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Old 02-09-2017, 02:14 PM   #76 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
What has set America back were those policies that favored SUVs and larger minivans classified as "light trucks" in order to bypass emissions and fuel-efficiency standards. And then, some safety standards implemented by NHTSA seem quite likely to have been set to eliminate competition from the Japanese automakers and their forward-control vans.
That says it all.
Car makers would benefit. Vehicle makers will suffer.
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