Originally Posted by
tandempower
And what happens to the car companies' sales and revenues when they fail to keep the appropriate amount of motor-vehicles on the roads to accomplish visible progress toward less traffic congestion, a better environment, and improvements in sustainability/climate forecasts? Do the people who fought for their jobs by upping sales still get to keep their jobs then, or do they get the blame for creating the situation where public opinion regarding automakers and oil companies is generally degenerating?
just look st the stock reports. If GM sales fall off Toyota sales pick up. Holes created by a falling off of US manufacturers is picked up by foreign companies. The markets in other countries far exceed the markets here. We have about 3.3 million people to sell to. China and India have close to 3 billion combined.
Public opinion is not just what advocates say it is. Public opinion is how people vote with their wallets. Besides since when is a minimalist interested in public opinion?