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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (437317)	12/1/2008 3:30:59 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1573958

The entire "they're building the wrong cars" argument just fails miserably. They are NOT building the wrong cars. They are building what people want to buy, for the most part. In fact, the Japanese automakers have had to follow suit to some extent. Nissan invented the "crossover SUV" in response to consumer demand for SUVs. They happened to luck into an entirely new category of vehicle with it, but it was because consumers were demanding larger, more stylish SUVs and the Japanese car companies had nothing to offer that this new category was opened up. American competition made it happen, not American car companies' "building the wrong cars". The same is true for standard sized pickup trucks; the Japanese have had to build bigger trucks to be competitive with Big 3 vehicles. The same is true for the Nissan-Armada-sized vehicle -- effectively, competing with Chevy vehicles like Tahoe and Suburban. Not that facts ever got in the way of ted making a dumb argument -- but the FACTs are that ALL car companies' sales are off. That Big 3 are building the wrong cars is just liberal-speak for "they're not building the cars WE think they should be building".