In a message dated 97-08-19 04:52:23 EDT, tboicey@brit.ca (Trevor Boicey)
writes:
<< Would american manufacturers ever make a compact car if
the japanese hadn't done it first?
>>
The Japanese didn't do it first.......you need to read up there, Trevor. The
Jap industry was seeded by- you guessed it!- the British after WW2.
The first Jap cars were junk compared to the cars here, but the Japanese
learned fast, and now produce, I believe, around 38% of the worlds' total
production.
The older cars were products of their environment. In America, lots of room,
big cars. Europe had smaller roads for the most part, smaller cars that
handled better.
Japan had few paved roads after the war, so no need to cruise at 70mph.
Regards, Ray
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