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Originally Posted by 8cd03gro
The only source provided linking Bill Ford Jr. to a similar sentiment was from 7 years ago when gasoline was $2/gal and NOBODY bought fuel efficient vehicles, once again this was also during a FAR stronger economic period. Even so, who said Bill Ford Jr. was correct then? Meanwhile, sales of fuel efficient, smaller cars are increasing specifically for GM, the economy is HORRIBLE, and gas prices are near their all-time high, yet someone thinks adding 25% to the cost is a good idea to support one of the companies that has already been supported by tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. This simply does not make sense from any logical perspective.
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Ok, here is the first item that comes up if you simply search on "Mullaly gas tax"
http://green.autoblog.com/2007/08/09...y-regulations/
Circa 2007.
But I'm confused are you guys upset that Akerson said this NOW but it's ok that all the other leaders said it earlier? I'm pretty sure everyone was upset when Bill Ford said it and when Mullaly said it. That's my recollection. Read the posts in the link. Not a lot of support then either.
So everyone on here that wants to run buy a Ford to spite GM for Akerson's comments is going to do so not because Ford and Mullaly didn't say the same thing, just that they didn't say it yesterday?
The reasons Mullaly said it then are the same reasons Akerson said it this week.
And CAFE doesn't make sense from any logical perspective, but it's the world the auto companies are forced into. Wait and see what this does to our automotive future and how much it's going to cost us. So you can pay at the pump or you can pay for the technology mandated by CAFE to get 62 mpg................regardless of the price of gas.