Detroit Says Emissions Proposals Are Too Strict - NYTimes.com
Detroit Says Emissions Proposals Are Too Strict - NYTimes.com:
"“I want clean air and clean water just like the next guy,” said Erich Merkle, an independent automotive analyst in Grand Rapids, Mich. “But in the real world, there would be consumer outrage with the fact that they’re limited to maybe two vehicles and there’s nothing there that would meet their family’s needs.”"
These guy a short sighted reactionaries. The market will find new ways to make consumers happy. It's called "creative destruction" and it works all the time. Why don't we all have landlines or all work as farmers? Things change, we change and adapt. It's too bad if some companies can't adapt and it does cause suffering, but it is coming one way or another.
Second thing is that they should all be going advocating 100% the strictest environmental and safety laws possible. It's a way to get a niche, be green, and get the people on your side. right now folks are looking at Detroit and saying, "hey you've screwed up since I got the Cougar 20 years ago and now you want my money for a bailout?" Aggressively push for change and get ahead of the curve instead of run over behind it.
"“I want clean air and clean water just like the next guy,” said Erich Merkle, an independent automotive analyst in Grand Rapids, Mich. “But in the real world, there would be consumer outrage with the fact that they’re limited to maybe two vehicles and there’s nothing there that would meet their family’s needs.”"
These guy a short sighted reactionaries. The market will find new ways to make consumers happy. It's called "creative destruction" and it works all the time. Why don't we all have landlines or all work as farmers? Things change, we change and adapt. It's too bad if some companies can't adapt and it does cause suffering, but it is coming one way or another.
Second thing is that they should all be going advocating 100% the strictest environmental and safety laws possible. It's a way to get a niche, be green, and get the people on your side. right now folks are looking at Detroit and saying, "hey you've screwed up since I got the Cougar 20 years ago and now you want my money for a bailout?" Aggressively push for change and get ahead of the curve instead of run over behind it.
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