[ScottM1968]

"You've just given 300million people a vehicle that is going to last them 10-20 years."

Perhaps that helps show our problem with the US auto industry. We can't produce something that can last nearly that long.

[radicalamericannationalist]

Cars can last quite a long time, U.S. or foreign made. Most people like to get new ones after a while because they have new features or simply look nicer than what we've been driving.

[valkyrieanne]

Perhaps that helps show our problem with the US auto industry. We can't produce something that can last nearly that long.

Not "can't." "Won't." When you have so much cheap labor and easy credit, consumer items formerly thought of as long-lasting are now treated as disposable. Including cars - most people trade theirs in after a few years. It's *not* in the "best interest" of many manufacturers to make things that last. The Europeans (and some Japanese) companies are about the only ones.