Every car with pop up headlights in the Netherlands has become a cult car because of this duo. Even a Mazda 323f.

Yes, this is a totally vanilla family car here. Not as homely as one of the later VW small crossovers like the Troc and Tcross, but it’s close. VW + Golf (Jetta in the US) + diesel is roughly the antithesis of an enthusiast car from my perspective. Like a RAV4 in the US.

Are you talking about the Amarok here? Do they even come with CD players? Transmissions that jerk forward in bumper to bumper traffic means poor clutch control by your left foot (I asssume most of these are manuals irl). The current Amarok was never designed with the US in mind, so the US standards were moot. Also,…

The white one is a Transporter (see: Vanagon/Eurovan). A relatively compact vehicle and FWD as standard and AWD optional.

I’m not sure to what extent the US is interested in actual work trucks rather than lifestyle trucks like the Raptor and F150. But I guess VW could offer them in the US. They’d have to be produced locally though, as the protectionist Chicken Tax will make these overly expensive.

Meanwhile, across the pond. I’ve seen the equivalent of roughly $9.50/gallon (USD, US gallon) along highways. 2.20 euro/liter. 10% less at cheaper places.

The issue with an American-style pickup truck is that VW can only sell these in significant numbers in North America. There is no demand for such lifestyle trucks in the markets where VW gets the bulk of its volume and profits from.

The issue with an American-style pickup truck is that VW can only sell these in significant numbers in North America. There is no demand for such lifestyle trucks in the markets where VW gets the bulk of its volume and profits from.

The carbon credits Tesla sells are based on the cars they build. Fewer Teslas sold = fewer credits to sell.

Young people buying new Toyotas? You must live on a different continent than I do?

It depends on when they want to bring this to the market, but yes it will need to be an EV. Within a few years the market for new ICE cars will be dead in developed market, the US excluded.

A Citroen BX, the replacement of the GS! I do see a rear bumper though. The upper half is trim on the rear hatch. The lower part is an actual bumper.

Nah, it’s juist a normal BX body with an extended nose and a lot of cladding. At way over 2 million BXs sold, it’s not exactly an obscure car either.

I guess they moved the bridge into an airplane, and then damaged the bridge while the bridge was inside this airplane. While the rest of the city was also inside an (this?) airplane.

You can have one though. Just move to a country that is more free.

Exactly. You always get this comment when a country that isn’t the US succeeds at something. In most cases, it’s utterly irrelevant.

I guess the US car industry lobby’s push to remove public transit in the mid 20th century (random example) has brought the US close to a point of no return. As an outsider it is really odd to see the lack of options in the US. You drive, or you fly. Period. Trains, buses, walking, cycling, none of it has proper…

Does GM still have other markets? I believe their only significant market outside of North America is China. I’m not sure about their market share there.

This depends on the city and the implementation of public transportation. When the city is gridlocked and the public transport is fast (underground and/or dedicated lanes), clean and cheap then it suddenly becomes an option to many.

I don’t think it works that way. Or, at least, it is not the most efficient way. Bullying poor people out of cars and leaving them no other option than poorly implemented public transportation will increase the usage of public transportation, but is not really a motivator to improve public transportation.