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On Apr 24 04:31 AM User 401177 wrote:

> Out of the big three the best truck on the market for mpg has been
> the dodge ram w/ 5.9lt , It`s been the most dependable ,less costly
> parts and easier to work on]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:00 -0400 www.ford.com/about-for...


On Apr 24 04:31 AM User 401177 wrote:

> Out of the big three the best truck on the market for mpg has been
> the dodge ram w/ 5.9lt , It`s been the most dependable ,less costly
> parts and easier to work on]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/130415-cars-what-it-means-to-buy-american?source=feed#comment-459016 459016

On Apr 09 11:31 PM Seamus42 wrote:

> The "real Yank" is an idiot. But lest anyone be deceived, these
> American companies may assemble cars in the US, but many of the parts
> come from outside the US. The Ford Fusion is based on a Mazda chassis;
> the Tarus on a Volvo chassis. At GM, the Saturn Aura is a German
> Opel as is the Solstice, and Sky; the Pontiac G8 is based on an Australian
> Holden. At Chrysler, the 300 is based on a 2 gen old E-Class Mercedes
> and that chassis is also the basis for the new Challenger. Oh, and
> the mini vans are made (assembled) in Canada.
> As I last knew, the Ford F-150 truck was the most American made product
> as determined by the UAW and that was about 95% US parts. In today's
> global economy there is no true "American car company"]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:27:33 -0400

On Apr 09 11:31 PM Seamus42 wrote:

> The "real Yank" is an idiot. But lest anyone be deceived, these
> American companies may assemble cars in the US, but many of the parts
> come from outside the US. The Ford Fusion is based on a Mazda chassis;
> the Tarus on a Volvo chassis. At GM, the Saturn Aura is a German
> Opel as is the Solstice, and Sky; the Pontiac G8 is based on an Australian
> Holden. At Chrysler, the 300 is based on a 2 gen old E-Class Mercedes
> and that chassis is also the basis for the new Challenger. Oh, and
> the mini vans are made (assembled) in Canada.
> As I last knew, the Ford F-150 truck was the most American made product
> as determined by the UAW and that was about 95% US parts. In today's
> global economy there is no true "American car company"]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124348-u-s-automakers-race-to-the-bottom?source=feed#comment-415076 415076

On Mar 05 11:52 AM jm5383 wrote:

> Let them declare bankruptcy, break the union contracts, reopen profitable
> car lines with efficient operating plants (Saturn?), rehire only
> enough to people to run those plants at Nissan and Toyota wages....it's
> that easy.]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:09:36 -0500

On Mar 05 11:52 AM jm5383 wrote:

> Let them declare bankruptcy, break the union contracts, reopen profitable
> car lines with efficient operating plants (Saturn?), rehire only
> enough to people to run those plants at Nissan and Toyota wages....it's
> that easy.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/114525-toyota-an-all-electric-car-by-2012?source=feed#comment-354588 354588 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:34:02 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/110450-let-s-hope-the-auto-bailout-has-failed-for-good?source=feed#comment-327074 327074 www.fordvehicles.com/t.../
When there is talk of starting from the ground up, what about the retirees and surviving spouses? What happens in 20 years when Toytota has a significant number of retirees? Will states be inducing China to build factories and will we then tell Toyota you must restructure because you have legacy costs and have them kick their retirees to the curb? I am for capitalism, but not this type.]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:34:54 -0500 www.fordvehicles.com/t.../
When there is talk of starting from the ground up, what about the retirees and surviving spouses? What happens in 20 years when Toytota has a significant number of retirees? Will states be inducing China to build factories and will we then tell Toyota you must restructure because you have legacy costs and have them kick their retirees to the curb? I am for capitalism, but not this type.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/89260-is-one-automaker-default-almost-a-sure-thing?source=feed#comment-225786 225786 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:00:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/89260-is-one-automaker-default-almost-a-sure-thing?source=feed#comment-224292 224292 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:01 -0400