@@Nofrillsasmr Yes please! I normally find stuff like football and cars to be so boring, probably because I don't know anything about them, but the way you break them down with the cards and made them more understandable was really engaging! I really love these videos they're my favorite!
A different perspective on all 3, but one that's still really interesting is how they fared in Europe. Ford is so institutionally embedded in the UK that many British people assume it's a British company, which makes sense considering their model line up was essentially completely unique to what you get in the US. Models like the Ford Anglia (literally a poetic name for England) were hugely important in importing car culture to the UK. Cheap, cheerful and reliable, with a little bit of the americana bling! Ford is also very big in Germany, with many models designed and made there. Indeed, many Ford Europe models were later imported to the US, from the Ford Fusion (which is called the Mondeo everywhere else) was extremely important in the UK, a continuation of the Anglia in a way. Tony Blair (former UK Prime Minister) even refered to the everyday working Brit as "Mondeo Man"! Chrysler were never that large in Europe, they had a brief stint with Mercedes which ended in pain for both companies, but they do appear later, i'll get onto them after GM. Jeep is considered a "luxury" SUV manufacturer that interesting types of people buy, Plymouth and Dodge simply do not exist in Europe. The Chrysler 200C (I think that's what it's called) was the only model I can think of that bore the Chrysler name that i've ever seen in Europe, and well, it has the reputation of a poor man's Mercedes. Sidenote about Jeep - british people tend to call all large 4x4s "Jeeps". A landrover is a Jeep, a Mercedes G Wagon is a Jeep. I suspect this has something to do with how popular with Willys MB Jeep was over here during the second world war. Finally, GM! GM is interesting in that people dont think of GM as a company in the same way as Chrysler or Ford here. In fact, I doubt most europeans even know what GM is. There aren't GM cars, but car companies GM own. As such, GM owned companies like Vauxhall were thought of as 100% British, despite being owned by an American company. Opel, the German (and pan european) GM brand is thought of as German too. The two brands once sold unique models, but starting in the 1970s they started sharing more and more cars, until by the 1990s they sold exactly the same cars with the same names. Many of these Vauxhall/Opels were sold as Chevrolets internationally. The Buick Regal for a few years was a rebadged Vauxhall/Opel Insignia too - of course as it's an american car they had to stick on a massive chrome grille. In the late 2010s, GM started shutting down their international brands to focus on the US market, and, after a century of ownership they decided to sell off Vauxhall and Opel. Enter Chrysler again! Chrysler had been in a partnership with FIAT, forming "FIAT CHRYSLER" which was a fairly powerful automaker in Europe. FIAT was by far the more important half in Europe, with much of the Italian market dominated by them with brands like FIAT and Lancia. FIAT is pretty popular across most of Europe too, often delivering cheap and quirky runarounds, good for European city streets if a bit uncool... Anyhow, with GM selling off their European subsidaries, a french company known as PSA (Peugeot and Citroen, two large French automakers who don't exist in the US as far as I can tell) purchased Vauxhall and Opel for a steal. FIAT CHRYSLER realising this new juggernaut in European automaking, entered into negotiations, eventually the two automakers merged to form a new company called Stellantis - which is the fourth largest automaker ON EARTH. So, in a weird way, Chrysler, which was kind of dead in Europe (or rather never born at all), ended up swallowing up all of GM's european assets and is now part of the largest automaker in Europe, which GM (formerly one of the largest manufactures in Europe) is entirely dead over here.
Love it! The only other Chrysler cars I recall seeing over here were the Crossfire from the MB days (think it was based on the SLK), the Voyager MPV, and I'm sure a small number of those hotrod looking things were sold here too. Oh and the PT Cruiser! Fun fact about Mondeo Man, the bloke Blair met who inspired him to start New Labour actually owned a Sierra but the press preferred the alliteration of Mondeo Man.
@@LethalJizzle Mhm, the Crossfire was indeed based on the Mercedes SLK. It didn't perform super well as well, why buy a Chrysler when you can get the Mercedes version! I always personally liked the Crossfire, it looked pretty interesting. I've seen a few PT Cruisers too. You would often find Chevrolet branded cars in the UK that aren't Chevrolets too. GM entered into a deal with Daewoo and sold a bunch of SUPER cheap city cars here under the Chevrolet name, namely the Daewoo Matiz. I always found it odd that GM thought British people would prefer the Chevrolet name to the Daewoo name, both of which have basically 0 brand power here. If anything, all they did is make Chevrolet a cheap brand in british minds... They've now lost the ability to sell Chevrolet cars, not that it mattered as they'd sell GM international cars under the Vauxhall name here (such as the Holden Monaro, sold as a Pontiac GTO in the US and Vauxhall Monaro in the UK). I suppose if GM ever wanted to sell an actual Chevrolet in the UK they'd just give it a Vauxhall badge... Still, it's odd that they sacrificed their maybe most important brand internationally like that!
