<VV> Gas prices (no Corvair)]

[AeroNed at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/30/2006 12:57:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:

Is it  cheaper for them to build Japanese cars here than builder them there 
and  shipping them to market, or is it just good public relations to employ 
us  to do the simple part ?



If memory serves...which it might not
 
Congress passed laws in the mid to late 70's to protect the US auto  
manufacturers. These laws basically limited the number of vehicles of different  
classes that could be imported. A result of these laws caused many Foreign  
companies to open factories here. Another result was for companies to import  early 
SUVs without interiors so they would be counted as trucks rather than  
passenger cars.
 
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