EU deal with China caps hybrid car imports at 350,000 a year

What BBN said about it

1. 

   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorImports have been soaring for two years, and this deal will cut China's share of that market in half, down to three percent.

2. 

   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy guest is Walter Gisborne, inmate at a minimum-security prison, who says he knows quotas. Walter, what's the catch?

3. WG

   Walter GisborneMorning, Vera. Allegedly, in my old line of work, a quota was less a ceiling and more a suggestion.

4. WG

   Walter GisborneWe moved a lot of things past a lot of ceilings.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree hundred fifty thousand cars is a pretty firm number, though. Brussels used World Trade Organization rules to impose it quickly. Does that worry you?

6. WG

   Walter GisborneWorry? No. Allegedly, in my old line of work, I once relabeled eleven hundred hair dryers as garden furniture. Customs loved the patio sets.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEleven hundred hair dryers.

8. WG

   Walter GisborneEverything is a hybrid if you believe in yourself, Vera. Half a toaster, half a car. I keep the paperwork in my sock.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo is that a yes? Are you telling this program the limit can be dodged, and is that why you're in there?

10. WG

    Walter GisborneI'm telling you allegedly, in my old line of work, a van with a false floor holds four sedans if nobody asks about the suspension.

11. WG

    Walter GisborneI'm not saying whose van.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWalter, that sounds like a confession, and the guard may be on the line.

13. WG

    Walter GisborneThen the catch, Vera, is that he's listening, and he owns the van. #$%&! I have to go.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWalter Gisborne, everybody. Brock, what's the forecast for my commute, and is there a hybrid in it?