Portland posied to enter streetcar market, why isn’t Detroit?

With Portland and Oregon Iron Works announcement of their intention to manufacture American-made streetcars, blogger Great Lakes Guy wonders why the Big 3 are not considering like-minded concepts.

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But, even as they forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, lay off tens of thousands of workers, and cede their authority and stature as the world’s leading transportation innovators to the competition, the American car companies seem to be oblivious to the rapidly emerging mass transit market because they see themselves as just that, car makers, rather than mobility providers who innovate, design, and manufacture a range of mobility options.

Read the entire blog post here.