@@calum5975 That always confused me too. The Matiz and the Spark and some others. It just made Chevrolet look extremely cheap. I can only think they had no intention of trying to sell any actual Chevrolets here in the future and decided to sacrifice the Chevrolet badge in the hope they'd get a few more sales than they would with a Daewoo one.
I work at Worthington Steel, about 10 miles south of Detroit. I process steel coils that are then shipped to another processor to stamp parts such as Class 1 coils that are body panels, fenders, floor boards, hoods, pretty much what you see when you look at a car, and then theres class 2 which is miscellaneous parts within the vehicle. Pretty cool job, let alone the steel industry is fascinating, another topic?
Interesting. I just read US Steel was bought out by a huge steel company from China. Thanks for the ideas. Something I don’t know anything about, might be interesting to learn.
You seem like an amazing person. Like an awesome aunt that could soothe my woes away. Best video I've heard in asmr in years. I was very relaxed, plus i got to learn fun facts!
So glad I found your channel. I’m a car enthusiast so this made me happy. General Motors and Ford are still the same while Chrysler is now part of a larger company called Stellantis. The Stallantis brands are Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and some other European brands. Great video.
Yes, that's right! I couldn't think of Stallantis - The last Chrysler I had was a Town and Country in 2009ish, so I haven't really kept up with the brand. I think I may do an update video because after this I looked into GM a bit more and remembered that DeLorean was part of Olds and Pontiac and that's an interesting story too. Anyway - thanks for watching and commenting!!
Did I? That’s a huge miss - I’m shocked I missed that, I’m very familiar. I part of the reason I do this channel is to learn/remind myself of things since I’ve had some (possibly dementia related) memory issues. I think I’ll do an update on GM. Pontiac was run by Jon DeLorean for awhile I think, it’s interesting for sure. Thanks for the comment.
@@Nofrillsasmr that's right, John Delorean was (at least in part) responsible for the GTO and really kicking off the muscle car craze, during his time there.
As a car guy and mechanic apprentice, this video makes me happy. Used to be a fan of european vehicles but looking at the older domestic cars and especially trucks has made me appreciate the american car makers and vehicles more. Anyways, love the content, keep it up!
Curious fact about Ford: in 1927 Ford built a whole city in the Amazonic State of Para, in Brazil, to harvest rubber. It was a beautiful place with golf courses, hospital and all the infrastructure. It was too far from civilization (4 hours boat ride into the forest) and the project failed in the 1940’s. It is now a ghost town.
Plymouth was the mid level luxury trim and dodge was the low level trim. The top sports and muscle cars were usually placed with the base badge (Chevy, ford, and dodge) instead of luxury ones. GM also used Pontiac for its more sporty cars, but its true sports car is the corvette, which is of course, Chevy
The cards are the best. I really loved your nfl videos! Would be cool if you did one talking about soccer because they have a pretty intricate way of designing champion and Europa league. Would probably get good views since it’s the most popular sport
I like this idea, but after watching Welcome to Wrexham I feel like it may be too complicated for me to understand/explain. I will try to look into it though, for sure, thanks for commenting with this idea! ⚽️
This was interesting! Ford were one of the main employers in my nearest city (Cork, Ireland) and still have a very limited presence in the city. Everyone had a family member who worked in "Fords" as they used call them over here too!
Do you think Chrysler in the US changed a lot after coming under Fiat (now Stellantis, Fiat group + Peugeot group)? In the 10s many Chryslers in Italy were sold with Lancia badge, Jeep became pivotal in Italy since the Renegade is made here, Dodge are also more common than in the 00s, I don't know the situation in the States now
Interesting. Dodge is still producing muscle cars that I see a lot of around here. Chrysler changed in that they are now aiming for the high end luxury car and suv market, but I think they made a mistake discontinuing their less expensive Town and Country minivan and smaller cars. But this is just my opinion, I don’t know any official numbers about the company now. Jeep seems to be as popular as ever here. Thanks for the comment!
