How come the UAW four years ago made fun of these cars and now want to build them?

Question

Hybrids, advanced diesels and green alternatives are pushing aside the traditional displays of speed and chrome at this week's Detroit auto show, a nod to a new fuel-efficient reality for car makers.

Answer 1

When the fed offers government development grants they're all for them,otherwise they claim only the conventional vehicles will ever work!

Answer 2

Car Companies will sell what they think the consumer will buy. Until recently, it has been hard to get many people to give up power and size.

I hope we will be able to buy cars like they have in Europe already. Why piddle around with complex and expensive Hybrids and Electric cars when we could right now be driving around getting 50MPG (Better than the best Hybrid).

Toyota Corrola diesel - 50MPG

Ford Focus diesel - 50MPG

Or bring back the VW Rabbit diesel from the 80's that got 50MPG, or the Honda CRX that got 57 MPG. Seems we could cut our CO2 from cars in half fast, and have cars that also can burn Bio-diesel.

Answer 3

The Parrot got a new cracker to squawk about.

Whatever he is fed - he will say. same old- same old

they became politically correct. - and the 'company man' reflects their policy

I used to work for a TV-online sales company with over a billion/year in sales - we had the same people -

made a suggestion that was initially laughed off (We don;t do that) and a year later it became the new thing from the executive wing - they had an epiphany! (no kidding!)

We swore that the guy writes Dilbert - does it from our executive wing

It really seems like it!

have a great 2008

ps - your friend is prolly a great guy - don't ride him too hard! LOL