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> On Feb 12, 8:46 am, wrote:
>> On Feb 12, 8:41�am, Jeff > wrote:
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>>> wrote:
>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23124844/
>>>> GM just made it known that they lost 39 billion in 2007, the largest
>>>> ever annual loss for a US automaker.
>>>> The big three are losing money, and if we don't give them the support
>>>> they need, they are going to go under. �Consider buying an American
>>>> car.
>>>> Here are some American models recommended in the 2007 Consumer Reports
>>>> Annual Auto Issue:
>>>> Buick Lacrosse
>>>> Buick Lucerne
>>>> Cadillac CTS
>>>> Cadillac CTS-V
>>>> Cadillac DTS
>>>> Chevrolet HHR
>>>> Chevrolet Impala
>>>> Chevrolet Malibu
>>>> Chevrolet Tahoe
>>>> Chrysler 300
>>>> Chrysler PT Cruiser
>>>> Dodge Durango
>>>> Ford Five Hundred
>>>> Ford Focus
>>>> Ford Freestyle
>>>> Ford Fusion
>>>> GMC Yukon
>>>> Jeep Liberty
>>>> Lincoln MKZ
>>>> Lincoln Town Car
>>>> Mercury Milan
>>>> Mercury Montego
>>>> Pontiac G6
>>>> Pontiac Torrent
>>> What about Toyotas and Hondas made in America?
>> Toyota and Honda assemble cars all over the world, but the profits go
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> Really! I would think the profits go first to the US subsidiaries to
> pay for taxes, salaries, helathcare, workers's comp, plant
> modernization, worker education. U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese auto
> makers use the same ratio of pay differences between a manager and his/
> her direct reports as they do in Japan.
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> Japan make a car that goes 250,000 miles without major repairs, runs
> like brand new till it falls apart or we just give it to someone.
> Korea, somewhat new to auto making, can do the same. But the US car
> companies make ****. Answer that for me. I have a few ideas but you
> can go first.

Some cars made by XXXX (put in name of Korean, Japanese or American car
company) are really good, some are so-so and some are really bad. That's
true for all car companies. The proportion of bad American cars used to
be higher, but now, the American car companies are coming out with some
really good cars. And, the Japanese car companies made some really bad
cars, too.

jeff


> People are also dumping VWs for the same reasons Americans are dumping
> U.S. cars.