Hey, it’s kinda funny I also have always said I have a weird ability to identify the brand of a car from far away. I know very little about the inner workings of cars but I’m from a car family so I have just learned overtime to be able to recognize any car brand. It was so interesting to hear someone say they do the same thing
I'll say "Hi!" Way cool..... my dad was an engineer and worked at "Ford's." I graduated from one of Uncle Henry's educational projects, Edsel Ford High School. He felt that by graduation, kids should be well-rounded individuals, capable of discourse in arts and humanities. I don't know if he, himself, selected the initial staff, but he did pay to have the teachers receive education under eminent scholars of the day in their fields of study. We were also divided into academic "tracks" according to level of ability/performance, which created a more homogeneous classroom environment for both teachers and kids. But, yeah.... most of our dads "worked at Ford's," and we were well-cared for as beneficiaries of Blue Cross Blue Shield and Delta Dental! 😅
@Nofrillsasmr You know, I had a feeling that he might have when you mentioned that your father-in-law worked at Ford's. I was part of the class of '83.
@@Gaian_Born are you serious?? So did he! That’s so crazy. Small world. I don’t want to shout him out on here so I won’t say his name, but how crazy! Lol
I worked for a dealership in Ohio for 7 years, I can say that our owners father was Henry Ford’s accountant, the owner of our dealership was Steve Germain and he has dealership from Michigan all the way to Florida, it was a great place but the service advisors made it horrible for lack of appreciation for their mechanics. I did however take a few trips to Michigan for training and got to visit the Henry Ford Museum and it was breathtaking
Always interesting to hear how big these companies are/were in the USA. Here in Europe (Netherlands to be precise) GM and Chrysler are almost extinct. Ford is everywhere though. GM used to have Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) as their big brand here, but they sold that to the PSA car group (Peugeot & Citroën) in 2017. That left GM nearly nowhere in the EU market. They also terminated Chevrolet. If you try hard enough, I think it is still possible to buy a new corvette, but that’s it. Cadillac is also very hard to find, but you can still buy new imported ones. On the Chrysler side: Dodge is very limited, mostly only the RAM trucks are sold here as work trucks. Jeep is the only brand that is still fairly big, with a complete model range
My first car that I shared with my sister when we were 16 was a 2012 Saturn XR… It was insanely durable but I don’t have enough hands to count how many times the car would shut off while in drive!
Growing up in Detroit did you follow the Wings at all? I am a huge Wings fan and would love to listen to your stories. Im also huge into automotive history ( Go Chrysler) and drive one of the original Plymouth Voyager released in 1984
I also recorded one about the interstate system that I thought would bore people to sleep, but I think from comments it’s also keeping people awake! 😂😜😊. Thanks for watching!!
You are too funny and so right you go I don't think people go out of their way to get Cadillacs anymore that is so true! I love how you said it though!
You forgot Pontiac which outlasted Oldsmobile. It was my favorite brand. FYI....I work for GM. The Cadillac XT6 is one of my top vehicles. The Cadillac Escalade is a very sought after vehicle. Big status symbol as many now sticker over $100k. I'm working on the next gen and other large SUVs now. I did the new Hummer EV just before this which is an absolute fantastic vehicle. I have the SUV version which my wife absolutely loves. It's my top favorite. Oldsmobile is gone along with Saturn. Just Chevy GMC Buick and Cadillac left. Mary Barra runs GM now. You were thinking of Stellanis ...they own Chrysler now. GM and Ford were always on top fighting with each other. GM made more vehicles than Ford. Ford made more than Chrysler. One other fun fact....Jeep was part of AMC who also had Eagle. Chrysler bought out AMC to get the Jeep brand i believe in the 80's. Grand Marque was Ford....not Oldsmobile. Fun watch though.
Thanks you so much for the comment, I really appreciate all the info. Someone else mentioned Pontiac and I am shook that I forgot them - huge miss. Lately my brain will blank something I should know, super frustrating. I think I may try to dive into GM a bit more - I just didn't know that much about the brand. They make all the great muscle cars!
I enjoyed it....I've been with GM for 30yrs. Been a fan since I was a kid in Buffalo. Moved to Michigan in '94 takimg am engineering job. So I probably know more than your average viewer. I couldn't sleep last night and found your video to try and knock myself out....instead I listened to the whole thing trying to get someone else's take on the industry. Non expert take. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes we need to hear that.
