They never were. Enthusiasts have always been a small percentage of total sales. Even among 911 buyers. Look around, how many 911 drivers do you think bought theirs because they know Porsche’s racing history like the back of their hand, or simply because it’s a Porsche 911 (in which case, like the palm of their…

He’s not wrong. He may not be speaking to enthusiasts like you, but for majority of the car buying public he’s pretty spot on.

If that’s what it takes to sell more cars, so that cars like the M2 comp. are possible... “thou doth protest too much”.

Be prepared to be bombarded by Cialis and Nugenixs ads.

“Premium alternative.”

Looking at the political map... And how many of those Ohioans would be willing to move to CA? Probably less than 1%. Plenty of people in CA needing jobs. Problem is how willing is Tesla to train.

Very true.

Gout is not fun.

I’ve worked on two Japanese manufacturers (three separate brands) and one Korean. That is the sample size of my general statement.

Never said the special cases would go away.

Oh look, I just found one of those Trump-voting idiots.

Plus, small company with limited funds. Probably cheaper to use humans than the high up front cost of robots. Even by 2003, automation wasn’t exactly cheap.

And? what’s your point?

Maybe they should make a Ford Fudge.

That’s like Donald Trump starting a statement with “I’m not racist”.

Those are special cases. They are bound to their boxy shape due to history and tradition. The same reason you would not dare to propose a 4-door Mustang with FWD and anything less than a V8.

The multinational car business is pretty strange indeed. In China, anything foreign is deemed more legit than ones that are homegrown. See Vice video on how westerns are often hired as window dressing at Chinese companies (for no purpose other than appearances). In Japan, because of national pride, things are a bit…

Oh, look, it has door handles and headlights. Therefore, it’ must be a rip-off of another car. /s

Edge starts with an F? Learn something new everyday...

Yah that strategy worked really well for Hummer.