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Fuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time (oilprice.com)

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's pretty undeniable that American carmakers have lost the plot at this point. Other carmakers are still getting by, but American brands are now irrelevant outside the states.

[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Irrelevant? Teslas are absolutely everywhere here in Finland. A friend went to test drive one yesterday. Model Y is the best selling EV here.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Was referring to the traditional American carmakers. Tesla's kind of a special case. But yeah, it's insane how popular Tesla is in Scandinavia.

[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 2 points 12 hours ago

Well that is true. It's not a new thing though. American car brands have always had a reputation of being unreliable. The best selling brands here are Toyota, Volkswagen and Škoda.

The American classic/muscle car subculture has a strong presence as well but that's also a special case.