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> the American pickup truck industry isn’t dominated (or even particularly influenced) by European demand It is, however, influenced by European regulations to
by eadmund 4y ago
> the American pickup truck industry isn’t dominated (or even particularly influenced) by European demand
It is, however, influenced by European regulations to the extent that American pickup makers desire a) to sell in the European market at all and b) desire to minimise re-engineering costs.
- woodruffw 4y ago"To the extent" being operative. It'd be good to have numbers substantiating this, because all signals indicate that US truck manufacturers have very little presence in European markets.
- eadmund 4y ago> US truck manufacturers have very little presence in European markets. If they have any presence at all then they are subject to European regulations of one form or another.
- woodruffw 4y agoFor the units they deliver to those markets. You haven't demonstrated that the US models are being adapted to European requirements, rather than companies selling European adapted models. My understanding as a lay-person is that the latter is much more common, since the European market requires adaptation anyways (more diesel engines, more manual transmissions, different driver side, &c.)