On: Americans can't afford their cars any more and Wall Street is worried

[JumpCrisscross]

> yet, automakers think that the smaller more affordable cars that do well overseas somehow have no audience in the US

Blame fleet efficiency standards [1] and the light-truck loophole [2].

[1] https://me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/news/cafe-standards-c...

[2] https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?artic...

[Cytobit → JumpCrisscross]

If the automakers didn't like that stuff, they could lobby against it. They don't want to sell cheap autos.