It seems that people is not buying car any more, they prefer to lease them, and this demanda behaviour has changed supply patterns.
Alexander Guerrero ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustavo Lacerda (from work)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: Re: long-lasting cars > Having functional junk is no worse than having worn-out junk. > > > > This is the problem with communications and other satellites that have > > long lives. The owners often choose to replace them long before they > > wear out because such better models have become avialable in the > > interim. > > > > Yours, > > Asa Janney > > > > > > "Gustavo Lacerda (from work)" wrote: > > > > > > Claim: "auto manufacturers won't make cars that last long (say, 20 years > of > > > reliable operation) because they would make less money that way". > > > > > > Your opinion? > > > > > > Is the technology for reliable vehicles feasible for mass production? > Would > > > there be enough demand for such vehicles (i.e. the profit margin per > vehicle > > > is big enough to offset the loss due to fewer sales)? > > > > > > Gustavo > > > > -- > > If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because > > he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, > > however measured or far away. > > -- Henry David Thoreau, Walden > > >
