Bionic Man wrote:
This is who’s way of forcing us to buy the vehicles they want us to buy? Are you referring to the government or the manufacturer?
Because I will argue either point. The American public has made it clear it does not have an appetite for small fuel efficient cars. And the manufacturers are responding by building what will sell and making enough profit to pay the fines levied by responding to market forces.
That is the whole point of the article. I cannot remember which Ford person said multiple years ago, paraphrasing, the government needs to significantly increase the gas tax if anyone is going to purchase the vehicles CAFE is cramming down the manufacturers. He caught hell with everyone stating he was advocating high taxes. He was only speaking the truth of the U.S. consumer.
