There used to be a HUGE difference between a Ford sold (and possibly built) in the UK and one built in the US. Even if the name was the same (Escort, for example) the car was different. Often TOTALLY different. I doubt any US built Ford has ever been officially sold in the UK. You see the occasional Mustang specially imported but that's about it. Basically more european style Fords are now sold in the US (Focus for example).
On Friday, 15 February 2013 20:08:17 UTC, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > Hmmmm ... I think the facts say otherwise, Peter. See: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DeLarge/Top_10_best_selling_cars_in_Britain > > for the top 10 best selling cars in Britain. Two "Ford" models topped > the list for 2011 (the most recent year listed) and if I recall > properly, Ford is a US car company. What's more interesting is that > Ford has been number 1 in Britain *EVERY YEAR SINCE 1974*, reigning > champ for over 30 years!!!!! > > On 2/15/2013 12:31 PM, Pete Arundel wrote: > > Steve, if you think that American Cars don't sell in Japan because of > > restrictive trade practices then you're mad. They don't sell for the > > same reasons that they don't sell in the UK. > > > > (1) They aren't the kind of cars that sell well in Japan (or the UK for > > that matter) > > (2) The steering wheel's on the wrong side and, barring Jeeps and a few > > Chryslers I can't think of any imported US cars with LHD versions. > > (3) They are perceived, rightly or wrongly, as crude, softly sprung, > > under-damped with all the cornering ability of a brick on a roller > skate. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
