BBC News: Why don't Europeans buy more American cars? - BBC News
tl;dr - they're a bit shit, they're not economical, and they're too big to drive on smaller European city streets and lanes.
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Why don't Europeans buy more American cars?
Trump wants US vehicles to be more popular in Europe, but it's a difficult market for them to crack.Jorn Madslien (BBC News)
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in reply to Dave nλ=2dsinθ • • •This is my typical European car, carrying more that most US pickups could manage in one go.
And doing about 65mpg.
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in reply to David Grieve • • •@davidgrieve But that doesn't look "Manley " and there was never an advertisement with a super deep mans voice talking about utility and dependability.
Sigh: We're doomed. Move on without us.
Ebly Pamplemousse
in reply to Dave nλ=2dsinθ • • •Yes, that's right - the top of the bonnet was higher than a full grown man sitting on a normal car.
I feel safer going round a roundabout next to an HGV than one of these monstrosities (at least the HGV driver knows there's other vehicles around them).
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in reply to Dave nλ=2dsinθ • • •American automakers expect Europeans to adapt their taste to their high-margin manufacturing.
And yes, most Americans drive cars that are far too big for their purposes and that endanger pedestrians.
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