Comment by klelatti
7 days ago
> So US is easy to sell in for everyone, EU is "hard" to sell in for everyone, but maybe less so for EU car makers. So there is something to this argument, it's not entirely without merit.
It's completely without merit. Do you really think US regulation isn't written for the benefit of US companies? It is!
From my post:
> [...] US does the same in other industries
As it happens, automotive regulation in Europe is far stricter than the US ones (emissions and pedestrian safety come to mind).
Not the point I was making.
In any event US cars don’t sell in Europe for a range of reasons including size and fuel consumption. Those stricter rules apply to everyone and I don’t think it’s beyond US manufacturers to meet those rules for cars sold in European markets.
If you’re saying that Europe should loosen its safety rules just so the US can export more cars then the answer will certainly be no.
We'll also need to raze our cities to make bigger roads for their cars. Unlikely to say the least.
Or the US companies could do a minimum amount of effort to tailor their product line for the target market.