Alabama's Economy Lifted by Auto Industry

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The main reason why fewer cars are sold these days is simply that they last longer and that maintenance costs have declined. (The two facts are related.  Lower maintenance costs mean an increase of the age at which continued repairs still make economic sense.) I have an eleven-year old car (only the third vehicle I've ever owned) that still works fine and which I am in no hurry to trade-in for a newer one, tho it is at the age where one needs to be prepared for a major repair that makes buying a replacement vehicle the sensible option.  Indeed, the only reason anyone needs to buy a new car more often than once every decade or so would be if you work in a business where you'll be carrying clients in there.  (You may want to buy more frequently for similar reasons as well, but I'm one of those who views a car as a fairly utilitarian device, not a fashion statement.)