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By 1983, Reagan had been in office for a couple of years, the shock of OPEC flexing their muscles had begun to die down, and auto makers stopped fighting emission control regulations, and started focusing their engineers on actually making their cars work with them.
Oh beautiful, for spacious cars, that aren't like those made here… Self-loathing is a common indication of manic depression, and a warning sign for potential suicide candidates. If these ads from 1985 are any indication, both Chrysler and GM should have tried to kill themselves by now. Fortunately they. . . oh wait, damn. The more things change. . . The major American auto makers have had a hard time of it the past couple years, and in fact, while Ford has managed to hang on to its independence, both GM and Chrysler have had major changes thrust upon them. This might seem like the industry has reached [...] It's a Great Little Car After the gas crisis decimated sales of their rotary-powered lineup, Mazda rebounded with a car that while little, was claimed by the company to be better than good- it was great. |
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