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Old 01-22-2008, 09:26 PM   #7
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I don't get it. It seems to me the first thing American automakers do when they face a challenge is hit the "panic" button. They should take a page out of how the Germans do business; they refuse to neglect the desires of their clientèle by axing certain models just because they're higher consumption and the EU wants those models out. Just for the sake of meeting their demands when the EU in fact knows absolutely nothing about the auto-industry or how to engineer, let alone make cars people will actually want to buy. No, they put their nose to the grind stone to figure out ways to give the customers what they want without compromising and diluting their product range while satisfying government requirements at the same time. It seems like for all we know the 5thgen Camaro could be just that, the 5thgen and no more. With every report I read in regards to how the Big 3 will meet CAFE it seems like the future of our favorite domestic products gets bleaker and bleaker. Not trying to be negative nancy, it's the truth.
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