john wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
> "Since the 1970s when the image of flaming Ford Pintos seared itself
> into the public consciousness, America's number two auto maker has
> been number one in its association with vehicles that burn. While
> General Motors has justifiably gained the ire of juries, as well as
> public and media attention, for its efforts to hide what it knew about
> its own rupture-prone fuel tanks, an examination of the public record
> makes it clear why Ford's fire-related image has endured.Though well
> behind General Motors in production and sales of cars and trucks (GM's
> 25.4 million to Ford's 17.3 million), since 1990 Ford has led the
> industry, in raw numbers and when market-share is considered, in...." >
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Um, what about the latest Ferrari. *Far* larger number by percentage of total produced.
And *none* of these are toyota vehicles.