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Captain Awesome · 12-30-2008, 08:24 AM

Some great articles describing all sorts of auto industry problems for Japan. The latest was interesting... it seems the Japanese youth no longer view car ownership as a status symbol and think it's more trouble than it is worth. Sales are taking a plunge.

What this means for us I can't say, but it shows the imports that the media has been sucking up to during the crisis in Detroit are not doing as well as the media would have you believe.

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/listin...20KAGEYAMA.htm

*DGthe3* · 01-01-2009, 09:45 AM

I don't have the time to read them all, but the headlines seem to tell the story well enough

Nickdago · 01-01-2009, 09:07 PM

They are just now starting to talk about the trouble the Japanese auto makers are having on CNBC and Bloomberg. So maybe people will begin to realize this is a bigger problem than just the Big 3.

I found it interesting that the Japanese people are finding the auto to no longer have appeal and to see it as more of a problem. Makes you wonder it it is more because of the boring cars they have to chose from.

I mean really, do people with Honda Civics and Toyota Camry's look in the garage and go WOW, I think I will jump in the car and take a drive, not hardly.

How about people with corvettes and mustangs and challengers and vipers and camaros and etc etc etc etc look in the garage and go I cna't wait to take my baby out for a drive, you bet.

At least half of Americans really appreciate their cars, they are more than just a daily commuter to and fro.

Thank God for American Cars!!!

zebra · 01-01-2009, 09:44 PM

^^ and the freedom of American driving & automotive laws. in Japan, they're a lot more strict about what you can do to vehicles, how fast you can drive, how many miles you can put on it, etc.

12-30-2008, 08:24 AM	#1
Captain Awesome Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,746	Big Trouble in Japan Some great articles describing all sorts of auto industry problems for Japan. The latest was interesting... it seems the Japanese youth no longer view car ownership as a status symbol and think it's more trouble than it is worth. Sales are taking a plunge. What this means for us I can't say, but it shows the imports that the media has been sucking up to during the crisis in Detroit are not doing as well as the media would have you believe. http://newshopper.sulekha.com/listin...20KAGEYAMA.htm

01-01-2009, 09:45 AM	#2
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	I don't have the time to read them all, but the headlines seem to tell the story well enough __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

01-01-2009, 09:44 PM	#4
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	^^ and the freedom of American driving & automotive laws. in Japan, they're a lot more strict about what you can do to vehicles, how fast you can drive, how many miles you can put on it, etc. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

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Nickdago Drives: 01 Z06 08 CTS 07 Avy LTZ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 406	They are just now starting to talk about the trouble the Japanese auto makers are having on CNBC and Bloomberg. So maybe people will begin to realize this is a bigger problem than just the Big 3. I found it interesting that the Japanese people are finding the auto to no longer have appeal and to see it as more of a problem. Makes you wonder it it is more because of the boring cars they have to chose from. I mean really, do people with Honda Civics and Toyota Camry's look in the garage and go WOW, I think I will jump in the car and take a drive, not hardly. How about people with corvettes and mustangs and challengers and vipers and camaros and etc etc etc etc look in the garage and go I cna't wait to take my baby out for a drive, you bet. At least half of Americans really appreciate their cars, they are more than just a daily commuter to and fro. Thank God for American Cars!!!