Sad fact: Oldsmobile actually shut down in 2004, along with Pontiac which was another somewhat recently defunct GM brand not mentioned in this video, which was discontinued by GM during the 2008 financial crash.
First off, I was so upset at myself when I realized I forgot to mention Pontiac. What a miss. I didn't know Oldsmobile shut down - interesting. I'm planning to do another video soon that talks about not just Pontiac, but some another car manufacturer too! It's on my list of things to do. Thanks so much for watching and also for joining in the conversation!!
Reading a book on history of muscle cars. I'd love, love, love to own one. Must have been so cool living in motor city and having your dad work for Chrysler.
What’s the book? Sounds interesting. My Dad got to test drive on the closed track sometimes! I bet that was awesome. He has Alzheimer’s now, but occasionally will remember a story and tell me - it’s my favorite. Thanks for watching!
Hey, the books title is 'A full-throttle history American muscle cars'. I just got it so only couple chapters in, It is real interesting. Features two of my favs on the cover a Chevelle and a Mustang. Your dad had such an exciting job, I'll bet he loved it bless his heart ❤.
I think they have a partnership of some sort - at least in the 70/80s which is what I’m discussing here. But you’re right that they are connected. Thank you for the comment.
Japanese cars are the best and not only stole the market in America in the 70s 80s but the same happened here in the uk with our British leyland,Henry Ford was apparently a bad person to work for and didn’t allow unions and ordered his guards to open gun fire on his workers when they where on strike
It’s been a while since I recorded this, but I think at the beginning I discuss that this is based on the pre 1990s Detroit area automakers- known as the big three. I think there is some discussion of smaller automobiles from Japan entering the marketplace and putting pressure on American automakers to make more fuel efficient cars. 😊
I love this style of video with cards! Its so engaging!
Thank you so much for saying so! Makes me want to think of more things to talk about.
@@Nofrillsasmr Yes please! I normally find stuff like football and cars to be so boring, probably because I don't know anything about them, but the way you break them down with the cards and made them more understandable was really engaging! I really love these videos they're my favorite!
You have a very motherly, gentle teacher vibe and I love it.
Thank you!
A different perspective on all 3, but one that's still really interesting is how they fared in Europe.
Ford is so institutionally embedded in the UK that many British people assume it's a British company, which makes sense considering their model line up was essentially completely unique to what you get in the US. Models like the Ford Anglia (literally a poetic name for England) were hugely important in importing car culture to the UK. Cheap, cheerful and reliable, with a little bit of the americana bling! Ford is also very big in Germany, with many models designed and made there. Indeed, many Ford Europe models were later imported to the US, from the Ford Fusion (which is called the Mondeo everywhere else) was extremely important in the UK, a continuation of the Anglia in a way. Tony Blair (former UK Prime Minister) even refered to the everyday working Brit as "Mondeo Man"!
Chrysler were never that large in Europe, they had a brief stint with Mercedes which ended in pain for both companies, but they do appear later, i'll get onto them after GM. Jeep is considered a "luxury" SUV manufacturer that interesting types of people buy, Plymouth and Dodge simply do not exist in Europe. The Chrysler 200C (I think that's what it's called) was the only model I can think of that bore the Chrysler name that i've ever seen in Europe, and well, it has the reputation of a poor man's Mercedes. Sidenote about Jeep - british people tend to call all large 4x4s "Jeeps". A landrover is a Jeep, a Mercedes G Wagon is a Jeep. I suspect this has something to do with how popular with Willys MB Jeep was over here during the second world war.
Finally, GM! GM is interesting in that people dont think of GM as a company in the same way as Chrysler or Ford here. In fact, I doubt most europeans even know what GM is. There aren't GM cars, but car companies GM own. As such, GM owned companies like Vauxhall were thought of as 100% British, despite being owned by an American company. Opel, the German (and pan european) GM brand is thought of as German too. The two brands once sold unique models, but starting in the 1970s they started sharing more and more cars, until by the 1990s they sold exactly the same cars with the same names. Many of these Vauxhall/Opels were sold as Chevrolets internationally. The Buick Regal for a few years was a rebadged Vauxhall/Opel Insignia too - of course as it's an american car they had to stick on a massive chrome grille. In the late 2010s, GM started shutting down their international brands to focus on the US market, and, after a century of ownership they decided to sell off Vauxhall and Opel.
