that is quite a coincedince expecialy with last years emissions scandal. did you know that New Zealand used to assemble cars? they did until 1998
did you know that in 1990 all pick-ups and suvs in america got a uper tail light cause until then they where categorized as utillity trucks and there for had fewer limitations then now a days
Did you know that the first Mercedes G Class was mainly constucted by Austrians and not by Germans? (nope, not Australia. That country next to Switzerland)
Did you know saab made a car without a steering wheel but with a knob like thing called the 9000 drive by wire
did you know that seatbelts had not been reguired in europe until the late 70s and airbags not until the late 90s
Seat belts vary country by country, airbags were never enforced by european law, its just automaker's will to make them.
Did you know that the Chevrolet 350 (5.7L) V8 and 262 (4.3L) V6 use exactly the same bore and stroke.
Did you know that some manufacturers have started putting arrows on fuel gauges to tell you which side of the car the fuel tank is on?