We have nobody to blame but ourselves.
Was it 77 or 78 when we had the gas shortage. Carter declared war, and many laughed. The auto makers made some fuel efficient cars and we never bought them (remember the change in the Firebird). Then there was the rise of trucks and SUV's, it seem to me they were giving us what we wanted, or was it the advertising. There wasn't really any need until now to have all those fuel efficient cars, they were making money and stock prices were high. Retooling cost money and the they weren't seeing any demand that wasn't already being met and the SUV's where still selling well. So was the business model bad, not quick to change, or is the issue with the UAW, or are the consumer to be faulted for not caring about fuel savings until now. Then if sales drop off a cliff and credit stops you really have no were to go.
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