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In reply to the discussion: General Motors Sides With Trump in Emissions Battle, Splitting the Industry [View all]Beryllinthranox
(33 posts)42. Certainly.
I meant passenger cars only, not SUVs. But not having hybrids in all classes ane EVs might hurt them too. Thank you for the additional information! Lots there I wasn't aware of.
ETA: Chinese people love their Buicks. Major status symbol over there. I just wish they can green up.
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BumRushDaShow
Oct 2019
OP
I am driving one right now. I will never buy another automobile from them ever.
onecaliberal
Oct 2019
#47
Luck of the draw I guess ... I've had 3 cars since 1991 ... all Acura's ... 0 serious issues w/any
mr_lebowski
Oct 2019
#57
Awesome, show that forward thinking that required us to bail y'all out the 1st time.
Afromania
Oct 2019
#5
So what are they saying, they don't have the smarts to meet the standards that Honda, Ford,
still_one
Oct 2019
#6
For them it is a business decision. For some I suspect they believe they can garner favor from
still_one
Oct 2019
#11
This year Ford is releasing both Escape and Explorer hybrid, and first quarter of
still_one
Oct 2019
#24
They put the Volt on the chopping block. End of the line for that model. Whether they will
still_one
Oct 2019
#26
I would never buy a government motors car anyway but will not touch any auto product
yaesu
Oct 2019
#19
Perhaps given customer preferences towards trucks and SUV and the current price of gasoline
MichMan
Oct 2019
#27
This is the problem I think, some folks tend to fly off the handle and don't understand
still_one
Oct 2019
#36
Stupid long term move. The world will not want, nor need, inefficient gas guzzling cars.
Freethinker65
Oct 2019
#53
So Obama saves GM with a bailout, over the objections of the Republicans at the time
LiberalLovinLug
Oct 2019
#60
Toyota is the only major automaker whose overall US fuel economy and CO2 emissions is getting worse.
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2019
#61