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God I fucking hate stealerships. If car dealer cartels in the US as a concept die as a result of this era of idiocy we’re in, that’s a pretty great silver lining.

American free market advocates when the market is free:

Oh no, the poor dealership owners might have to actually compete for once. My heart just bleeds for them. Hearing the NADA CEO say this is bad for consumers is the funniest thing I have read all week. Since when do these guys care about us? They spend all their time lobbying to make direct sales illegal so they can keep tacking on 10,000 dollar market adjustment fees for doing absolutely nothing.

The reality is that American car companies and their dealer cronies have completely abandoned the affordable car market. Everything on the lot right now is a 60,000 dollar emotional support tank. If a Chinese company wants to sell a basic, functional EV for a third of that price, why should I be forced to subsidize some local tycoon's third vacation home just to get a ride to work?

I am so tired of the fake concern. They aren't worried about the country or the industry. They are worried their parasitic business model is finally hitting a wall. If Canada is smart enough to let people actually buy what they want, we are going to look like idiots over here paying double for the privilege of being harassed by a salesman in a cheap suit.

How many US car manufacturer CEOs endorsed Trump? I'm betting a lot.

Good, maybe they'll realize nobody wants cars being as complete as AAA video game titles... Aka overpriced shit that's half assed with loads of issues.

When all you want to do is sell vastly more expensive but quality poor versions of last century's product, you should be afraid. American automakers have had the government prop up their manufacturing for decades leaving the rest of the world open to create this century's products.

GOOD

This might be the best thing to happen to Americans in a long time and it’s the result of shitty anti consumer US policy 😂 at long last I might be able to buy a Toyota helix

“It’s bad for consumers” is one of those phrases that’s been misused so often I’m amazed these cunts still try to use it with a straight face. It’s like “I’m not racist, but” in terms of phrases that are widely understood to mean their direct opposite.

I really hope American car manufacturers go bankrupt. American cars are the worst. The rest of the world has better cars.

"It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."

I think they (accidentally, of course) left out the people that it's worst for.

Once these guys are gone, where are the Better Business Bureaus gonna find smarmy guys in suits?

good

Would you like a buggy whip with your gas guzzler, Sir?

They missed the EV push in the 90' by GM, in the 2010' by Tesla and now once again. They would never change without market pressure.

Ah, the "American dream". Competition. Sadly only if it is competition not just lobbying power.

FAFO.

Good.

At least for the last year, the only thing that has tempered Donald's worst impulses is markets.

So in a way, these kinds of movements and deals are essential to international security.

I see we're in the "find out' stage of FAFO. Well all the other industries in the Us are imploding, we might as well do the auto industry too. You auto workers are welcome to pull up a stump in front of this nice flaming trashcan I am warming my hands to.