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Just seen this on BBC Website
Due to the ‘Highly fragmented RHD market ‘
I guess they missed the part where there are more people in rhd than lhd cars?☹️
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rodharris83
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Darkspeed
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I guess they missed the part where there are more people in rhd than lhd cars?☹️ Is that right  |
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scimjim
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I guess they missed the part where there are more people in rhd than lhd cars?☹️ Is that right  RHD is blue 😂 |
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Dez
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Feb 17, 2020 10:10:08 GMT
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Is that right RHD is blue 😂 Do you understand what population density is? |
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Feb 17, 2020 10:13:40 GMT
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Antarctica LHD ? Really ...
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kabman
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Feb 17, 2020 10:24:09 GMT
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Just seen this on BBC Website Due to the ‘Highly fragmented RHD market ‘ I guess they missed the part where there are more people in rhd than lhd cars?☹️ Regardless of numbers, Japanese manufacturers don't seem to have a problem with it. More like a lame excuse for poor management.  Toranas FTW |
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kabman
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Feb 17, 2020 10:27:46 GMT
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Antarctica LHD ? Really ... RHD . Not enough roundabouts for it to be a problem though.  |
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Feb 17, 2020 10:30:16 GMT
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IMO they have shot themselves in the foot, the Australian market is highly patriotic, yes it might be assembled in an Australian plant but anything that isn't an Aussie specific Ford (rip) or Holden is going to be viewed as a foreign curse word box.
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Feb 17, 2020 11:44:43 GMT
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Usual argument, LHD is more countries, RHD more people, because it includes countries like China
What’s the betting Vauxhall’s next?
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Ryannn
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Feb 17, 2020 11:49:49 GMT
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Usual argument, LHD is more countries, RHD more people, because it includes countries like China What’s the betting Vauxhall’s next? They already sold Vauxhall or would have suffered a similar fate. |
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scimjim
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Feb 17, 2020 13:49:58 GMT
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RHD is blue 😂 Do you understand what population density is? Do you? RHD is used about a sixth of the world's area with about a third of its population and a quarter of its roads. |
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scimjim
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Feb 17, 2020 13:52:54 GMT
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Antarctica LHD ? Really ... Yep, about 1000 miles of ice roads built and maintained by the Americans. |
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Last Edit: Feb 17, 2020 13:54:30 GMT by scimjim
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Feb 17, 2020 14:25:22 GMT
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Usual argument, LHD is more countries, RHD more people, because it includes countries like China What’s the betting Vauxhall’s next? They already sold Vauxhall or would have suffered a similar fate. Didn’t know that, they’re still advertising as ‘British brand since 1905’🤔 |
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Feb 17, 2020 14:29:54 GMT
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IMO they have shot themselves in the foot, the Australian market is highly patriotic, yes it might be assembled in an Australian plant but anything that isn't an Aussie specific Ford (rip) or Holden is going to be viewed as a foreign curse word box. The shouting has already started! Although watching some of their programmes there seems to be a strong Japanese foothold, certainly pushing Land Rover to a minority share |
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Feb 17, 2020 15:22:48 GMT
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Usual argument, LHD is more countries, RHD more people, because it includes countries like China What’s the betting Vauxhall’s next? China is LHD. Because of that, is it still more people who RHD? India and Japan are pretty densely populated, but is that enough to counter the amount of LHD countries? |
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Feb 17, 2020 15:44:39 GMT
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Getting mixed up there somewhere then, but I remember hearing that although more countries are LHD, more people drive rhd
Suffering from brain fade today
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Feb 17, 2020 16:31:28 GMT
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Dez
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Feb 17, 2020 16:40:27 GMT
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Do you understand what population density is? Do you? RHD is used about a sixth of the world's area with about a third of its population and a quarter of its roads. And what percentage of its GDP? A lot of the RHD areas are small, densely populated and rich. Countries such as japan and the uk. Car ownership rates are far higher than in the majority of the rest of the world, hence why there are as many RHD cars as LHD ones globally. |
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Feb 17, 2020 16:55:32 GMT
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IMO they have shot themselves in the foot, the Australian market is highly patriotic, yes it might be assembled in an Australian plant but anything that isn't an Aussie specific Ford (rip) or Holden is going to be viewed as a foreign curse word box. The shouting has already started! Although watching some of their programmes there seems to be a strong Japanese foothold, certainly pushing Land Rover to a minority share In the off road market which is huge you buy a land cruiser. Massive numbers are sold every year to the mining industry. Modern Landrovers have an appalling reputation in Aus following their notorious electrical problems, classic vehicles are still popular work horses. As the saying goes if you want to go bush take a land rover, if you want to come back take a land cruiser |
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