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Old December 28th 06, 10:24 PM posted to alt.autos.ford,alt.trucks.ford,rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Jeff[_10_]
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Default Ford chief seeks help from Toyota


"Mike Hunter" > wrote in message
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> The seem to well in the US.. GM and Ford still outsell any import brand
> in the US.
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> mike
>
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> "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Whitelightning wrote:
>>> "Brent P" > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>>> In article >, Nicholas Anthony wrote:
>>>>> Goes to show you that our Government isnt looking out for the best
>>> interest
>>>>> of our country and rather the worlds opinion of us, sigh. Imagine if
>>>>> we
>>>>> impose the same tactics to Japan they do on our products.
>>>> Japan isn't a problem IMO. Simply make a better product, that's all
>>>> that's needed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> One post, as I have hashed this out too many times in the past. Ford
>>> and
>>> GM are as
>>> good or better than anything Nissan, Toyota, Honda, or any of their
>>> subsidiaries produce. They are
>>> a 100 fold better than the junk Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, or Mitsubishi put
>>> out.
>>>
>>> All one has to do is research the number and types of recalls the asians
>>> have been having for almost 2 decades
>>> vrs what Ford and GM have been issuing.
>>> Of course researching that is hard these days, since AllData and
>>> Mitchell
>>> both pulled the lists for Asian cars
>>> this year. I wonder why they did that.

>>
>> The only place the domestic automakers are getting their a$$ kicked is in
>> the marketing of their products. They have good vehicles but can't seem
>> to sell them to the public.


They may sell well, but not at a profit. Ford and GM are supposed to be
for-profit companies. At the moment, they aren't.

Jeff


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