2007-02-27 03:50:33 · 5 answers · asked by dropping_k 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yes.. People look at price when they buy cars..Most people don't care where the car is made..
Look at Walmart. Almost everything in their store is made in China yet people shop there because they have the lowest prices.
2007-02-27 03:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by $ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The American consumer isn't LETTING anything happen - that would mean sitting back and allowing it to happen.
This is merely global competitiveness and capitalism at work. Fundamental economics is always fun to watch play out in the real world and this is no different.
Americans cannot simply get up and start buying American-made cars just to support their local industry - that is a lot of money - and that wouldn't help anyway because GM, Ford and Chrysler LOSE money on each car sold.
The companies would have to INCREASE the price first then Americans would have to rush out in a united effort - best of luck, look at how Wal-Mart has dominated - lower prices/decent quality always wins.
of course the govt. could impose tariffs on foreign-made vehicles to increase the price but then that would not be FAIR TRADE and the opposite of what the US and WTO want others to do.
Whats good for the goose is good for the gander - if the US wants no trade barriers to enter other markets then it shouldn't have any either.
2007-02-27 11:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by David M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! Everybody else is taking over other industries (services, IT...)
2007-02-27 11:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not, we've let wal- mart take over everything else.
2007-02-27 12:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by tire chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do whether you like it or not,
2007-02-27 21:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