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Statistics can be fun or?

Numbers or data can convey fact or fiction.  Statistics as a branch of mathematics deals with collection and analysis of data.  Since the days of India's Gabbar Singh in 'Sholay', when the inspector chasing Gabbar asks that half his police go right, half go left and 'baki mere piche aao' (remainder follow me) there have also been many a joke written about this arcane science.

Three statisticians went out hunting, and came across a large deer. The first statistician fired, but missed, by a meter to the left. The second statistician fired, but also missed, by a meter to the right. The third statistician didn't fire, but shouted in triumph, "On the average we got it!"

So it is with statistics about cars.  Cars has been a hobby, area of interest or a profession for me - I spent eight years of my life in Motown, USA aka Detroit helping car companies and their suppliers improve their business processes using software. That was then.  This is now.

As in 2017.  When all electric vehicles are soundlessly trying to gain a foothold in the internal combustion market.  GM and Tesla and Toyota are cranking out models to silently kill the smoke.  Or so the stats would make you believe.  Reality is that electric car sales are < 1% of today's global car sales of around 90M units sold.  VW and Toyota lead the overall sales figures.

Some fun with numbers and names might include walking up to a Lamborghini or Porsche owner and asking how he is enjoying his Volkswagen (which among its stable counts the Lambo as a brand)?

Or going for a drive in a Jaguar or Land Rover and boasting how India is driving into the luxury car market - now both owned by Tata Group.

Or finding out that all that Indonesian people ever drive is a Toyota or Honda.  I went and saw that myself.  Most vehicles on their roads are Japanese branded.

America drives their Ford most while Germans do drive more Mercedes than any other car brand.  1 out of 10 cars on the road is a 3 pointed star.  In terms of total units sold though China and the USA remain the Benz's top two markets.

On a side note - no matter what statistics will have you believe about people with a drinking problem, it has been proven again and again that they have no problem drinking.  And then driving.  After ensuring that statistically drinking and driving don't mix.

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