The European Commission's move to recognize US car standards — buried in the fine print of the EU-US trade deal — has sent the industry into a tizzy. But EU politics mean a radical change in how European cars are regulated is unlikely.
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@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu is selling out the EU as she only cares about the German car industry.
aug 29, 2025, 10:54 am • 0 0 • view
This is some funny shit, right here. Can you imagine trying to find a parking place anywhere in Europe? 😂
aug 29, 2025, 8:40 am • 5 0 • view
Driving 40 kilometers out of town to the parking lot of a giant supermarket just to park your overgrown calf. That's the American way.
aug 29, 2025, 8:56 am • 0 0 • view
Seems to be a ''great'' idea. Traffic-related death rate: United States: 14.2 Europe: 6.7 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
aug 29, 2025, 7:45 am • 3 0 • view
Insanity. Unsafe oversized American cars should not be allowed on European roads.
aug 29, 2025, 9:35 am • 3 0 • view
If you're going to take a foreign pickup truck for European roads/off-road, it's better to get a japanese Isuzu or Toyota.
aug 29, 2025, 9:08 am • 1 0 • view
Poorly built, oversized gas-guzzler anyone?
aug 29, 2025, 7:52 am • 7 0 • view
This might be a smart give-away for the EU in trade negotiations. Anyone who has driven a car in Europe knows that US style vehicles don't fit on roads or in parking spaces. Anyone who knows Europeans knows that it's unlikely that many US trucks would sell in Europe anyway.
aug 29, 2025, 12:07 pm • 0 0 • view
They should allow these things into Europe. Would make all of our lives easier as it would be a failsafe way to identify if someone is an absolute dickhead.
aug 30, 2025, 5:43 am • 0 0 • view
Also, since Europeans are in general quite content with the size of our genitalia, there's very little demand for compensatory gestures like these things. They might sell some to supporters of far-right causes, I suppose.
aug 29, 2025, 7:37 am • 13 0 • view
Utterly useless for European roads. The pick-ups already sold here can barely fit into a parking space (and often take up two)
aug 29, 2025, 8:52 am • 3 0 • view