US market car I'd want is the current Chrysler Pacifica, a genuinely likeable and well designed minivan.
They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
I was surprised by how much I liked our rental last year. Yes, it was a big old bus but it was comfortable (oh so comfortable) and spacious with a decent amount of toys. Really don't understand the hate they receive, if I needed a do-it-all family thing this would definitely be on a short-list.They already sell the C8 Corvette here.
All of the Big 3 are proper global operations, and sell whatever appeals to each market. We don't need many body-on-frame SUVs or oversized pickups, everything else is either sold here or we have very similar equivalents.
The ford expedition we had as a rental last year was a nice place to sit and the 3.5 V6 ecoboost was a nice engine and surprisingly not too bad on fuel considering the heft of the car, but I can't think of any European country that a 5.7m long, 2.4m wide and near 2m tall SUV wouldn't look or feel obscenely large in.
Given the vast majority of US car sales are trucks or oversized SUV's made in the US (or Mexico - which is really where his car beef lies) I can't see many US built vehicles being befitting to European roads.
Given the vast majority of US car sales are trucks or oversized SUV's made in the US (or Mexico - which is really where his car beef lies) I can't see many US built vehicles being befitting to European roads.
-Lummox- said:
sjg said:
Mustang, Corvette. I think most BMW X SUVs are still made in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
OK, that's something at least. Though not sure Trump is thinking of BMWs when he says the rest of the world should be buying more American cars! Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff