{"id":63856,"date":"2023-07-28T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motor-junkie.com\/?p=63856"},"modified":"2023-07-31T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:13:19","slug":"wheels-of-fortune-these-car-models-turned-around-failing-automakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/wheels-of-fortune-these-car-models-turned-around-failing-automakers\/63856\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheels of Fortune: These Car Models Turned Around Failing Automakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
The worldwide auto industry has always been highly competitive. Only the smartest and most successful companies managed to survive the challenges that have left many other companies forgotten in the sands of time. But the truth is that even the best car companies have endured economic turmoil. In fact, some of the biggest automakers had periods in which they were dangerously close to closing their doors if not for a few important models.<\/p>\n
Where many failed, the victors continued. Despite their troubles, these companies presented the right cars at the right time and emerge as winners. Find out the car models that saved even the biggest car companies from doom right here.<\/p>\n
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Our list starts with arguably the most spectacular way of getting out of bankruptcy. After Germany’s defeat in WW2, Mercedes-Benz was in a complete financial and infrastructural disaster. Their factories were gone and the company could only rely on pre-war models that were quickly made obsolete by the competition (via Telegraph<\/a>).<\/p>\n