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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

linuxuser3

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4. Re: shifting models because of consumer trends

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 10:42 PM

Nov 2018

Yeah I heard on the news today their customers are buying more trucks & SUVs than EVs. Which is ironic, as, well, the trucks would cost less because made of less steel than the SUVs, so I guess that part makes sense. But his idiotic steel tariff is not doing the car industry here any favors.

I jokingly said today maybe Trump could ask GM to send the layoffs to Mexico

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GM has lost 1 BILLION dollars since trump started the trade wars. That is a big part of this. The still_one Nov 2018 #1

Re: shifting models because of consumer trends linuxuser3 Nov 2018 #4

yup, it is the steel tariff that is hurting them the most still_one Nov 2018 #7

I've been following the EV market for a few years Quemado Nov 2018 #2

Same for us, Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #3

Re: Same for us, linuxuser3 Nov 2018 #6

My guess is, Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #8

Re: I've been following the EV market linuxuser3 Nov 2018 #5

There's also tech like this coming linuxuser3 Dec 2018 #9