  Could the proposed standards lead to automakers vacating
smaller platforms?   Source: AutoNews  Comments     Threshold
Another government regulation backfiring? By lightfoot on
12/14/2011 1:28:43 PM , Rating: 3 Kind of reminds me of the
whole SUV craze that was driven in part by the previous CAFE
standards. Truck platforms were simply more profitable because
they were held to a lower standard.  Is anyone truly suprised by
this? I'm not.  RE: Another government regulation backfiring? By
sigmatau on 12/14/2011 2:41:41 PM , Rating: 2 Or another way to
look at it:   It's like the government told Company A to stop
dumping styrofoam into the landfills because it doesn't
decompose quickly and should be recycled. So, instead of dumping
the styrofoam into the landfill, Company A decides to burn it
and release all the lovely chemicals into our atmosphere.  I
really wish people would think more like this. The government
can make the most carefully thought out law/regulation, but
there will be always someone that wil