Loading ...is a money losing business,cannot survive without Gubberment subsidies.Costs are much too high.They must run a car plant at over 80 % capacity to make money.Ford had the same problem but acted sooner and cut cars back,now GM..big crossovers and trucks make money….NOthings changed in 20 years except words….Now days a small car costs 35,000 and up ..absurd to try to sell that with wages declining for the last ten years !CUT your costs ,lower wages of “non producing management”to almost zero…overhead is too HIGH ! Costs should be dictated by what the public will pay for..get rid of expensive radios,sound equipment ..your telephone has a better navigation system to save gas. duplication not needed.BIG engines not needed.90 HP is enough..to run air and everthing else and still give you 40 mpg.Toyota does it every day…Car manufacturing will be history if they dont stop the cost cycle..
Why not make a two seater CAR with a detachable small truck body…Just like a 18 wheeler ..90 % of driving is with one person in the car.Now theres an IDEA ..Extension cab to accomodate 4 people when needed .Pollution control equipment not needed on cars that get 40 mpg or better.
California Environment regulations reduce MPG by 30% ,you burn 30 % more gas to go the same mileage…special gasoline also reduces MPG ..and raises costs of gas 25 %.Electric cars are good only if battery costs are reduced and reliable.Who wants to drive 250 miles and have battery suddenly quit ?
Then fail to hold a 100 % charge and its gets lower with each charge cycle…Go electric and dont sell the batterys with the car…cut car costs by $9000 per car let the battery manuf fix the cost of replacing batterys and subsidize them until the get cost down .Make the car for $12,000 without the battery .
Government can then fight the Battery mfg and mandate lower costs at the source of the cost cycle..
Get the cost out of the CAR or they will all be gone ! SEPARATE the cost of the CAR from the battery business. Either do that or buy a Toyota Corolla like I did in 2003 for $16,000 ,it gets 40 mpg highway 38 in town ..My Capital Cost per year is about $1100 per year my gas cost is about 5 Gal per week ….who need a $9000 battery ? that need replacement every 4 years..? Who needs to spend $50,000 for a car ?
My repair cost has been $200 FOR 15 YEARS…iT HAS AIR ,HEAT,radio carrys 5 when needed …gets 37- 40 mpg on reg gas. Who needs to pay some auto exec 3 mill bonus each year ? FORD,GM should get out of the CAR business ..They were the worst cars i EVER OWNED UNTIL i SWITCHED IN late 1970’S TO TOYOTA..Cadillac by far the worst car I ever owned !1977…had a brand new olds 98 ,1978 and the motor mount fell off after 1 month while on vacation….GOOD bye FORD GM ..your outta here…! You make crap ..You rip me off since 1955 for 20 years no more…no more Union Hoodlems making my cars..