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  • How To Save the Big 3 Automakers [View article]
    One cause of the poor cars offered is the Dealers and companies writing state laws to encourage the well off to turn over their cars often. The buyer has a short term outlook if it is a 2 or 3 year lease. The deduction of the trade in for sales taxes also helps the short term view. In Europe they hold their cars longer so they demand a good car not a disposable one.


    On Nov 12 12:36 PM GREG SANTO wrote:

    > JASON,
    > GREAT ARTICLE BUT THINK OF THIS FOR A SECOND. WHAT DOES FORD GM AND
    > CHRYSLER HAVE TO DO TO GET HEALTHY AGAIN? SELL CARS.
    > HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT HELP SAVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY? HELP THE INDUSTRY
    > SELL CARS.
    > GIVE CAR BUYERS WHO CHOOSE TO BUY AMERCIAN AN ADDITIONAL 1500 REBATE
    > ON TOP OF THE DEALERS BEST DEAL. THIS REBATE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY
    > REDEEMABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT A TAX DEDUCTION AND IT IS ONLY
    > FOR THOSE WHO BUY FORD CHRYSLER OR GENERAL MOTORS. THE US AUTO INDUSTRY
    > WOULD GET HEALTHY REAL FAST. LET'S FACE IT, WE CAN'T PUT A TARRIFF
    > ON HONDA OR TOYOTA TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD BUT THE GOVERNMENT CAN
    > DO THIS AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE FOREVER. 2 YEARS OF THIS WOULD
    > CHANGE BUYING HABITS FOR A LONG TIME AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. <br/>GREG
    > SANTO
    > SANTO LINCOLN MERCURY VOLVO
    > GSBC27@AOL.COM
    Nov 12 14:56 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • How To Save the Big 3 Automakers [View article]
    The bonus system got out of hand for the auto leaders. They should be given shares to hold as a penson and only sold slowly after retirement. No golden parachutes.
    One sharp guy the other day said give Toyota $50B to take GM off the gov't hands. And give Honda $20B take care of the Ford mess.


    On Nov 12 02:28 AM The hand wrote:

    > czar of auto industry??? there is no one i would trust. and what
    > exacty is the symbol for american motors - the automaker with the
    > worst product mix in history.
    >
    > not enough money was put into r&amp;d for decades - they are short
    > of correct product and you cannot pull this out of your a$$.
    >
    > the american board of director system is a failure because the directors
    > only see the company through the chief operating officers eyes. they
    > only represent the biggest stockholder.
    >
    > the ceo is rewarded for short term profits. the auto industry requires
    > vision 5 to 10 years in the future. why would a ceo look too far
    > ahead. hey, this is the system the "investors" want - they got it.
    >
    >
    > we cannot allow an ill-timed death of the auto sector. the social
    > displacement would be significant - and the taxpayers will pay if
    > GM fails or it is rescued. i vote to use money to help GM go to an
    > orderly death. there are pieces of GM worth money, and worth saving.
    > if the crap we are hearing about the volt is true, this piece should
    > be worth something to somebody. but my senses tell me that the volt
    > is a bust - just like the vega. another Sophie's choice.
    >
    Nov 12 14:35 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Six Reasons to Like the Morgan Stanley Emerging Market Domestic Debt Fund [View article]
    They seem to have a big holding in a country just before it runs into trouble. July 1 2008 above it was Brazil now Brazil is cooling. Before it was Turkey and South Africa . I have not checked it out month by month it just seems to be that way. Anybody follow it more closely?
    Sep 23 11:03 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Tata Motors Makes Its Move Out of Singur [View article]
    Down 40% ; in for the long term. Stock position "none" ?
    Sep 05 10:09 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Tata Motors Makes Its Move Out of Singur [View article]
    Down 40% and in for the long term. Stock position none" ?
    Sep 05 10:05 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • What Gives With Avant Immunotherapeutics? [View article]
    The recent merger gives people a chance to cash out or causes them to cash out. Any up tick out they go.
    May 13 11:30 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Investing in a Resource-Constrained World (Part II) [View article]
    feb 8 there was a question water stock. He may look at BWTR. They have a pattened low cost process. Expanding to national. Does have a stockhold class action suit over its head.
    Mar 06 16:33 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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