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> You can thank CAFE er al for that. Somewhat, but I'll blame business finance way, way, way more. The US automakers are doing the exact same dumbass thing th
by bsder 1y ago
> You can thank CAFE er al for that.
Somewhat, but I'll blame business finance way, way, way more.
The US automakers are doing the exact same dumbass thing they did in the 1970s with "BIGGER!-shouted (and more profitable)-whispered" until the Japanese automakers showed up and wiped the floor with them.
Well, BYD is coming and is going to wipe the floor with them.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
- cosmic_cheese 1y agoIt’s amazing that US automakers can’t foresee the bubble of $70k SUVs and trucks and the stretched out loans those entail popping. It’s practically guaranteed to happen, and with how the economy has been probably sooner than later.
- mlinhares 1y agoThey never took back the market from the Japanese, so all that is left is BIGGER.