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• Carlos Tavares booted at Stellantis for trying to kill Hemis.
  • Todays headline: It's Back
    • You can't dictate to the market *NM*
      • The government is forcing electrics on the automakers. No way around that, even Trump won’t be able to change it substantially. *NM*
        • If people won't buy them, there is nothing the government can do about it, realistically. The automakers will only make what people want. Did you see what happened to the Ford Lightning? Ford is now building Super-Dutys in that plant. *NM*
          • That’s because they lost a ton of money on the Lightning. When some states have mandated no new ICE sales after a certain year like CA, that’s not market driven demand, it’s state government control. The Federal govt. has pressured automakers into going full EV when�
            • GM CEO Mary Barra stated recently that GM will be 'all EV' sales in North America...by 2035. *LINK*
              • I'm driving a Silverado EV right now - a few thoughts on the experience
                • Thanks for posting your experience. I'm not rabid anti-EV like some, but it doesn't fit my use right now. My son leased an EV SUV when his current lease was up, since they were practically giving them away. His wife drives 3 miles to work so it's perfect. The EV I would have
                • Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve been convinced that they are not for me yet, and you’ve added another data point to that graph. For others, they will make perfect sense. The best case scenario, IMHO, is to let people vote with their wallets, let the market