Does every country have a blind/soft spot for their own brands?

Posted by FailFastandDieYoung@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 4 comments

I noticed that the most sold car in a country tends to be their own domestic brand. Americans buy Ford. Italians buy Fiat. Koreans buy Hyundai. French buy Peugeot. Etc, etc. **BUT** the reputation of these cars vary so much around the world. I have heard jokes about bad aspects concerning all of the brands I mentioned. Do you think every country ignores the faults out of a sense of patriotism?

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I_amnotanonion@reddit

I feel like part of it has to do with the fact that the domestic brands tend to prioritize their home market in some way that keeps them popular. Like, here in the US GM, Ford, and Chrysler put a ton of effort into pickups and large SUVs because they sell really well and are part of the culture here (and it helps that they’re profitable). Same thing with pony cars and the Corvette. Domestic manufacturers for every country also usually have some hand in making the cars that got their countries on wheels. Ford has the Model T, GM invented a lot of the luxuries that Americans find important and made it affordable (like the automatic transmission). Obviously the American manufacturers are notorious for quality issues and reliability woes, and have been for some time, but they still have core competencies that make them successful. I’d imagine most of this is similar for other countries in some capacity

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Somaninim0@reddit

GM, Ford and Chrysler are big in the Midwest, while import brands dominate the coasts.

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FarhanAxiq@reddit

as a malaysian, yes lol, but for me, not on our 2nd car manufacturer which make car based on daihatsu (25% stakes by daihatsu).