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The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (www.nytimes.com)
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The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.

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[–] 6 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

I fucking hope so. I've been driving since the mid 90s and every time I've owned an American car, it's been a shitshow. I've owned cars built in the 80s (Dodge, Chevy), 90s (Pontiac), 2000s (Chevy again), and the 2010s (Ford, Chrysler).

Each car has a number of similar issues: cheap parts, convoluted electrical/computer issues, leaks, lacklustre safety ratings, uninspired interiors, fuel inefficiencies, and blind spots for days.

I only buy used that are 10-20 years old, fix them up and keep them on the road for life. VW and Subaru are my go-to at this point.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    My family’s car was a new chevy and was terrible. A/C broke within 4 years (unrepairable due to bad design) and constant mechanical issues. Also you had to remove the wiper fluid box to access the battery!!

    My first car was a used chevy and was also terrible. Engine failed.

    My second car was/is a used toyota and I’ve been driving it for 12 of its 18 years on the road with only one major repair. I expect it to die soon but am quite happy with its longevity and reliability.

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    [–] 41 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    The US auto industry was actually the Canadian-Mexican-American “Light-Truck Loophole" industry.

    Trump destroyed that with tariffs.

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    [–] 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    US auto makers will fail and I refuse to bail them out.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    The 2009 bailouts weren't of the companies or their management. Shareholders were wiped out, and the internal divisions were sold off for parts (somewhat famously, GMAC, the financing arm of GM, became independent as Ally Bank).

    The bailouts were to make the newly reorganized entities actually make good on warranties with customers and the collective bargaining agreements with their workers.

    That's how bailouts are supposed to work. Save the other side of the transaction from the failures of the deadbeat company, and then wipe out the actual owners.

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    • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    God I hope so. I can't think of too many companies that deserve to fold more than American automakers.

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    [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    if we are lucky theyll all die... but they will not go quiet. assholes never do

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    • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    The only country they will be able to sell their products is in the US because it’s a backwards shithole. And here come the bailouts that only benefit the workers shareholders.

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    [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    American cars have been expensive crap for a long time now. This backward industry deserves to die a quick death

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