When will American auto manufacturer's start producing fuel efficient cars that can compete with foreign cars

Question

When will American auto manufacturer's start producing fuel efficient cars that can compete with foreign cars

Answer 1

when the oil gets to $100 a barrel? oh, hang on.......

Answer 2

When Americans want such a product.

With rampant inflation and plummeting dollar and more competition for remaining oil, that should be soon.

Answer 3

As soon as NASCAR has a MPG or lower gas limit!  Then Toyota would dominate... for a few years anyway.

Answer 4

When the environmentalist lets the Eng. do there job.

Answer 5

GM is working on the Chevy Volt for production in 2010.

http://www.chevrolet.com/electriccar/

And several small American companies are working on electric cars and plug-in hybrids.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/el...

http://www.milesev.com/index.asp#hsv.swf

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

Answer 6

supply and demand. sorry to say but most americans want big gas guzzling powerful cars. if people want it they'll make it. it you notice in europe most of their cars are [sub]compact on my way to work(ft worth tx) on the highway i am surrounded by trucks and suvs with only one person in them. what a waste!!!

a lot of american companies produce more fuel efficient cars elsewhere where the market for it is better like ford made a diesel focus but only in europe.

however some american car companies are making more efficient cars not anyway: like the chevy volt

Answer 7

Look at Yahoo in Germany or France.For years GM and Ford has made small diesels that get 70 mpg.But they feel no one here would buy them.Slow takeoff,but over 100mph.

I want one.

Answer 8

When the Brainectomies which appear to be standard issue on most American Executives are reversed and these guys get rid of their five second foresight and start looking to the welfare of the corporations they are supposed to be watching over, rather than taking care of themselves at the expense of everybody else.  Or when the Japanese companies (who produce more of their car's content in the US than the so-called US companies, by the way) buy out the US companies.

Answer 9

I don't believe it is the manufacturers. They will produce what most of us want. Seems most want big, powerful, very safe cars. We have a different lifestyle. We tend to drive much further. Driving from one city to another is like driving from one country to another in Europe or japan.

It is also my understanding that many of the very nice small cars in Europe that get such good mileage will not pass our emissions standards. I would love to have one of those VW Polo's that get over 50 MPG, but they don't import them. Seems strange, I must pollute more because of our emissions regulations?? I guess our "Environmentalists" got it wrong again.

Answer 10

The US is rubbish at making cars, always has been. It will never really be able to compete with europe or asia. In the UK we have a car programme called top gear and the US card are always rubbish, they are old fashioned in style and are very tacky and plastic compared to european cars. The leader will always be germany.

Answer 11

When enough people in the US want them.

Answer 12

Not until people stop buying inefficient dinosaurs just because they're pretty or luxurious.

Answer 13

My chevy gets almost 10 mpg better then my VW beetle, go figure.  My Malibu has a bigger motor, better mpg, 2X as fast as my VW beetle, but the bug is 100x better looking.