There is no reason why these makers can produce cars that are better. Stick in a hybrid in some and you have greatly increased the fuel economy, also use turbo diesels instead of v8 petrols. It is time to drag these dinosaurs kicking and … “carmakers that sell less than 400000 cars a year ” That’s in the US. Never mind that internationally, they’re massive automobile companies. They deserve a break? Reply. 2 stars ↓↑report …. Autoblog Green bloggers (30 days) …