Not sure why I have never owned a Japanese car, because I like all things Japanese – the food, style, culture, crafted kitchen knives, and sake. And it’s pretty obvious we have to thank the Japanese for disrupting the auto industries of old, making cars massively better for motorists who want reliable transportation from A to B.
In the 1960s, the British car industry was in decline. Lack of investment, myopic management, stroppy workers and unreliable products were becoming the norm as Japan sold its