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1973 oil crisis - Japanese automakers also benefited from the crisis

Time: 1970s

Place: Japan

Details: Japanese automakers also benefited from the crisis. The jump in gasoline prices helped their small, fuel-efficient models to gain market share from the "gas-guzzling" Detroit competition. This triggered a drop in American sales of American brands that lasted into the 1980s.

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