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Originally Posted by DangerouSS
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Well from a consumer point of view, sure, I agree with you. From the point of view of GM, it's a different story. They are being forced by the government to invest a fortune to make fuel-efficient cars that the public largely is not interested in buying. This has changed a little since the gas spike a few years ago but still, lots of people buying huge crossover SUVs these days. Instead of the government forcing them to build cars nobody wants to buy, the government could give the public an incentive to buy the cars first. Rather than create a supply of cars for which there is no demand, you can create demand for the cars.
Not that I desperately want to pay more for gas, but I agree with Lutz. Americans would buy more fuel-efficient cars if gas cost more, and I think that is a much better situation for GM than what they're facing now with current government CAFE regulations.