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Hyundai’s Swift Growth Lifts Alabama’s Economy
New York Times ^
| February 18, 2011
| NICK BUNKLEY
Posted on 02/19/2011 1:15:34 PM PST by reaganaut1
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To: kbennkc
Nice looking ride. What is under the bonnet?
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:38:52 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: kbennkc
“It looks like Rush’s Maybach.”
He could keep one in the trunk.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:39:18 PM PST
by
jessduntno
("That 3 a.m. phone call from Egypt to Obama went right to the answering machine." - Sarah Palin)
To: radioone
Those new Kia Optimas are really nice looking as well. The Koreans have gotten serious about building cars.
To: RegulatorCountry
Hyundai and Kia are owned by the same company, and many of their cars are now “related” like Chevy and Buick (run on same/similar platforms.
We bought a Hyundai last year and my wife is very pleased with it. It was a great value. I did try to buy American but F was way overpriced (and don’t deal) and GM was slightly overpriced and had really cheap-looking interiors - besides being “on allocation”, which I think was a trick to create an artificial shortage to keep the price high. Well, eventually, someone will buy my GM car.
Their styling is done in the US, I believe. They do tend to copy the styling of other manufacturers, but the cars really do look good.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:48:17 PM PST
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: RegulatorCountry
I had a Kia sorento- 5 sp auto with od- 265 hp 25 mpg- fun to drive and fast
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:53:20 PM PST
by
mriguy67
To: reaganaut1
The United Automobile Workers union has long tried to organize plants in the United States operated by foreign carmakers, most of which are in the South, but has yet to succeed anywhere.
Bob King, president of UAW
To: reaganaut1
I would bet money on the fact that a whole bunch of the workers don't speak ia de english the ones building it and the ones widen i85 to it didn't.
To: reaganaut1
Hyundai and its sister company, Kia
I did not know Kia was a sister to Hyundia but it makes sense and interestingly I have seen a lot of Kia's on the road lately.
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:02:18 PM PST
by
SouthDixie
(The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.)
To: reaganaut1
It’s easy to understand why the Koreans would favor the South over the North...
To: Army Air Corps
4.6 litre V8 (about 280 ci for NASCAR Fans)
385 hp at 6500
385 lb ft torque at 3500
119.9 inch wheelbase and 4400 lbs it is not a small car
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:13:17 PM PST
by
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: Tex-Con-Man
Its easy to understand why the Koreans would favor the South over the North... They know northerners have no electricity.
The lights are real. The boundaries are added on, in case Sheila Jackson Lee is still a Freeper.
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:17:59 PM PST
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kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: kbennkc
Just tell her it’s a flag on mars. She will understand.
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02/19/2011 2:19:35 PM PST
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: reaganaut1
Some other good news for Alabama:
The largest private investment ever made in the USA, the ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, plant is coming on-line just north of Mobile.
We expect (Boeing be damned) to land the $35 billion US Air Force tanker contract here in Mobile within the next couple weeks.
BTW, we won it once but Boeing pulled political strings and had the award cancelled.
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:22:39 PM PST
by
blam
To: kbennkc
Nice bit of power there. How quick is she off the line?
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02/19/2011 2:25:28 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: reaganaut1
My daughter just bought a Hyundai Genesis Coupe after her Audi TT was stolen and wrecked. I had a blast driving it and my wife wants to buy one after we move to California later this year.
I would be all over a Sonata for myself were I not already going for the Nissan Leaf. (I'm buy it for purely nerdy as opposed to ecological reasons)
To: kbennkc
A Picture is worth 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Words.
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:26:52 PM PST
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Koracan
To: reaganaut1
I wanted to buy American but not UAW built and my 2011 Sonata has ended up being the perfect car for me. It’s sleek, elegant, comfy, has all the gadgets I need in it and gets really great milage. My round trips always average 36mpg or higher yet the 4 cylinder has more pep than I need. Never been happier with a new car and I’ve had many in my 70+ years.
To: WalterSobchak2012
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02/19/2011 2:35:27 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Red Badger
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02/19/2011 2:36:27 PM PST
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Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
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