Many countries of the world have national auto brands. And despite the fact that each individual manufacturer had individual successes and failures, they all form “associative agglomerations” based on the principle of belonging to countries.
Advantages of the Germans
High quality body materials, as well as interior trim, both in the junior
models and in the premium ones.
Solid and strict design, which is relevant even for sports models.
High reliability and manufacturability of units, components and mechanisms.
High comfort, ergonomics and interior equipment.
Prestige.
Flaws
High cost of purchase, maintenance and operation.
Low liquidity - as a rule, German cars quickly lose value (30% -40% in the first 3 years of operation), but there are exceptions.
Advantages of the French
Original exterior and interior designs. The concept of cars is designed in a pan-European style, but there is a certain “modernity”.
Reliable and economical diesel engines.
Galvanization of bodies is perhaps one of the best.
Flaws
Gentle
automatic and robotic gearboxes, periodically experiencing difficulties in Russian operating conditions.
Problem electrical and electronics - often located in places where moisture accumulates. This is especially true for cars over 10 years old.
Advantages of Italians
Unique design. If the Germans are “classic” and the French are “modern”, then the Italians are a synergy of “rococo”, “constructivism”, and also “kitsch”, but vice versa. Almost any car, from Ferrari and Lamborghini to Alfa Romeo and Lancia, is close to the status of a work of art. There are other examples, but they are rare.
Durable and efficient motors.
Flaws
Relatively high cost of repair and maintenance due to low popularity in Russia.
Low liquidity for the same reason.
Advantages of the Japanese
High reliability of the units.
Affordable prices for repairs and maintenance.
Legendary Japanese high-tech.
Excellent price/quality and price/equipment ratios - often for the same amount, cars are offered that are somewhat superior to Western competitors.
Flaws
Manufacturability is also a minus, which increases the cost of repairs and maintenance.
Mediocre sound insulation - Western classmates
cars often win in this regard.
Advantages of Koreans
Quality and reliability at the level of European cars.
Relatively affordable prices - usually 5% -15% cheaper than direct competitors from Europe and Japan.
Low prices for spare parts, repairs and maintenance.
A variety of designs - depending on the brand and model, you can find cars with branded Asian features to European-style cars. But the latter currently prevail.
Flaws
Cheap interior trim materials (relative to European competitors).
Prestige - for most motorists, European and Japanese brands are more attractive in this parameter.
Advantages of the Chinese
An attractive design that is not inferior to competitors - everything is no longer the same as it was at the time the Chinese cars appeared on the Russian market.
Manufacturability and good equipment - see the previous paragraph.
Low acquisition, maintenance and repair costs.
Flaws
Weak engines and not always successful motor-gearbox combinations.
Poor build quality and interior materials.
Advantages of Americans
Spectacular appearance - although in terms of design, some models are adapted to the European market, the recognizable features of American cars cannot be taken away from them. For example, massiveness, relief, rapacity.
Space - although the interior of American cars is usually not as rich as that of European classmates
, but there is traditionally a lot of space in the cabin.
Comfortable and fairly reliable suspension.
A wide range of real SUVs with large, powerful and noisy engines.
Flaws
Moderate corrosion resistance.
Low quality interior finishing materials.
Advantages of the Swedes
A high level of safety is the first thing Swedish cars are famous for. And not only Volvo, but also the products of the abolished Saab.
Solid, but at the same time dynamic and Scandinavian formidable appearance.
High quality interior trim, discreet and concise, but refined design.
Very reliable and durable main units and assemblies.
Flaws
The high cost of spare parts and the high cost of maintenance and repair.
Low liquidity due to unpopularity (for comparison: in 2021, BMW sold almost 5 times more cars than Volvo).
Advantages of the British
High reliability of the main units and assemblies. There is a reverse stereotype, and it did not appear out of nowhere - once upon a time, cars of several British brands occupied high positions in the anti-ratings of authoritative organizations for analyzing the quality and reliability of cars. But today there is not a single British car.
The special exterior design is unique, thoroughbred
.