Where does the engine fit in the Mofo (er Moco hahaha)? Does it even have an engine? :chuckles:

Just because Toyota sells more microcars than anyone else doesn't mean Nissan needs to compete with Toyota in that market segment now over in North America.

March as a VW Beetle "with the masculinity removed" .... ouch. The Beetle has no masculinity, so that's a damning statement about Nissan's microcars. hahaha

Nissan has too many SUVs. I dare them to actually try to fit the X-TRAIL into the US lineup. They sell them in Mexico. And I actually saw a green one south of Detroit on Friday on I-75.

Nissan historically has been a large enterprise like Toyota, actually larger in terms of the number of plants spread across Japan and hence the bureaucracy to manage them. But they faltered and Toyota kept growing, both in Japan at Toyota City and worldwide. And they have kept adding US plants.

Nissans have been fairly similar to Toyotas in terms of the mainstream sedans and SUVs. The Accord was more different from the Camry than the Stanza was ... Camrys, Cressidas, Stanzas, Maximas all look the same until you get closer. Nissan distinguished itself with the Z Car whereas the Supra and then the Celica became more upmarket in terms of being cushy. So people wanting RWD Japanese performance at more reasonable prices moved to the 240SX and 300ZX. The 1990s Japanese sports cars became very good but also very expensive ... a 300ZX was cheaper than a Supra, but they were both expensive and high-quality machines.