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Does government 'help' make new cars unaffordable?

GasBuddy Blog -- Does the U.S. economy need a healthy automobile industry? I think we all agree it certainly does. But do you wonder if the help the federal government is giving it just might be choking it too?

We have a federal government that is eager to impose corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards that will bring the corporate average fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 regardless of whether automakers can cost-effectively meet the requirement or consumers demand it. Is anyone eager to absorb the sticker shock their newfound fuel efficiency might bring? It doesn’t matter.

Aggressive CAFE standards push vehicles costs skyward and according to Nick Bunkley, reporter for Automotive News, “five years from now the...

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Submitted Oct 24, 2012 By: PD

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18andLife Rookie Author Charleston Posts:11 Points:3,510 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 8:47:07 PM Ignore 18andLife Report Abuse Who can afford to buy a new car anymore? Not me!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 6:10:31 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse jetta: you're so right.
jettajunkie2012 Rookie Author Detroit Posts:6 Points:1,130 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2012 4:57:32 PM Ignore jettajunkie2012 Report Abuse How about cars with good gas mileage........You can get them in Europe and Canada about hard to find some of the great models 50 MPG + here at home!!
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,755 Points:1,168,970 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 9:49:20 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse President Obama said in 2010 that “the true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra.” He couldn’t be more wrong. Companies that are innovating and creating real value for consumers are the engine of economic growth, and they’re doing it without millions in taxpayer funding.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:7,083 Points:2,144,190 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 4:53:25 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse All that R&D has to be paid for SOMEHOW...
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,206 Points:1,654,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 3:06:57 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse of course they can cost efficiently meet them
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,484 Points:597,770 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 10:31:36 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse The government is too busy with religion, political correctness and high taxes.
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:271,465 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 8:56:15 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse yes.
spiderjay Champion Author Little Rock Posts:4,773 Points:1,283,935 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 6:01:53 PM Ignore spiderjay Report Abuse sounds good
QualTekGuy Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,183 Points:761,340 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 4:54:41 PM Ignore QualTekGuy Report Abuse This will make cars more expensive.
nickatnite Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:370 Points:297,465 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 2:45:09 PM Ignore nickatnite Report Abuse If the new standards cause car companies to loose money, democrats will just bail them out again...
wshutton Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,812 Points:953,515 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 12:42:27 PM Ignore wshutton Report Abuse If there are fewer new cars, the value of the car I own stays higher. Thank you government.
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,959 Points:1,392,930 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 12:14:50 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Hmmmmmm!
retired23 Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:237 Points:150,405 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:58:10 AM Ignore retired23 Report Abuse Throwing in more alternative energy vehicles into the mix will raise the CAFE standard. Or don't non-fuel cars count towards CAFE?
Doomsday64 All-Star Author Austin Posts:905 Points:353,350 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:57:52 AM Ignore Doomsday64 Report Abuse most likely
mb122881 Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:104 Points:514,180 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:55:39 AM Ignore mb122881 Report Abuse Yes - government interference makes new autos unaffordable! Your "Prius" is neither practical - nor "affordable" for me! CAFE standards are a totally unnecessary, intrusive nuisance. American drivers who prefer higher mpg vehicles may buy them - and if they buy enough of them, the automakers will continue to make more and more of them. If American drivers prefer larger autos or trucks and buy more them - the same will hold true. The MARKETPLACE should dictate fuel efficiency - not the arbitray CAFE standards!
vcsuksu21 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,519 Points:724,430 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:55:11 AM Ignore vcsuksu21 Report Abuse yes
amearly Champion Author Michigan Posts:12,260 Points:2,495,310 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:54:54 AM Ignore amearly Report Abuse Does posting old atricle help the readers of GAsbuddy?
rick_evans Champion Author Boston Posts:3,862 Points:1,058,800 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:54:27 AM Ignore rick_evans Report Abuse Tired biased opinion piece. I welcome the decades of dragging automakers kicking and screaming to making safer more fuel efficient vehicles.
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vcsuksu21 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,519 Points:724,430 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:53:59 AM Ignore vcsuksu21 Report Abuse ok
FortVancouver01 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,252 Points:313,290 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:50:49 AM Ignore FortVancouver01 Report Abuse An opinion, not news. Please go back to posting good solid news PD.
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:6,218 Points:1,839,975 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:48:58 AM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse OLD NEWS!
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TRAIN RIDER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:9,222 Points:2,785,520 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:37:26 AM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse All of this to bring the cars up to 54 mpg will cost thousands per vehicle. Thank Obama.
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MikeLeo24 Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:114 Points:100,830 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:36:23 AM Ignore MikeLeo24 Report Abuse This is to drive up cost to make electric look better. We need a change at many levels of our government.
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jpj23 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,811 Points:1,118,850 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:18:13 AM Ignore jpj23 Report Abuse Are you kidding? I fill up my Prius once a month and the most I've ever paid for a fill-up is $30. I save gobs of money because I have a fuel efficient vehicle. Sure, the car cost more to buy in the first place but I did the numbers before I bought. The first two years I owned the car was spent paying off the added sticker price compared to similar-sized gas-only cars. After that, it's been pure gravy. Gas was over $5 a gallon recently in California after a couple of refineries were offline. It didn't affect me a bit. Bring on the CAFE requirements and other incentives for even more fuel efficient cars. It's money in my pocket every time I pass a gas station!
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