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Vegetable Juice Maker to Resurrect Ad Campaign....

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..."Wow, I cudda had a V-8!"

From Autoline Daily:
"FEWER CARS EQUIPPED WITH V-8s (subscription required)
This is pretty obvious but for enthusiasts it’s painful to watch. Ward’s reports V-8 engine penetration in the U.S. is at an all-time low. Last year they powered fewer than 21 percent of all North American light vehicles. That’s down from the year prior when they took nearly 23 percent of the market. Blame it on the car market. In 2010 V-8s were installed in just 5.7 percent of passenger vehicles. Trucks fared better with a nearly 34 percent penetration rate but the trend there is toward downsizing as well. Last year, 64% of all new cars were equipped with four-cylinder engines."

Sure, they all complain about the number of dolphins caught in fishing nets, but nobody is complaining about all the tuna that are getting caught. Same goes for V-8 engines vs Amish transmissions and transaxles. Reduced V-8 penetration rates make the news, but nobody cares if the Amish are still penetrating or being penetrated.
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