The Car of the Future -- but at What Cost? - washingtonpost.com

The Car of the Future -- but at What Cost? - washingtonpost.com: "'Will the U.S. auto industry ever be as profitable as it was from mid-90s to the early part of this decade?' asks automobile expert Keller. Those days were 'magic. It was like printing money for everybody. Everybody from Toyota and GM to Ford and Nissan were feasting on our desire to drive around in those giant vehicles.'

But the industry has gone from feast to famine. Auto industry experts say that the basic problem is that the U.S. industry geared up to make 18 million cars and light trucks a year and that it will be lucky to sell 11 million this year. How far sales will climb back -- and when -- is anybody's guess."

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