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minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoWhere are you from? BMWs are incredibly popular here in the UK and Europe and are far from niche.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·4 hours agoYou know the highest selling car brand in the UK is the Volkswagen? Literally buying more HitlerCars than your own in-house brands by a good 30% over the next leading car company (which is, in fairness, BMW).
minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoEveryone loves German vehicles here for some reason.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoBecauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.
Where are you from? BMWs are incredibly popular here in the UK and Europe and are far from niche.
You know the highest selling car brand in the UK is the Volkswagen? Literally buying more HitlerCars than your own in-house brands by a good 30% over the next leading car company (which is, in fairness, BMW).
Everyone loves German vehicles here for some reason.
Becauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.