• kattenluik@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    It’s because only the rich in Europe buy new cars, buying a new car is a very rare thing.

    In addition to that BMW and Mercedes are known as luxury brands and by far not common in Europe.

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      Totally made up claim, the average passenger car age is 12.2 years in the US, and 12 years in Europe. BMW market share is 2.4% in the U.S., 6.7% in Europe. Similar figures for Mercedes are 2.5% U.S. vs. 5% Europe.