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Ford makes smaller more efficeint cars for the foreign markets, why not the U.S. markets.
-- bernbart
Because in Europe, South America and Asia, Ford competes on an equal footing. No CAFE standards. And those consumers are all similarly choosing those cars in reponse to their fuel prices.
Maybe we should let GM & Chrysler die a natural death and fund new U.S auto makers who make alternative fuel cars.
-- bernbart
Oh, that's a good idea. Let Congress design and build cars. A huge new line of "alernative fuel" cars. What is an "alternative fuel" exactly? Is that like an "alternative lifestyle"? Is ethanol an alternative fuel? That's really working out well, isn't it? Is it all-electric? Chevy is building the Volt right now. What is Toyota and Honda working on? Still, the Volt isn't much of an economic model. It costs too much and won't be easy to drive in normal use.
Really, it is clear to me -- the Salonistas, with a few notable exceptions like timbuktom, HATE the Detroit automakers more than any Southern Senator. How ironic.
