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The Case for Making Bigger Cars

Yes, make safety, emissions, and design standards common with Europe.

This includes eliminating the truck loop holes that allow them to meet lesser safety, emissions, and fuel economy requirements.

The only problem being that making trucks function as cars without their loopholes would make them prohibitively expensive - and again help put Detroit out of business.

Good for humanity, bad for the Domestics.

January Auto Sales Were Pathetic

how can you discuss auto sales without even mentioning credit?

virtually all new vehicle sales are financed, often by a second mortgage or similar product.

it seems likely that new vehicle sales are likely to be impacted by the credit industry problems: increasing lending standards, decreasing housing wealth, etc.