Why Ford And Other American Cars Don’t Sell In Japan

Why do you think American cars don't sell in Japan? Protectionism? Reliability? Vehicle size? Lack of dealer support? Is it worthwhile for U.S. companies to invest in the Japanese market?

The title should say why American cars fail outside America.

I lived in Japan for 8 years. The customer service you get is phenomenal, not just in the car industry. They go out of their way to develop a relationship with you. You need your car serviced or repaired? The salesman who sold you the car will come and pick up your car and return it completely cleaned and washed with a full tank of gas. American dealerships....they don’t care about you once you leave the dealership.

As an American, I really feel humiliated to live in a market that has outdated systems and is just corporations trying to squeeze any penny out of us as possible

29 years old and I’ve owned a 2005 Toyota Corolla, and 2017 Toyota Camry…they’re just so reliable, the engineering is practical and logical. Parts are easy to find and mechanics don’t have to pull teeth to make repairs.

Japanese are strange, for some reason, they prefer more reliable, safer, more fuel-economical cars. weird [Update: Dear Japanese friends, I may have made a bad joke, please don't feel offended. I like Japanese cars, all my cars are Toyota, they are very very nice! :) ]

US Car Manufacturers: "Take down your trade barriers." Japan: "Make smaller cars that are reliable." US Car Manufacturers: "No." Japan: "That's your trade barrier."

I've felt that this was the problem with buying American cars for a long time. For whatever reason, American car manufacturers just refuse to create a smaller vehicle. In the past, people in the U.S. could buy from brands like Smart, Mini, or Fiat to get the European or Japanese "City" or "Kei" type model. Now, these options just don't exist. I for one would love to drive a much smaller car.

American about American cars: 🤠 Rest of the world about American card: 🤡

why would you buy an over expensive cars from outside when you have a reliable cars made inside your backyard.

When 90% of comments are filled with Americans roasting american car industry

I've always thought you should be able to just directly order a car built from the car manufacturer. Why go through the dealership/middleman when you could just get it directly from the source? Not to mention, that would allow you to get the exact car you want with all the features you want, rather than compromising because you can only buy what they got at a dealership. It's like if I'm going to pay the entire MSRP price of a new vehicle, which includes the cost to build the thing, I should just be able to call up the manufacturer and place my order so they build it and sell it to me directly.

I reside in Japan, and I am Japanese. I myself drive a BMW and see lots of German cars on the road. That's because I think whenever people think about buying an import, they first go to Mercs, Beemers, and Audis because they associate them with luxury. Now, it's not necessarily like that with American vehicles. So, I think the challenge with the US manufacturer is: How to make their products more appealing to the consumers who buy these cars.

They're oversized and inefficient

Japanese automaker : *makes cars for the US market such as the Tacoma* American automaker : "here's a 14mpg Dodge truck, take it or leave it"

10 years ago, I had a compact Chevrolet sedan, and it was a nightmare, even tho I took it to its scheduled maintenance services, it broke down regularly, however, I sold it and bought a Toyota Yaris and just wow, after years driving it, never broke down, an absolute work horse of a car !

I have a 2022 Ford Bronco and a 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid Sport....love them both for entirely different reasons

Japan: focuses on quality USA: Why does Japan drive it's own cars!?

Try building what a consumer wants...instead of telling consumers what they want! Try customer service over trying to empty their wallet!

My rule of thumb for buying cars is only buy from Japan, Germany, or Korea. My last car was a Hyundai from Korea and I kept it for 12 years (could have kept it longer) but now have a Toyota. I suspect by the time it wears out, electric cars will be mainstream.