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Topic	Why are US car manufacturers so damn dumb?
Questionmarktarius 11/27/18 1:36:45 PM #24:	Darkman124 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... $25000 Chevy and a $50000 Cadillac being fair, this is also true of honda/acura, toyota/lexus, etc Well... yeah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebadging If you want "quality" in an american-made car, look for one built in the south, usually with a foreign brand. Cost-competitiveness forces the "detroit" companies to cut corners to pay union wages, and they're made by union employees who can't really be fired for being bad at it. Meanwhile, all the "safety" mandates have gutted the "cheap" market. A shitty canvas-top Citroen would have a huge market over here, but by the time airbags, tire sensors, crumplezones, and the ECM module gets engineered in, it's just another expensive samey "sporty" passenger car. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:913128849] in Why are US... [t:77244388]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darkman124 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>$25000 Chevy and a $50000 Cadillac</quote> being fair, this is also true of honda/acura, toyota/lexus, etc</quote> Well... yeah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebadging If you want "quality" in an american-made car, look for one built in the south, usually with a foreign brand. Cost-competitiveness forces the "detroit" companies to cut corners to pay union wages, and they're made by union employees who can't really be fired for being bad at it. Meanwhile, all the "safety" mandates have gutted the "cheap" market. A shitty canvas-top Citroen would have a huge market over here, but by the time airbags, tire sensors, crumplezones, and the ECM module gets engineered in, it's just another expensive samey "sporty" passenger car.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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