tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7742526251791557619..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Ford Cancels Focus Crossover Model, Cites Trump TariffsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72124261800591513842018-09-03T00:59:16.150-04:002018-09-03T00:59:16.150-04:00Torres,
As usual in exchange with you I end up fe...Torres,<br /><br />As usual in exchange with you I end up feeling like Thornton Mellon explaining reality to arrogant professor. You simply have no idea what it takes to manufacture a product that is certified to government or private standards. An automobile is not a piece of consumer electronics or some other product that has to pass a few simple regulations or standards or none at all.<br /><Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85462458127903809822018-09-02T10:06:40.961-04:002018-09-02T10:06:40.961-04:00--- All those things combined are a huge hunk of w...--- All those things combined are a huge hunk of what drives a decision to build a car in China. ---<br /><br />A'huge chunk'? Try again. There are no standards to meet except market standards for much of everything else and yet everything else is made in China and Southern Asia countries. The law is called Comparative Advantage, not CAFE. What government mandates do is change what you OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45670780047420482212018-09-01T20:58:57.618-04:002018-09-01T20:58:57.618-04:00You couldnt be more right and accurate about the e...You couldnt be more right and accurate about the extreme regulation leveraged on the industry Jimmy. Its good to see more awareness of this on top of the insanity of gov regs!Shegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29838847752719540272018-09-01T19:03:27.047-04:002018-09-01T19:03:27.047-04:00Except that the driving factors behind Ford's ...Except that the driving factors behind Ford's product mix in the first place are entirely government created. CAFE, safety regs, emissions, and so on have been pushed into diminishing returns as 'nudges' to social engineer people's choices. <br /><br />Passenger automobiles and light trucks are now designed for the government first and the customer second. It's forced sedan Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.com