Originally Posted by
kapone
if the big 3 (in Detroit) didn't learn in the 70s when this exact same thing happened and they almost went out of business because there whole line up of cars was giant gas guzzlers, let them fail ... by the way more Japaneses cars are built in America than American cars (Google up Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and Honda plants in Kentucky, Tennessee and a couple other mid wester states ...) ... because of that union thing most Chrysler and fords are built in Canada and Mexico were the union have no say ...and i believe most if not all Chevy engines are built in china now anyways ....
It's not really about that. It's about all the jobs that will be lost. It can easily effect a lot more than just the automakers.
I disagree with the fact that they did not learn from the 70's. There is a lot more variety today then there was in the 70's. Cobalt, Neon, Aveo, Focus, Vibe, Ion, G5, Caliber, and a few hybrids. Of course japanese economy cars get more MPG, but we can't say GM, Ford, and Chrysler didn't learn anything.