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Old 05-13-2008, 09:27 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Re: Time For a Smaller Car Standard?

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Originally Posted by bcjohnso99 View Post
If the market opens up for these small cars, the Big3 domestics are as dead as dinosaurs. The rest of the world has 60+ years of experience - that's a big head start. The Big 3 still haven't figured out how to package sub-compacts after 30+ years of trying - they're way out of their league in micro cars.

Bottom line - we need city cars out of respect for the environment but if the market opens up and they're not build in US/Canada, our auto industry will be in big trouble.
the Big 3 builds cars in other markets.... you know that right? the Ford Fiesta is pretty damn popular in Europe as i understand it.
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