Made-in-Thailand Cars OTW to USA

There have been mixed reports coming from the Kingdom of Thailand over the past few weeks, but one that should perhaps have caught our attention, if not imagination, was the report that the first shipment of some 1,074 Mitsubishi Mirage subcompact hatchbacks have set sail from Laem Chabang port en-route to the USA.

Our Air Is Not Safe Anymore: Blame The Cars And Trucks

If you think you are breathing clean air, think again! Air particulates in polluted air kill an average of 40 000 per year in the USA and up to 200 000 per year in Europe (by comparison, the Vietnam war claimed only 58 151 casualties for the entire period). The Lancet Medical Journal reported in December 2012 that 1.2 million premature births in China were the result of bad air.