Ryan Ginstrom wrote:

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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 The car thingy is a bit out of date, don't you think?

No, as even the Japanese categorize cars that way, despite Nissans, Hondas and
Toyotas manufactured in or even being "reimported" from the US.

> Let's see:
>
> 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.

Because they are brainwashed. Last year's JD Power and Associates survey showed
Lexus (Toyota) and Infiniti (Nissan) at the top, and Benz about number 25.

> 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 they were brainwashed, like Japanese want Louis Vuitton.

> If you can't afford a German car, you buy a Toyota.

Toyota is a fine car. But it's an issue of choice. American customers don't
need much effort to buy a Japanese car. It can be tough as hell to find a local
dealer of American maker cars. Fukuyama doesn't have a GM, Ford, or Chrysler
dealer. They don't even have Benz or BMW, which is a surprise. Just the
Japanese makes, Audi and Volkswagen.

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