On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:15:42 -0800, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:
Not to worry!!! We will have 35 mpg cars on the road in 13 years. In the
There are a number of fairly nice cars that will do that or close to
it already. Several economy cars can do well better. My wife's hybrid
gets an honest 47 all around.
meantime, China and India will improve their infrastructure, meaning more
cars on the road and more fuel needed. Gas will be $10 per gallon. In 2020,
some politician will suggest improving the interstate rail system, like the
railroads in Europe and Japan, and will be hailed as a genius. Then it will
be another 20 years minimum before investment in rail has any effect.
Bob Gardner
wrote in message
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On Dec 28, 4:20 pm, wrote:
2 decades ago, alot of American car factories were shut down due to
the surge of Japanese cars and because of that alot of American
Which was due to the quality and lack of economy of the American cars
at the time. This is when we were just getting away from "Planned
obsolescence"
factories workers held resentment against Japanese cars, and the
Japan made what the American public would purchase with good quality,
not what the car makers wanted to sell or the American public said
they wanted.
situation only got better when Japanese automakers decide to open many
factories in America.
Check the parts in so called American made cars. Many might have a
problem with the 51% home built rule:-))
My wife and I were in Africa a few weeks ago and saw many
Japanese vehicles there along with European stuff, but I was floored
to learn of a couple of makes I'd never heard of befo Great Wall
Motors (China), and Mahindra (India). Good-looking stuff but
apparently it's still rather cheap. But they'll fix that and we North
Amicans will be in even deeper trouble.
Low labor cost in Japan gave them an advantage over American labor.
Now Korean labor prices are giving Japan competition. However the
Koreans are already worried about China and India. And so it goes...
Eventually it'll all even out, if a pandemic, nature, and accident, or
we don't wipe ourselves out.
Roger (K8RI)
Go he http://www.chinacartimes.com/categor...t-wall-motors/
And he
http://www.mahindra.com/OurBusinesse...ufacturer.html
I bet others will show up. Doesn't look good for the big NA
automakers. Too smug for too long.
Dan