The American automotive industry is again self -evident. For decades, European and Asian car manufacturers have pushed the three big trees to produce larger, more profitable, lower quality vehicles into a spiral. Each time the American car manufacturer faces misfortune and rising consumer desire, they failed to adapt to the changes and instead pushed to the status quo, praying to the economic policy of government assistance as protectionism or great financial assistance. When Toyota’s respected RAV4 took America the best -selling vehicles for 2024. From the Ford F series pickup, it really feels like the beginning of the end.
Once upon a time, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler were on Behemotes on the international arena, but now you can’t even conquer the US market. The first step to this long way to the bottom was 1973. The fuel crisis, which the big three were badly prepared and were caught by Japanese car manufacturers. In many of the 1990s and 2000, international financial collapse American car manufacturers continue to push larger and more expensive products on the market, despite the decline in the quality and comparative reliability of buildings. Big Three is responsible for some of the most canceled cars on the market and simply cannot reconcile Japanese, Korean or German brands in terms of quality rating, according to consumer messages.
Looking at the sales data and the updated approach to electrification, the American automotive industry is nowadays impressed.
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How did it become so bad?
During my life, US car production has grown from half a million cars per month to just over 100,000 cars per month. In the absolute 2000 In the financial crisis, Nadire’s car production has fallen to the then unprotected 107,500 vehicles in 2009. January Current automotive production rates in the US have fallen by less than three from the last seven months, based on the federal reserves economy.
Although Trump’s administration supported the economic policy of protectionism aimed at transferring vehicles to the US, the long -term perspective does not seem positive. With this protection, it returns to the world -oriented electric vehicle incentives and subsidies that Big Three desperately compete anywhere else in the world. I know that I have said this a million times before, but if Detroit does not strengthen its game in the near future, China will mock them and eat its lunch.
The US automotive industry is building fewer cars than ever, larger than ever, more expensive than ever before, and as the electrification course approaches? That whole disaster recipe.
Does America follow the example of Britain?
If you ever needed an idea of how the US automotive industry could look like in the coming or two decades, just look at the British automotive industry. Due to the inability to adapt to the changing global market and increased competition, while thumbing at its collective nose for modernization, once the industry flourishes, packed with competition, has collapsed almost overnight. It is difficult to observe this retrospective from Jeremy Clarkson (above) a quarter -century ago and instantly see parallels. The current state of the UK automotive industry sees that only high -end car manufacturers, sold by foreign interests and brands providing the Everman Rot vine, survive. Ultra-Lux Bentley, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce still exist, as well as athletic cars from McLaren, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Lotus are still surrounding Union Jack, but not one of them remains British. MG and mini, the last remains of the Brit car for people, are also foreign -owned.
Will the Americans experience the same fate? There is no exact American analogue to none of these British brands, so will the Fords and Chevrolets disappear into discomfort, like many other Austins, Morris, Rovers, Triumphs or Rileys? Will our one -time world automotive standard be reduced to Cadillac and Jeep? Maybe Corvette?
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