Far ahead in what?
When I say I don't desire a retort, it's because a retort is a failure to think. I have many good discussions with people who aren't trying to retort or dunk on people. There is little of that here and to suggest any of the people I've replied to wanted a real conversation is what's disingenuous.
Oh, in the US they started off with revolutionizing the buying experience. But that of course only worked because the US dealer model was there to be disrupted. Elsewhere that advantage didn't exist either.