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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Did I just buy an SUV?

I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 10:36 AM

    Where are the American vehicles?

    Mark is the third person that I have heard of recently who has bought a new vehicle, and all three bought imports (the other two were Honda and Toyota minivans).

    Yet, it appears that the only mention of domestically produced vehicles is to hold them up as a target of disdain.

    Surely there must be some examples of workable vehicles that are produced in the US.

    After all, we just spent $25 billion to keep these companies from leaving a huge dump of coal in our collective stockings; when will the market follow through by purchasing (or even considering) their vehicles?

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