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Originally Posted by zebra
did he really just compare the Big 3 to BMW? Detroit's auto makers are in the business of selling vehicles to everybody, not just the ones who can afford high-end luxury vehicles. that means lots more cars have to be sold in order to recoup the costs of extensive R&D, safety engineering, emissions, and economy standards. selling lots of $50k cars will keep you in the green easier than the same number of $20k cars.
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I also take issue with the argument that Detroit's automakers fundamentally are inefficient or not green. How can this guy argue that they need to break with the past? Ford and GM have been in the market for as long as Mercedes and longer than anyone else. It is a past of success and market dominance. Is that somehow un-American or inefficient?