Re: Jain Diet

On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:25:47 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:

On 2025-04-11, gm wrote:
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So why do American cars not sell in Japan?
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American companies have simply failed to produce cars that appeal to
local tastes...
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Japanese drivers want

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True(?) story. Well, from 'Readers Digest' mag when I was a tyke:
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USA starts exporting cars to Japan. VP of one of the big 3 visits
his dealer in Japan, and sees the service garage filled with
brand-new cars.
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So he asks, "What's wrong with all those cars?". The reply was:
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"It it different for each car. We always take them completely
apart and re-assemble to ensure they will be fixed of any
problem they might have from the factory."

True, Japan has onerous vehicle standards, the average US makes cannot
comply...
About 4% of the market is imports, primarily BMW, Mercedes-Benz...
The only US make sold in any quantity is Jeep:
Wiki:
"Jeep is by far Japan’s favorite American brand. As part of Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep not only hangs on to the lion’s share of the
pie here but has been growing its sales figures every year for the past
decade. In 2019, Jeep was responsible for a 9.9 percent rise in overall
Fiat Chrysler Japan sales to 24,666 units..."
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GM
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