Why don't car companies reproduce old models?
Why doesn't ford sell old mustangs or Jaguar sell new E-types with new suspension and engine etc. I think car companies would make a killing remaking replicas with new guts and if
I've thought that, too. They sort of do this: the new Mustang is meant to resemble the old Shelby. Mazda Miata was meant to resemble an Austin Healey. And of course Volkwagon reissued the Bug. But I agree with you: I'd love to have 2014 Mustage be a complete ringer for the '66 but with new guts.
- Won't car companies release old-style vehicles? Old-fashioned vehicles but with modern internals? Like the Chevrolet in Pulp Fiction or 1966 Ford Thunderbird and such. They're so beautiful
- Why don't car companies remake some of their classic car models if people like them so much? Of course safety is in mind because everyone would freak out if they didn't have a seat belt and air bags in every inch of the car, but why can't some of the companies just remake their best selling car models? Dodge could remake their 1948 Sedan and Ford could remake their 1949 Custom. I could list more but I can't think of any more classics.
- Why do some companies like Ford have a 5year warranty and others like Hyundai have a 10year warranty? Does the company with the longer warranty trust in their product longer? Or they know that the owner will have to do a ton of repairs and without a back up no one would ever buy them?
- Why do car companies sell in different countries under different names? Why are companies like Chevrolet selling their cars under names like Holden in Australia? I'm not sure if Chevrolet sells in Australia but I do think they do. If they already sell in Australia, what's the point of selling the same thing under Holden? Another example is some Ford cars are sold under Lincoln, and Chevrolet sells the same thing under GMC. Buick and Opel? What's with this?