Anyone who’s spent enough time around the Port of Long Beach has eventually come across one of its many automobile gardens, as cars wait to be delivered to dealerships after entering the country. Watching row after row of cars whizz by is like driving past a Kansas cornfield.
This week, the New York Times tells us to expect those cornfields to be overgrown soon, as one symptom of the poor economy is the drastic decline of automobile sales. Therefore, cars don’t need to be shipped to dealers, and therefore, they pile up in permanent Port parking. It’s fascinating (in a sad reminder of America’s culture of materialism kind of way).
What does all this mean for car transporters, the cardboard trade and China’s economy? Click here to see the photo gallery and find out.
By Ryan ZumMallen, Managing Editor
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