Max Kim (@maxsoeunkim.bsky.social)

Even before Trump, U.S. leaders complained about the lack of American cars in Asia, pointing to trade or regulatory barriers. But the reasons Asian consumers don’t buy American cars are far less complicated. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

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The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them? U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things that make for a tough sell to Asian consumers https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-07-17/the-u-s-has-long-wanted-to-sell-more-cars-in-asia-do-asian-consumers-want-them#nt=0000016a-0e43-dffa-a76b-3f6bfa3f0002-showMedia-liI0promoMedium-contentFooter