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Arthur, They made their high profits because there was a huge
demand for SUV's. I think that's over as the companies struggle for business. As you've noticed the biggee is selling cars at the
preference discount to employees. Except for (This is not to downplay the usual suspects in Harry ******************************* of 818 352-4141 ******************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cordell, Arthur: ECOM > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:12 AM > To: Christoph Reuss; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Futurework] some really big questions > > Agree with Chris on this one. > > Its the > which, in effect, allowed for the avoidance of CAFE standards on > fleet fuel efficiency. > > Margins are higher on SUVs. Way higher than on the Detroit > compacts. > > arthur > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Christoph Reuss > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] some really big questions > > > > "A special, free news feature in Science explores 125 big questions > that > > face scientific inquiry over the next quarter-century," including > [..] > > What Can Replace Cheap Oil -- and When? > > That's a political question rather than a scientific one. > > Since practical 120-250 mpg cars (and even a 12,000 mpg > prototype) have > been developed (ironically in this country without an own car > industry > -- coincidence?), the hurdle is not scientific feasibility but the > political influence of the incredibly powerful U$ / ¤U car industry > that prefers to sell 12-20 mpg rolling fortresses because they (and > their buddies in the oil industry) can make much higher profits that > way. > The > > Chris > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the > keyword > "igve". > > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework |
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