[Cronos]

Some countries are less level than others.

Yup, we're at a lower level when it comes to car workers pay than in Germany, that's why BMWs are made in the US -- they're more cost effective for BMW.

Are you REALLY trying to tell us that Chinese laborers, working for $0.35/hour, are going to buy millions of SUV's in 2004? 2005? Or Palmer-Johnson yachts?

Not the yachts, the SUVs and cars, yes, go look at the statistics. Chinese are buying more and more cars and the number of cycles sold are falling.
Those $.35 labourers aren't buying the cars, but the nouveau riche who are at higher levels ARE buying them. And in hughe numbers. Many companies find that they're selling more stuff in china than in the US. And Those are American companies.

[ninenot]

Yup, we're at a lower level when it comes to car workers pay than in Germany, that's why BMWs are made in the US -- they're more cost effective for BMW.

BMW manufacutures ONLY their SUV line in the USA.

THe cars are still made in Bavaria.

[ninenot]

cars, yes, go look at the statistics

I did. Two hundred fifty-thousand US-made cars go to PRC buyers this year.

Of course, if you choose to categorize cars made by PRC factories which STOLE US designs (check with Chevrolet and Jeep...) that's a different number.