In news:btp5k5$9t5t8$1@ID-101276.news.uni-berlin.de,
Ryan Ginstrom <ginstrom@hotmail.com> radiated into the WorldWideWait:

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> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:400004E5.B3781645@yahoo.co.jp...
>> But we are talking about the Japanese. Speaking of cars, foreign
>> cars account for only about one percent of sales in Japan, and the
>> most popular foreign makes are German. In the US the share held
>> just by Japanese brands
>
> The car thingy is a bit out of date, don't you think? Let's see:
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> Nissan: Owned by Renault
> Mazda (Matsuda): Owned by Ford
> Mitsubishi: Alliance with Daimler-Chrysler
> Toyota: Alliance with GM
> Honda: Alliance with GM
>
> Honda and Toyota are the only two fully Japanese-owned automakers,
> and both have foreign alliances.
>
> The German car thingy is pure supply and demand. If Japanese want
> to buy a foreign car, they want a German car. Which is only right,
> anyone in their right minds would want a German car. If you can't
> afford a German car, you buy a Toyota.

haRUMPH. Excuse me, would you mind standing over there? Yes, over on
that X in the middle of the parking lot. Now, just stay there while I
rev my GMC half-ton up...