Posted on 11/14/2009 9:55:39 AM PST by Son House
the public goodwill generated by saying "no, thanks" to the Feds
Yep, now if a few million citizens would get a clue it would also be
in their best interest to say "no, thanks" to the Feds
Tell Zer0 NO by saying yes to Ford.
Been following his career for years and may have met him in the early 90's.
He is the real deal.
IMHO Mulally is the out of the box VP Candidate for Sarah.
One of my auto gnomes tells me the H20 cooler talk w/in the blue oval is does this guy have a career in politics. Even Ford folks I know that have been let go do not hold any I'll feelings, against him. Now Nasser and Trotman, that maybe a different story.
After being a lifelong Chevy guy- I am looking at my first Ford Truck
And Obama will use his friends in the UAW to do all he can to screw Ford and force them into accepting money.
Find a Ford employee to sponsor you, for "X" plan for dramatic savings. or....
Join "EAA" @ www.eaa.org EAA has one year wait period however, great airplane magazine to boot with the membership.
Like by voting down a contract because it ain’t costing Ford enough money? Money they could get from the Government instead of profits?(Rhetorical)
Me too. My immediate family always Chevy guys, dad and brother drive Chevy half-tons. I am eligible for the “Z plan” with Ford, actually thinking about looking today. Keep up the good work Mr Mulally and FoMoCo.
From;
Comfort Zone Investing: The unmighty dollar
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/14/comfort-zone-investing-the-unmighty-dollar/
Speaking of jobs, here’s an interesting fact about the auto industry, taken from the latest edition of Automobile magazine. The list contains the manufacturer, the output, number of jobs and where they’re located.
Carmaker — Location — Output — no. of Jobs
BMW — Greer, SC -150,000 —Jobs: 5,000
HONDA (HMC) — Lincoln, AL — 300,000 — Jobs: 4,500
HYUNDAI — Montgomery, AL — 300,000 — Jobs: 2,700
KIA — West Point, GA — 300,000 — Jobs: 3,000
MERCEDES BENZ — Vance, AL — 174,000 — Jobs: 3,000
NISSAN — Smyrna, TN — 550,000 — Jobs; 3,900
NISSAN — Canton, MS — 400,000 — Jobs: 3,400
TOYOTA (TM) — Georgetown, KY — 500,000 — Jobs: 6,800
TOYOTA — San Antonio, TX — 200,000 — Jobs: 1,700
TOYOTA — Blue Springs, MS 150,000 — Jobs: 2,000
VOLKSWAGEN — Chattanooga, TN — 150,000 — Jobs: 2,000
Why does this tie into a column on the dollar? Because these foreign manufacturers figured out that it’s cheaper to make and sell their cars here in the U.S. due to wage and cost of materials than it is in their own countries. ...
...Notice that most of these plants are located in the South. The land costs and wages are lower there.
Maybe I missed it but I haven’t a word about GM’s sales numbers.
He is leaving Obama and his Czars in the dust.
Just guess what it must be over @ GM not to mention Fiat/Chrysler.
BTW... how long do you think Fiat will last? 2 years is my guess...
I have resisted buying Ford as in the past they have supported Planned Parenthood. I hope they no longer do.
However, because they didn't take bailout cash, I did recently purchase a Ford Escape Hybrid which I love. These are hard to come by, so I guess other people are buying them, too.
I thought it was the Non Union thing that was the draw in the South.
I saw the new Taurus yesterday. The car does not suck.
Buy a Ford - support the union. The union supports obama ,reed ,pelosi and more. It’s simple.
more likely that Ford's excellent relations with the UAW over the years paralyzed the company's decision making processes. That said Mulally for 2010 Man of the Year has a great message to offer.
“To be sure, Ford is hardly out of the woods. The carmaker is still hemorrhaging cash and is buried under an avalanche of debt”
Really? They must not have looked at the most recent quarterly statement:
+$2.8 Billion in automotive cash
+$1.3 Billion in automotive operating cash flow
Through the first 9 months, they’ve lost some cash... but at current rates, they’ll nearly eliminate that loss by the end of the year...
Sounds like they wrote this article too soon, or didn’t even look at the most recent quarter.
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