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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So depressing lol. Does Britain even have big car manufacturers?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aren't most of those fancier brands too? I can't imagine the average brit riding around in an Aston Martin.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah they're all fancy brands. Most common to see are jags and maybe the occasional really old Bentley. Land rovers also

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this is like comparing the market of Casio with Rolex. They have nothing in common, except that their products give the time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Big? No. But they have like Jaguar and Land Rover. I think Mini is no longer British?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Jaguar land rover is a subsidiary of Tata Motors, an Indian multinational.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Mini is fully owned by BMW