"Yossarian" (ajmobile)
10/21/2015 at 18:10 • Filed to: None
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And I say this as a VW owner.
Brian, The Life of
> Yossarian
10/21/2015 at 18:15 |
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Jamie Kitman is arguably the best auto journalist out there.
DrJohannVegas
> Yossarian
10/21/2015 at 18:16 |
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Mark my words: If the EPA starts to talk seriously punitive penalties against VW, VW will start using the Chattanooga plant as leverage. This is going to go back and forth a few times.
LongbowMkII
> DrJohannVegas
10/21/2015 at 18:32 |
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Will the EPA care? I doubt the EPA will car if Sen. Coker gets more egg on his face.
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DrJohannVegas
> LongbowMkII
10/21/2015 at 18:44 |
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So, this is the tricky part. EPA is in the executive branch, so the President nominates the director. Tennessee went solidly Republican in 2012 (and there’s not a ton of reason to think it would swing), so all a tough EPA ruling would do (if VW cuts production in response) is push the state further in the same direction. A weaker ruling would probably not swing the votes that much (and certainly wouldn’t swing the state Democrat).
That said: talking tough is easy, and I still think that VWoA will make some rumblings about the plant as things progress.