Volkswagen to build cars in the US, too!
Maybe because Toyota is run like a business instead of a socialist experiment?
U-A-W
The government isn’t bailing out the Big Three, it’s bailing out the UAW.
“Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas”
If the Big Three want to rebuild themselves and make money, move to these states. Screw the Union states. Let them eat the handouts from the Democrats they keep on voting into their Statehouses!
And what about subaru???
setting all time sales records this year:
http://www.subaru.com/common/news/index.jsp?cat=corpsales
Im a proud driver of a 2007 Outback!
Recent TV ads mention a very plain looking little car, the Chevy Malibu, as being “affordable(TM)” at something like $25,000. Somebody needs to start living in the real world or something like that....
Why should tax money from Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee etc., go to prop up a failed business model in Detroit.
I unofficially award you with Post of the Year.
The only post I can think of that was better was the one outting Dan Rather from Buckhead.
This succintly puts into perspective the act of sodomy about to be perpetrated on us by Congress.
Why does a Japanese company not need a US bailout?
Each Big 3 autoworker costs $30 more per hour than those working for the foreign automakers building in the US. Most of that is retiree and pension benefits. The latest deal negotiated actually will bring labor costs for the Detroit companies in line with those of the foreign makers, but the deal does not take effect until 2010. IF the Big 3 make it to 2010, they will be able to compete on a level playing field for the first time with Toyota, Honda, etc.
Maybe Toyota gives the driving public cars they (the public) want, not what Detroit says we should have ... quality too comes into the picture...
reference bump
Blame it on the Monopoly of labor The U-A-W...!!! Ms pelosi and reid failed to mention them yesterday!!
Bttt
Maybe because they have a superior product? Where it goes and goes as long as you change the oil??
The Toyota plant here in Texas shut down for 90 days and just now started back up. They only restarted one of two lines, however.
Dealer Principal owns several franchises in NC including #1 Toyota store in state.
He can see GM is past point of return.
My Question is why is Chrysler in this silly proposal since they are a private owned company with ties into GMAC?