Mercedes XCLass
Will be interesting too what they want to do with this. Competition is now the Amarok according too MB. That has now 254hp and 420lbs ft of torque. Japanese are being a little bit agitated. Would not ...
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RobertRyan wrote:
If the US manufacturers want to sell Globally( Hedge against a downturn, excess vehicles in stock) They would have too see what Pickups if any can be sold directly from the factory too overseas locations, without much modification. Japanese do this rather well
Your "if" is totally incorrect. US manufacturers don't need to sell trucks in Australia. In the NA market, trucks generate the most profit $$. Other truck markets are too small with extra costs that would have a negative impact on profits. US manufacturers are looking for a larger share of large markets (like China) and the type of vehicles that those markets want, which isn't HD trucks. You said it yourself, Australia is a very diverse market that is also small. It isn't a key part of their strategy which is maintaining their strength in the NA truck market while trying their best to compete in large emerging car markets.
