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kgrandia Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-06-08 05:13 PM
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7. These criticisms


Criticisms about US automakers being blind to the trends towards more fuel efficient vehicles are not new. The Big 3 autos themselves have been fighting higher fuel economy standards for almost a decade now - it is their lobbyist on Capitol Hill that fought fuel efficiency standards.

Over the years economists, politicians, scientists and environmental groups, among others, have provided a million reasons for why GM should move to a more fuel efficient fleet - GM and the others didn't listen.

GM has been in huge financial problems for years because nobody is buying the massive gas guzzlers they stubbornly continue to build.

If GM and the other US automakers had listened (like Toyota and Honda did) they would be hurting right now, but not going bankrupt and begging the government for money.
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