Why do Europeans and North Americans seem smarter than the rest of the world? Because their education system doesn’t emphasize rote learning. Why do people get married? And I’m not talking about religion, here, as marriage existed way before Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Because women love weddings, and men get the housework done for free. What […]

Mercedes-Benz offers the A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class, etc. … but no D-Class. Is it because the size of a sedan between the C-Class and the E-Class wouldn’t make sense? Or could it be that “D” carries with it bad connotations in Germany? Or are these letters just an arbitrary set of labels, with no meaning […]

Toyota took out a full-page ad on page 7 in The Star today: “Economy, reliability and quality” The ad is about the Avanza. The last time I saw ads for the Avanza was in 2004 or 2005. So why the splurge of advertising dollars on a model that’s about 6 years old? The huge emphasis […]

Previously I posted that the Honda City was deliberately made ugly in order for Honda to reap the higher profit margins of the Civic. My theory was that Honda wants people to go for the Civic if they could afford it and not be content with the City. What economists would call price differentiation, and […]