Enter Chrysler again! Chrysler had been in a partnership with FIAT, forming "FIAT CHRYSLER" which was a fairly powerful automaker in Europe. FIAT was by far the more important half in Europe, with much of the Italian market dominated by them with brands like FIAT and Lancia. FIAT is pretty popular across most of Europe too, often delivering cheap and quirky runarounds, good for European city streets if a bit uncool... Anyhow, with GM selling off their European subsidaries, a french company known as PSA (Peugeot and Citroen, two large French automakers who don't exist in the US as far as I can tell) purchased Vauxhall and Opel for a steal. FIAT CHRYSLER realising this new juggernaut in European automaking, entered into negotiations, eventually the two automakers merged to form a new company called Stellantis - which is the fourth largest automaker ON EARTH.
So, in a weird way, Chrysler, which was kind of dead in Europe (or rather never born at all), ended up swallowing up all of GM's european assets and is now part of the largest automaker in Europe, which GM (formerly one of the largest manufactures in Europe) is entirely dead over here.
Wow, the car knowledge is just… wow
Love it! The only other Chrysler cars I recall seeing over here were the Crossfire from the MB days (think it was based on the SLK), the Voyager MPV, and I'm sure a small number of those hotrod looking things were sold here too. Oh and the PT Cruiser! Fun fact about Mondeo Man, the bloke Blair met who inspired him to start New Labour actually owned a Sierra but the press preferred the alliteration of Mondeo Man.
@@LethalJizzle Mhm, the Crossfire was indeed based on the Mercedes SLK. It didn't perform super well as well, why buy a Chrysler when you can get the Mercedes version! I always personally liked the Crossfire, it looked pretty interesting. I've seen a few PT Cruisers too.
You would often find Chevrolet branded cars in the UK that aren't Chevrolets too. GM entered into a deal with Daewoo and sold a bunch of SUPER cheap city cars here under the Chevrolet name, namely the Daewoo Matiz. I always found it odd that GM thought British people would prefer the Chevrolet name to the Daewoo name, both of which have basically 0 brand power here. If anything, all they did is make Chevrolet a cheap brand in british minds... They've now lost the ability to sell Chevrolet cars, not that it mattered as they'd sell GM international cars under the Vauxhall name here (such as the Holden Monaro, sold as a Pontiac GTO in the US and Vauxhall Monaro in the UK). I suppose if GM ever wanted to sell an actual Chevrolet in the UK they'd just give it a Vauxhall badge... Still, it's odd that they sacrificed their maybe most important brand internationally like that!
@@calum5975 That always confused me too. The Matiz and the Spark and some others. It just made Chevrolet look extremely cheap. I can only think they had no intention of trying to sell any actual Chevrolets here in the future and decided to sacrifice the Chevrolet badge in the hope they'd get a few more sales than they would with a Daewoo one.
Awesome. 20-30 minutes, soft-spoken, light education, simple handmade visuals. It really is No Frills ASMR and it's perfect. Keep it up!
Wow, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.
Instant subscribe, this soft speaking voice with the interactive pieces and the informative storytelling approach is perfect
Wow, thank you!
I really enjoyed the subject discussed here and your style of asmr is very relaxing and warm.
Oh thank you!
I love the idea of using topics like this as the basis for ASMR. Great stuff
I work at Worthington Steel, about 10 miles south of Detroit. I process steel coils that are then shipped to another processor to stamp parts such as Class 1 coils that are body panels, fenders, floor boards, hoods, pretty much what you see when you look at a car, and then theres class 2 which is miscellaneous parts within the vehicle. Pretty cool job, let alone the steel industry is fascinating, another topic?
Interesting. I just read US Steel was bought out by a huge steel company from China. Thanks for the ideas. Something I don’t know anything about, might be interesting to learn.
You seem like an amazing person.
Like an awesome aunt that could soothe my woes away.
Best video I've heard in asmr in years.
I was very relaxed, plus i got to learn fun facts!
Wow, thank you!
She says it's no frills asmr, but it's full of delightful little frills like hand made little flashcards. Love these videos, so subscribed.
Aw, thanks!!
So glad I found your channel. I’m a car enthusiast so this made me happy. General Motors and Ford are still the same while Chrysler is now part of a larger company called Stellantis. The Stallantis brands are Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and some other European brands. Great video.
Yes, that's right! I couldn't think of Stallantis - The last Chrysler I had was a Town and Country in 2009ish, so I haven't really kept up with the brand. I think I may do an update video because after this I looked into GM a bit more and remembered that DeLorean was part of Olds and Pontiac and that's an interesting story too. Anyway - thanks for watching and commenting!!
