Comments on: Europe .vs. America

By: bubba ganush

bubba ganush — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:48:20 +0000

Im quite surprised that VW has little market share in the US. the jetta is pretty much the corolla of Canada

i think the biggest thing with yank cars is they are all moving there factories to mexico also they make more money on parts a freind of mine over in vancouver in 2003 bought a 2001 dodge dakota pickup that had done 70,000 kms once it reached 120k the transmission took a crap and had to get replaced.

thats possibly why the line between home grown american and european is thinning

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:41:36 +0000

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:10:36 +0000

And? My point is that this article is about auto markets that are growing and ones that are declining…

Nothing about brand of vehicles selling.

Have you grasped that yet? or would you like to argue some more?

By: Elitist

Elitist — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:08:24 +0000

Lexus is japanese not American…

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:05:46 +0000

This is the same as China’s car market gaining on Europe and the US overall too…a little like how our car market is exceeding 1 million units for the first time.
The US car market is declining due to uncertain economic conditions, not due to the type of cars being sold.
This article just happened to mention other trends that are occuring in the US market, which is not new news to anybody, simply reiterating what had already been mentioned many times in the past…

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:00:57 +0000

Elitist…

This article is about why Europe overall is selling more cars collectively than the US, not brands. Just total new vehicle sales…

Do some reserch about how American cars have caught up with asian cars in relation to reliability and get informed.

There is no need to mention what brands are selling in what country.

Did you even know that VW is NOT well regarded in the US and has very little share to speak off? That Lexus outsells all other luxury brands in the US, including BMW and Merc?

Read please.

By: Elitist

Elitist — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:40:53 +0000

“The reality is GM, Ford and Crysler now make cars just as reliable as the Asian brands…”
LOL…really? When you say asian do you mean China?

Adam are you 1)American 2)Work for Ford or GM 3)Work for Haliburton?

My comment was purely why european cars were selling more….Read please.

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:53:05 +0000

Why does this have to turn into another brand war? It was an article about Europe overtaking the US for total auto sales, not what brand is selling better.
It’s scary to see that the poor perception of US cars still runs rife with the general public…
The reality is GM, Ford and Crysler now make cars just as reliable as the Asian brands…

By: Elitist

Elitist — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:54:38 +0000

I think its more the reason people have more money to spend and want something far better than America can produce.

It just doesnt end with cars either.
Noone buys American designs except America, and Canada.
American design cannot be exported its actually uninspiring and rubbish.

To be fair American design was interesting from around 1950’s-70’s.
Their time has past.

VW, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, Fiat all have an edge somehow and a loyal market that actually grows into other countries.

GM and Ford used to, but this has dried up.Now theyre just bad swear words.
SUV era will be seen as Americas Peak.

By: jbot

jbot — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:44:06 +0000

Eliot65, these sales numbers have nothing to do with where the cars are made…

By: Eliot65

Eliot65 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:56:38 +0000

I think Europeans will over the U.S. and it will stay that way for a long time to come.

Americans are getting sick of their own cars, kind of like Australians and Ford & Holden.

By: Me.

Me. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:34:21 +0000

US: 13,583,559 Europe: 13,572,669

Good on them Euros.