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To: tx_eggman

Legacy costs are a major factor in GM not making a profit on its cars. Toyota and GM sold the same amount of cars last year. Toyota made a profit GM did not. japan also subsudizes their auto plants. if GM had no retiree pensions and health care to pay for they would do a lot better.


49 posted on 12/11/2008 12:29:57 PM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: 70th Division
japan also subsudizes their auto plants.

Right, that's the problem.

if GM had no retiree pensions and health care to pay for they would do a lot better.

Right ... if the Big Three hadn't become bloated and inefficeint they'd do a lot better ...

Here's the problem Ihave with their attitude ..

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80 posted on 12/11/2008 8:04:15 PM PST by tx_eggman (I own two rare photos. Houdini as he locks his keys in his car and Norman Rockwell beating a child.)
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