Great vid, love your voice…very soothing.
You missed Pontiac for GM. It doesn’t exist anymore but it did for decades. It was a huge brand!
Did I? That’s a huge miss - I’m shocked I missed that, I’m very familiar. I part of the reason I do this channel is to learn/remind myself of things since I’ve had some (possibly dementia related) memory issues. I think I’ll do an update on GM. Pontiac was run by Jon DeLorean for awhile I think, it’s interesting for sure.
Thanks for the comment.
So was holden😂 Holden and Pontiac were the same just different countries
@@Nofrillsasmr that's right, John Delorean was (at least in part) responsible for the GTO and really kicking off the muscle car craze, during his time there.
As a car guy and mechanic apprentice, this video makes me happy. Used to be a fan of european vehicles but looking at the older domestic cars and especially trucks has made me appreciate the american car makers and vehicles more. Anyways, love the content, keep it up!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving this comment. I admit, even i now own a 2005 Toyota - it doesn’t quit!
I just found out your channel and I wanna say that I love this type of content!! Is like relaxing and educational at the same time lol
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching
I can’t believe I just discovered your channel! This is the perfect style of ASMR for me.
Thank you!
I’m glad you’re here! Thanks!!
This is excellent. Both your voice and the way you are speaking are just perfect.
Wow, thank you!
Curious fact about Ford: in 1927 Ford built a whole city in the Amazonic State of Para, in Brazil, to harvest rubber. It was a beautiful place with golf courses, hospital and all the infrastructure. It was too far from civilization (4 hours boat ride into the forest) and the project failed in the 1940’s. It is now a ghost town.
This is fascinating! Thanks so much for the comment.
Plymouth was the mid level luxury trim and dodge was the low level trim. The top sports and muscle cars were usually placed with the base badge (Chevy, ford, and dodge) instead of luxury ones. GM also used Pontiac for its more sporty cars, but its true sports car is the corvette, which is of course, Chevy
I work for a big three automaker and this is a thorough history. Very calming too.
That's great to hear. Thanks! You might like the video on Wartime Manufacturing too.
The cards are the best. I really loved your nfl videos! Would be cool if you did one talking about soccer because they have a pretty intricate way of designing champion and Europa league. Would probably get good views since it’s the most popular sport
I like this idea, but after watching Welcome to Wrexham I feel like it may be too complicated for me to understand/explain. I will try to look into it though, for sure, thanks for commenting with this idea! ⚽️
Loving this concept and execution, I will be sure to check out more videos. Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!!
This was interesting! Ford were one of the main employers in my nearest city (Cork, Ireland) and still have a very limited presence in the city. Everyone had a family member who worked in "Fords" as they used call them over here too!
They call it Ford's too? That is fascinating! Thank you so much for this comment!
Do you think Chrysler in the US changed a lot after coming under Fiat (now Stellantis, Fiat group + Peugeot group)? In the 10s many Chryslers in Italy were sold with Lancia badge, Jeep became pivotal in Italy since the Renegade is made here, Dodge are also more common than in the 00s, I don't know the situation in the States now
Interesting.
Dodge is still producing muscle cars that I see a lot of around here. Chrysler changed in that they are now aiming for the high end luxury car and suv market, but I think they made a mistake discontinuing their less expensive Town and Country minivan and smaller cars. But this is just my opinion, I don’t know any official numbers about the company now. Jeep seems to be as popular as ever here.
Thanks for the comment!
Hey, it’s kinda funny I also have always said I have a weird ability to identify the brand of a car from far away. I know very little about the inner workings of cars but I’m from a car family so I have just learned overtime to be able to recognize any car brand. It was so interesting to hear someone say they do the same thing
Super powers unite!!! 👍🏻😂
I'll say "Hi!"
Way cool..... my dad was an engineer and worked at "Ford's."
I graduated from one of Uncle Henry's educational projects, Edsel Ford High School. He felt that by graduation, kids should be well-rounded individuals, capable of discourse in arts and humanities. I don't know if he, himself, selected the initial staff, but he did pay to have the teachers receive education under eminent scholars of the day in their fields of study. We were also divided into academic "tracks" according to level of ability/performance, which created a more homogeneous classroom environment for both teachers and kids. But, yeah.... most of our dads "worked at Ford's," and we were well-cared for as beneficiaries of Blue Cross Blue Shield and Delta Dental! 😅
My husband went to Edsel Ford HS! Thank you for this comment, so fun to read.
