Back in the 60's we laughed great big guffaws at the tinky tiny Toyotas. Windshild wipers as an option? Ha!HA!
Do you not know how that one turned out?
How many Japanese car companies have bankrupted?
Russian PM Vladimir Putin has a hard time starting up the "Lada Granta," marketed as Europe's "cheapest car." This happened during a visit to the Autovaz car plant in Samara region.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/13/putin_test_drives_europes_cheapest_car_takes_5_attempts_to_start.html