Originally Posted By: the G-man of Zur-En-Arrh
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Industry Fears U.S. May Quit New Car Habit: The New York Times reports that many auto industry experts think that the slump for GM and Chrysler is permanent.


I missed where the word permanent was used. It's a long article that seems soft on any hard predictions and I might have missed it but could you have used a stronger word than what you meant?

Fair play!