@Nofrillsasmr You know, I had a feeling that he might have when you mentioned that your father-in-law worked at Ford's. I was part of the class of '83.
@@Gaian_Born are you serious?? So did he! That’s so crazy. Small world. I don’t want to shout him out on here so I won’t say his name, but how crazy! Lol
I worked for a dealership in Ohio for 7 years, I can say that our owners father was Henry Ford’s accountant, the owner of our dealership was Steve Germain and he has dealership from Michigan all the way to Florida, it was a great place but the service advisors made it horrible for lack of appreciation for their mechanics. I did however take a few trips to Michigan for training and got to visit the Henry Ford Museum and it was breathtaking
Interesting story, thanks so much for sharing! The Henry Ford Museum is a great place to visit!
My dad is a big car guy, and my wife grew up near Detroit, so this video was fun to watch!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
This was great! Thank you for making it
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Always interesting to hear how big these companies are/were in the USA. Here in Europe (Netherlands to be precise) GM and Chrysler are almost extinct. Ford is everywhere though. GM used to have Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) as their big brand here, but they sold that to the PSA car group (Peugeot & Citroën) in 2017. That left GM nearly nowhere in the EU market. They also terminated Chevrolet. If you try hard enough, I think it is still possible to buy a new corvette, but that’s it. Cadillac is also very hard to find, but you can still buy new imported ones. On the Chrysler side: Dodge is very limited, mostly only the RAM trucks are sold here as work trucks. Jeep is the only brand that is still fairly big, with a complete model range
That is very interesting. Thank you for the comment!
This is so interesting. Makes me think of Dax shepherd, which is where I learnt the small amount I know of Detroit and cars.
Kristen Bell, who he is married to, is from my hometown I believe, but she’s much younger than I am so I didn’t know her.
My first car that I shared with my sister when we were 16 was a 2012 Saturn XR… It was insanely durable but I don’t have enough hands to count how many times the car would shut off while in drive!
That’s so funny! That’s the way it was, right? Sometimes you got a good day and sometimes not so much. lol! 😂
Growing up in Detroit did you follow the Wings at all? I am a huge Wings fan and would love to listen to your stories.
Im also huge into automotive history ( Go Chrysler) and drive one of the original Plymouth Voyager released in 1984
I just stumbled across your channel and I love everything about it. Liked and subscribed ❤
Yay! Thank you!!
This is too entertaining I can’t fall asleep i just wanna listen lol
I also recorded one about the interstate system that I thought would bore people to sleep, but I think from comments it’s also keeping people awake! 😂😜😊. Thanks for watching!!
You are too funny and so right you go I don't think people go out of their way to get Cadillacs anymore that is so true! I love how you said it though!
Escalade? And the cst5? Those are luxury vehicles over 100k usd
EXCELLENT vid. +1 subscriber!
Awesome, thank you!
You forgot Pontiac which outlasted Oldsmobile. It was my favorite brand.
FYI....I work for GM. The Cadillac XT6 is one of my top vehicles. The Cadillac Escalade is a very sought after vehicle. Big status symbol as many now sticker over $100k. I'm working on the next gen and other large SUVs now. I did the new Hummer EV just before this which is an absolute fantastic vehicle. I have the SUV version which my wife absolutely loves. It's my top favorite. Oldsmobile is gone along with Saturn. Just Chevy GMC Buick and Cadillac left. Mary Barra runs GM now.
You were thinking of Stellanis ...they own Chrysler now.
GM and Ford were always on top fighting with each other. GM made more vehicles than Ford. Ford made more than Chrysler.
One other fun fact....Jeep was part of AMC who also had Eagle. Chrysler bought out AMC to get the Jeep brand i believe in the 80's.
Grand Marque was Ford....not Oldsmobile.
Fun watch though.
Thanks you so much for the comment, I really appreciate all the info.
Someone else mentioned Pontiac and I am shook that I forgot them - huge miss. Lately my brain will blank something I should know, super frustrating. I think I may try to dive into GM a bit more - I just didn't know that much about the brand. They make all the great muscle cars!
I enjoyed it....I've been with GM for 30yrs. Been a fan since I was a kid in Buffalo. Moved to Michigan in '94 takimg am engineering job. So I probably know more than your average viewer. I couldn't sleep last night and found your video to try and knock myself out....instead I listened to the whole thing trying to get someone else's take on the industry. Non expert take. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes we need to hear that.
