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Originally Posted by scalbert
The interesting part of statistics is that peceptions can be used. Yes, during that same year the US produced 2.7 million cars and Germany produced 5.5 million cars. During the same period the US produced 5 million light trucks (mostly traditional pick-ups). While Germany produced 0.35 million in the same category.
In other words, the US produced 7.7 Million units to Germany 5.9 Million units.
The US purchases more trucks than cars. That said, the unions control too much.
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You're comparing a nation of over 300 million that once had some of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world to one that has 80 million and sells laughable units in the US comparable to Japanese manufacturers and its own.
With that said; the US automotive industry has been a joke and will be for years. This includes durability, build quality, reliability, poor management and backwards mentality for years. Little to nothing has changed even after this crisis.
First they sold dispensable cars that only lasted 3 years, then people bought Japanese because they noticed they fell apart. Then they sold far too large engines... then they sold far too many trucks and suv's... then they made 10 identical cars under different badges... now they think the Volt will save the industry. Then there were Union issues that are appalling. It's a joke and that's all there is to say.