tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post4829884490241279154..comments2024-03-26T08:03:51.952+13:00Comments on all about cars: UK Production WoesRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-51032767863017980532020-02-17T19:48:24.994+13:002020-02-17T19:48:24.994+13:00Many journalists have said if you want a fine hand...Many journalists have said if you want a fine handling saloon car, Jag are better than anything else. If you want to take an SUV off road at all, Land Rover is the best. Nice on road too of course. If safety is your priority, then you can't go past Volvo. It comes down to priorities as to which is best.<br /><br />When it comes to local bias or loyalty, one of the best examples of that is RayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-23848145376938529112020-02-17T10:43:15.260+13:002020-02-17T10:43:15.260+13:00I wonder if there is more to that. I certainly wou...I wonder if there is more to that. I certainly would not say that the French are more nationalst when it comes to cars. I don't know the situation on the far side, but Jaguar usually failed to make a dent in the premium segments anywhere in Europe. After a while you cant expect the people of UK to sustain a luxury car company. Saab was kipped over by the Swedish trade unions (not like it zoldfuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010587749985827542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-11834153441051188552020-02-17T07:33:14.925+13:002020-02-17T07:33:14.925+13:00I left out Brexit as it is yet to have any impact ...I left out Brexit as it is yet to have any impact of note. Factors such as banning fossil fueled cars will affect the industry hugely, but that is still to come. Cars built in the UK struggle to make up 10% of domestic sales. No car making nation of any note has such a poor local content penetration. Ignorance and apathy at its best. RayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-79473349564315887752020-02-16T21:36:45.591+13:002020-02-16T21:36:45.591+13:00I am bit surprised you leave out the obvious, and ...I am bit surprised you leave out the obvious, and that is Brexit. The car industry had a clear position on that and we can see that exact pattern. I also wonder how that production stat might look in Germany, where the production is continuously expanded to eastern countries.<br /><br />I think there is a lot of assumption about consumer behavior and I wonder what is the basis for that. The zoldfuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010587749985827542noreply@blogger.com