@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 6 days agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-square690arrow-up1339arrow-down147
arrow-up1292arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 6 days agomessage-square690
minus-square@the_toast_is_gonelink16•5 days agoHard agree, as an American. Honda and Toyota destroy our local companies in pretty much every regard other than maybe regulation dodging.
minus-square@weeeeumlinkEnglish12•5 days agoCan you even call our local companies “local”, they’re all assembled and built in mexico anyways.
minus-square@the_toast_is_gonelink15•5 days agoNow that you mention it, I wouldn’t be surprised if Japanese companies manufacture more cars in the US than US-based companies.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 days agoNot sure about more, but I remember a story from a while ago that Honda or Toyota had the only NASCAR car entirely manufactured in the US.
minus-square@AA5Blink4•5 days agoMy brother works for one of those “local” companies and was still calling it local even though he had half a dozen plants in Mexico he was responsible for tooling up
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 days agoFord is one of them that actually majorly is in the US. Fuck Dodge though
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 days agoDodge! I love their looks, but they’ve had disproportionately bad transmission problems since I was a kid. :)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•5 days agoPreach. Some of the worst engineering in the industry over the last 40+ years.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•4 days agoAmericans are 100% aware of this. I’ve never owned an American car in my life.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoNot if we ban all the competition! Capitalists hate competition.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoBrought to you by Daimler, Fiat, and Stellantis.
American cars suck.
Hard agree, as an American. Honda and Toyota destroy our local companies in pretty much every regard other than maybe regulation dodging.
Can you even call our local companies “local”, they’re all assembled and built in mexico anyways.
Now that you mention it, I wouldn’t be surprised if Japanese companies manufacture more cars in the US than US-based companies.
Not sure about more, but I remember a story from a while ago that Honda or Toyota had the only NASCAR car entirely manufactured in the US.
My brother works for one of those “local” companies and was still calling it local even though he had half a dozen plants in Mexico he was responsible for tooling up
Ford is one of them that actually majorly is in the US. Fuck Dodge though
Dodge! I love their looks, but they’ve had disproportionately bad transmission problems since I was a kid. :)
Preach. Some of the worst engineering in the industry over the last 40+ years.
Americans are 100% aware of this. I’ve never owned an American car in my life.
Not if we ban all the competition! Capitalists hate competition.
Brought to you by Daimler, Fiat, and Stellantis.