wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]@hexbear.netM to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year ago"We are a nation of drivers", says Rishi Sunakhexbear.netimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
arrow-up1121arrow-down1image"We are a nation of drivers", says Rishi Sunakhexbear.netwtypstanaccount04 [he/him]@hexbear.netM to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 year agoSo depressing lol. Does Britain even have big car manufacturers?
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·edit-21 year agoThey have tons, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Lotus, McLaren, Bentley Except almost all of them are now owned by Western European, Indian, or Chinese car companies lmao
minus-squareAOC_Feet_Pics [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoAren’t most of those fancier brands too? I can’t imagine the average brit riding around in an Aston Martin.
minus-squareYurt_Owl@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-21 year agoYeah they’re all fancy brands. Most common to see are jags and maybe the occasional really old Bentley. Land rovers also
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoThose aren’t car brands, those are weird niche rich people products. Comparing Jaguar to Toyota a difference in scale becomes a difference in kind, they basically aren’t in the same industry.
minus-squaredesconectado@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoYeah, this is like comparing the market of Casio with Rolex. They have nothing in common, except that their products give the time.
minus-squareregul [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoBig? No. But they have like Jaguar and Land Rover. I think Mini is no longer British?
minus-squareThenThreeMore@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoJaguar land rover is a subsidiary of Tata Motors, an Indian multinational.
minus-squareAcidSmiley [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoMini is fully owned by BMW
So depressing lol. Does Britain even have big car manufacturers?
They have tons, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Lotus, McLaren, Bentley
Except almost all of them are now owned by Western European, Indian, or Chinese car companies lmao
Aren’t most of those fancier brands too? I can’t imagine the average brit riding around in an Aston Martin.
Yeah they’re all fancy brands. Most common to see are jags and maybe the occasional really old Bentley. Land rovers also
Those aren’t car brands, those are weird niche rich people products. Comparing Jaguar to Toyota a difference in scale becomes a difference in kind, they basically aren’t in the same industry.
Yeah, this is like comparing the market of Casio with Rolex. They have nothing in common, except that their products give the time.
Big? No. But they have like Jaguar and Land Rover. I think Mini is no longer British?
Jaguar land rover is a subsidiary of Tata Motors, an Indian multinational.
Mini is fully owned by BMW