Why have the Axis powers all become such automobile leaders?

[Geggo]

Originally Posted by Winterfall8324

Is there some relationship between cultural fascism and engineering/ car building?

I do sometimes wonder about the knowledge of the world some Americans have. 6 years of "axis powers" versus 120+ years of automobiles. This is just absurd.

[other99]

Originally Posted by Winterfall8324

Is there some relationship between cultural fascism and engineering/ car building?

Italy has Ferrari, Alpha-romeo, Lamborghini, Fiat (owns Chrysler), and Maserati;

Germany has Volkswagen, Daimler (Mercedes), BMW, Porsche;

Japan has Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki;

America invented the automobile so that is why we have such major brands, and while there are stand outs like in South Korea or Sweden none are comparable in name recognition or numbers to these three countries.

French cars are not even sold in the US and British cars aren't comparable to these three.

Is there a psychological factor involved with their post-war economies rallying around the automobile.

I have no idea on what you meant on cultural fascism and engineering/car building. The car manufactures you listed were only available to the wealthy in the first half of the 20th century, unlike the USA were the mass production of cars were more developed and the result was the cars then were more affordable. In the second half of the 20th century the Italian and German car manufacturers mass produced cars that were easily affordable, and mass exported. Overall the German and Japanese car companies did better than the US big 3 car companies in the second half of the 20th century.

America did not invent the automobile but the only credit was they were first able to mass produce them.

I do not get the last question.

The world has changed so much since the first car that was invented in the 19th century. Right now India is one of the biggest exporters of cars, and South Korea car companies is certainly competing against Japan car companies.

[Fabio SBA]

Originally Posted by Winterfall8324

French cars are not even sold in the US and British cars aren't comparable to these three.

In Brazil, at least, a lot of people owns cars of Peugeot-Citroën and Renault. Perhaps, for some reason, USA is not included in the market strategies of the french companies.

[Winterfall8324]

Originally Posted by Fabio SBA

In Brazil, at least, a lot of people owns cars of Peugeot-Citroën and Renault. Perhaps, for some reason, USA is not included in the market strategies of the french companies.

They use to sell them but the sales couldn’t compete with other brands.

That being said Renault has a plan to return to the US market in 2020.

[Pokitobounto]

Originally Posted by Winterfall8324

They use to sell them but the sales couldn’t compete with other brands.

That being said Renault has a plan to return to the US market in 2020.

Pb is that you don't sell cars designed for France /French ppl, to a continent country like USA where a Dodge Ram is normal. They didn't understand, they failed.
And they couldn't climb to high range products like germans, which explains a good part of fail.

[Vacanegro]

They were all industrial powers pre WWII and they had to play catch-up post war. They didn't have it easy like the many of the Allies.

[Pilot1]

Originally Posted by Geggo

I do sometimes wonder about the knowledge of the world some Americans have. 6 years of "axis powers" versus 120+ years of automobiles. This is just absurd.

Well it was a relatively tumultuous six years. But, I get your point. An argument can be made that the Allies, especially the U.S. with the Marshall Plan did set up Germany, and Japan as renewed industrial, and technological powers.