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Automobile Cost of Ownership

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  • "My guess is that Trump loses interest in a year or so, after a few questionable "deals", and calls it a day, basically moving on to other inanity."

    Sounds about right.
  • edited 9:59AM
    My memory is that a Yugo was indeed propelled off the Mackinaw Bridge in ‘89 by wind after perhaps veering out of control. I happened to be on my way up to the cottage that night and northern Michigan winds, even on the mainland, were horrific. A 35 year old downstate lady died. But present day accounts dispute the role of wind in the accident. A local car audio shop where I’ve had work performed has a Yugo on display. As basic as you can get. Yes, it’s what I’d imagine someone as successful as FD to drive.. :)
  • edited 2:48PM
    On the same general topic, apparently China is kicking butt in EVs.

    https://qz.com/fords-ceo-concedes-chinas-ev-dominance

    While we savage our own EV industry by yanking incentives, and add huge automotive costs via tariffs, China surges ahead. Shouldn't have given "Barney" Trump more than one bullet, he has managed to shoot both feet.

    This is the CEO of a U.S. automaker telling it like it is.

    "It's the most humbling thing I have ever seen. Seventy percent of all EVs in the world, electric vehicles, are made in China," Farley said Friday at the Aspen Ideas Festival, according to Business Insider.

    "They have far superior in-vehicle technology. Huawei and Xiaomi are in every car," Farley said. "You get in, you don't have to pair your phone. Automatically, your whole digital life is mirrored in the car."

    Farley also said that besides the superior technology, the cost and quality of Chinese EVs are "far superior to what I see in the West." "We are in a global competition with China, and it's not just EVs. And if we lose this, we do not have a future Ford," he added.
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