Comments by "Boy Cottchina" (@BoycottChinaa) on "Why BMW And Mercedes Made Cheap Cars That Failed" video.

  1. Lexus effect - when parts bin sharing knock-offs undermine companies pouring billions into research and development, and it doesn't get challenged, you end up with a grey goo of short cycle models, knocking each other off yearly, instead of 10 year iterations of the pre-lexus days. (L)uxury(E)(X)port(U)nited(S)tates was Toyota's dig at the Germans, followed by Honda's Acura, and Nissan's Infiniti to chase the cash from gullible buyers who wanted to look wealthy but weren't concerned about the safety or performance engineering. South Korea tried it later with the Genesis but same thing, and everyone has an OK car because of it, but no more interesting innovation because losses begin when constantly knocked off..
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