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Old 11-21-2005, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDon
isnt this the same company that was/is building a new hummer plant in lousinanna. seriously american car companies just dont get the idea of fuel effieceny
Car companies build what people want to buy....not what they don't. High economy cars have been major revenue losers for years.

THey make great stuff thats beating much of the competition as is evidenced by JD Powers................problem is a lot of people want to ignore that. Its not the same company that built the Vega any longer.
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