Originally Posted by
billyymc
NOo, these statistics are completely irrelevant and misleading, and don't illustrate the point even one bit. I would guess that if you look at the % of people in that age group who OWN cars now versus the % who owned cars in 1985, the % now is much much higher.
This isn't the first time a study came to same conclusion as the Atlantic. It isn't just the new cars that 20 years olds aren't buying that worry the auto manufacturers. It's the fact they are delaying in getting their driver's license or not getting them at all that concerns the Big Three. No question the economy and the lack of an inexpensive used car market that causing this change but only time will tell.
http://adage.com/article/digital/dig...ulture/144155/