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The end of the great industrial power: France's car production halved
Gefira ^
Posted on 11/06/2016 7:52:12 AM PST by Lorianne
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posted on
11/06/2016 7:52:13 AM PST
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Lorianne
To: Lorianne
Little rear engine Renaults were once all over Asia...
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posted on
11/06/2016 7:57:07 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Lorianne
Some how, in some twisted, convoluted way, this has to be
Bush's Trump's fault!
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:04:16 AM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Renaults, Simcas, Citroens, Peugeots....where are they now?
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:07:38 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: Lorianne
Excellent analysis of what happens in a currency union when, unlike in the US, there is no corresponding fiscal union to act as an automatic stabilizer for regions hit by adverse shocks.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:10:39 AM PST
by
riverdawg
To: Lorianne
Hell...
Where the food is British
The Cars are French
The Police are German
The Lovers are Swiss
....and the whole thing is run by Italians.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:11:33 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Lorianne
Somehow I think the world can survive losing French automakers.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:13:04 AM PST
by
BobL
(If Hillary wins, there WILL NOT be another contested election, for decades - think AMNESTY)
To: Lorianne
I was in France 46 years ago and the cars on the streets of Paris looked like co karts with coragated metal roofs. I would think that if France wanted its own automotive factories that it would invite in Toyota to build a factory for Compact cars. The problem for France is that the economic strength of the country is so weak that very few are able to afford a new car. Certainly not an American or Japanese car.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:13:41 AM PST
by
Trumpet 1
(US Constitution is my guide.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:15:37 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Lorianne
When was the last time you saw a non-antique Citroen, Renault, or Peugot in the U.S? They are still poular here in Europe, but their reputation for reliability and durability is not good.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:18:20 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: Lorianne
"There are a couple of loose ends I'd like to tie up. Nothing important you understand"
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:18:27 AM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: Lorianne
I predict this thread will be filled with comments trashing the French auto industry, posted by people who secretly lust for a Bugatti Veyron.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:20:33 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: elcid1970
How many cars does Oregon or Virginia manufacture?
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:21:25 AM PST
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Hilary is an Ameriphobe)
To: elcid1970
Guy I know on the Peugeot assembly line still clocks a lot of high-paying hours. He and his wife come to San Diego every summer.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:23:39 AM PST
by
Lisbon1940
(Trump-Pence 2016: No full-term Governors!)
To: elcid1970
Peugeots and Citroen are merged into one company now. I think the French government owns most of Renault. Don't know what happened to Simca. I think it had a connection to the old Roots Group in the UK. You might remember the Sunbeam sports car...
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:24:31 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:25:38 AM PST
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Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Lorianne
Really? Halved?? The muslims have been burning thousands of them in France. Seems there would be a big need for new cars.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:27:10 AM PST
by
CodeToad
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I drove a Citroen many years ago. The steering wheel had one spoke. The break pedal was a little mushroom of a device. It leaned like crazy in corners but never came unstuck.
There was a Citroen made with a Maserati engine at some point.
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:32:19 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: elcid1970
To: Lorianne
France is squeezed by the German boot heel on one side and cheaper Asians on the other. Since the French auto industry is mostly controlled by government, there is no way it can be adaptable enough to survive.
The most popular French-manufactured models are tiny, cookie-cutter designs that the Asians do better and cheaper. There would be a market for upscale and high-end French autos, but no capitalist initiative to make it happen. RIP
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posted on
11/06/2016 8:33:45 AM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
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