r/granturismo • u/odd_blues • May 21 '25

GT Photo/Video Pick up trucks are really big

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Trucks aren't supposed to be used in city...

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u/needle1 May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25

And US carmakers are wondering why their cars don’t sell in Japan. Even their supposedly “small” cars are on the bigger end when brought here.

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u/CardinalOfNYC May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25

And US carmakers are wondering why their cars don’t sell in Japan

I mean first of all, the pickup truck in question is Japanese.

Second, US carmakers are well aware of the situation and don't even try to sell most of their cars in Japan as a result. There's no confusion or wondering going on.

Edit: good lord you downvoters are truly fucking brain dead.

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u/MySpiritAnimalSloth May 21 '25

You are right, however these trucks are intended to cater to the American market.

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u/CardinalOfNYC May 21 '25

Right that's basically what I'm saying. All these big trucks, they're not sold in Japan because they're not meant to be sold in Japan.

Like, nobody in the automotive industry is confused about why the Japanese market isn't into giant trucks while the US market is. They're different cultures and so you market different products to them.

The US automakers could if they wanted to, invest into building cars tailored to the Japanese market... But they've clearly done the math and decided other markets are more fruitful and their connection to the Japanese market is mostly via mergers and partnerships.