This was very informative and educational 😊. Thanks for sharing. You have a great soft spoken voice
Thank you so much!
You're welcome 😊
love your style, just subbed
Thank you!
Duster was the first thing that came to my mind for Plymouth
Oh yeah! Good one. Thanks for watching.
This was an awesome video! I love the style
Thank you so much!
Sad fact: Oldsmobile actually shut down in 2004, along with Pontiac which was another somewhat recently defunct GM brand not mentioned in this video, which was discontinued by GM during the 2008 financial crash.
First off, I was so upset at myself when I realized I forgot to mention Pontiac. What a miss. I didn't know Oldsmobile shut down - interesting. I'm planning to do another video soon that talks about not just Pontiac, but some another car manufacturer too! It's on my list of things to do. Thanks so much for watching and also for joining in the conversation!!
Pontiac was a big one under General Motors.
Yes! Thanks for watching!
Reading a book on history of muscle cars. I'd love, love, love to own one. Must have been so cool living in motor city and having your dad work for Chrysler.
What’s the book? Sounds interesting.
My Dad got to test drive on the closed track sometimes! I bet that was awesome. He has Alzheimer’s now, but occasionally will remember a story and tell me - it’s my favorite. Thanks for watching!
Hey, the books title is 'A full-throttle history American muscle cars'. I just got it so only couple chapters in, It is real interesting. Features two of my favs on the cover a Chevelle and a Mustang. Your dad had such an exciting job, I'll bet he loved it bless his heart ❤.
Very cool and different style of asmr. I like it!
Glad you like it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting too!
i’m also the friend who can identify the make and model of a car. i’m such a nerd. my main obsession is 90s station wagons❤❤
90's station wagons? Well there's a niche interest! I love it. Thanks so much for watching!!
A few minutes in, time to put my sleeping mask on. Already know this will be good!
I hope you slept through it! 😆
@@Nofrillsasmr Oh you bet 🙂
They are still called "the big three", as the three major American companies left. Though chrysler is really a European subsidiary.
Interesting. Thanks!
Jeep= just enough essential parts
I’ve never heard that before. I like it! Thanks!
Merry Chrysler
You grew up in Detroit? Nice. I grew up in Macomb county!
Yes, I did! I grew up in Royal Oak before it was cool.
Ford also has Mazda!
I think they have a partnership of some sort - at least in the 70/80s which is what I’m discussing here. But you’re right that they are connected. Thank you for the comment.
Ford sold its stake in Mazda almost 10 years ago
You have interesting videos I enjoy them very much
Thank you!
Love these videos!
Thanks!
From the UK, there is nothing more in the world I want than a 67 Shelby GT500
The dream!
This is gorgeous 🎉
Thank you!
Nice video, but im kind of bummed out you didn't mention Pontiac when you talked about GM.😢
I’m bummed about that too. It just slipped my mind in the moment.
the big three is actually One piece, Naruto, And Sword guy
You left Ram out of the Chrysler umbrella.
Dodge started making Ram trucks in the 80s, I think I mention that towards the end. Thanks for watching and commenting!
So Friggin Old Rebuilt Dodge has a kernel of truth to it. (F.O.R.D.)
Lol!
really nice
Just found your channel today and subscribed. From the UK 🇬🇧
I think it’s so amazing that someone in the Uk is listening to this - so cool!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!! ☀️
Japanese cars are the best and not only stole the market in America in the 70s 80s but the same happened here in the uk with our British leyland,Henry Ford was apparently a bad person to work for and didn’t allow unions and ordered his guards to open gun fire on his workers when they where on strike
The big three killed my baby
No money in my hand again
The big three killed my baby
Nobody's comin' home again
Detroits own!
omg you remind me of Viscaria ASMR white collar crime series
White collar crime ASMR? I might have to check this out! Sounds awesome. Thanks!
he paid them more so that his own workers would also be able to afford their own car and in turn would purchase their own cars from him. win win.
Smart!
@@Nofrillsasmr great video!
*In the US
Oh sorry, I thought I said that towards the beginning. Thanks for watching!
where is toyota and volkswagen
It’s been a while since I recorded this, but I think at the beginning I discuss that this is based on the pre 1990s Detroit area automakers- known as the big three. I think there is some discussion of smaller automobiles from Japan entering the marketplace and putting pressure on American automakers to make more fuel efficient cars. 😊
What I got out the first 10 min so far.. fck ford ik there was a reason I could never bring myself to like em