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I'm really not sure. There's VAT which is around 20%ish, maybe that's lower in the US? And then registration + carbon taxes cost on top, but I didn't even inclu

I'm really not sure. There's VAT which is around 20%ish, maybe that's lower in the US? And then registration + carbon taxes cost on top, but I didn't even include that in the price It's also just that middle-class and higher incomes are much lower here than in the US + property is on average much more expensive. so people don't have as much disposable income to burn on cars

xyzzyz 6y ago
Many countries also have specific taxes based on engine size and emissions. For example, for 2020 Ford Explorer, a relatively popular SUV in the US (often a police car), you’d pay something like 12k EUR of extra pollution tax in France at purchase.
mytailorisrich 6y ago
In general registration fees are very small compared to the price of a new car, though it probably varies per country. In the UK it's £55... On the other hand, 20% VAT is painful and unheard of in the US afaik (<7% I believe).
- namdnay 6y ago
  The registration fees in France can go from a couple of hundred to tens of thousands of euros, to be paid every time the car changes owner... on top of the pollution tax, paid only the first time
  - mytailorisrich 6y ago
    The 'beauty' of France is that working this out obviously requires complicated parameters and formulas. France: https://immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr/Vos-demarches/Cout-et-taxes-additionnelles https://immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr/Vos-demarches/Cout-et-t... UK: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/new-registrations-fee https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/new-registrations-fe... As Frenchman in the UK I like to take the piss out of my 'compatriotes'. ;)
sgerenser 6y ago
There is no VAT in the U.S. Each state (except for a few) has a sales tax that may or may not apply to vehicles, but if it does the rate is usually 5-8% not 20%. And since it’s variable it’s tacked on at the point of sale not embedded into the “retail price” of the car.

xyzzyz 6y ago

Many countries also have specific taxes based on engine size and emissions. For example, for 2020 Ford Explorer, a relatively popular SUV in the US (often a police car), you’d pay something like 12k EUR of extra pollution tax in France at purchase.

mytailorisrich 6y ago

In general registration fees are very small compared to the price of a new car, though it probably varies per country. In the UK it's £55... On the other hand, 20% VAT is painful and unheard of in the US afaik (<7% I believe).

namdnay 6y ago
The registration fees in France can go from a couple of hundred to tens of thousands of euros, to be paid every time the car changes owner... on top of the pollution tax, paid only the first time
- mytailorisrich 6y ago
  The 'beauty' of France is that working this out obviously requires complicated parameters and formulas. France: https://immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr/Vos-demarches/Cout-et-taxes-additionnelles https://immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr/Vos-demarches/Cout-et-t... UK: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/new-registrations-fee https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/new-registrations-fe... As Frenchman in the UK I like to take the piss out of my 'compatriotes'. ;)

sgerenser 6y ago

There is no VAT in the U.S. Each state (except for a few) has a sales tax that may or may not apply to vehicles, but if it does the rate is usually 5-8% not 20%. And since it’s variable it’s tacked on at the point of sale not embedded into the “retail price” of the car.