Subir(se) al carro

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by chileno

I thought that in the US it also meant to be paying attention to things or to catch up with new things going on. In Chile we use it like that only.

That is said to get onboard.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

In Spain " subirse al carro" means " to join the club " more or less, otherwise you risk to loose some advantages, or progress.
España quiere subirse al carro de la investigación de celulas madre. It´s an informal expression, I hope it helps.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Rusty

That is said to get onboard.

Thank you Rusty.