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  • What to Expect if GM Doesn't Learn from Chrysler [View article]
    Your flawed opinion and only an opinion - the data (ie monthly sales reports for all OEM's) disputes what you say.


    On May 12 09:40 AM rick12345 wrote:

    > Spoken like a true financiar. I'll sum up the situation quickly for
    > you. Both companies, with ford soon to follow, went bust because
    > nobody wants to buy a GM or chrysler vehicle. They're boring, out
    > of date, and most importantly, its the "car that mum or dad used
    > to drive".
    > No amount of restructuring will resurrect this pheonix, period. Unless
    > they completely reinvent themselves, they will emerge no better than
    > before. What they should have done is merged to form a new company
    > with a new name and new ideas. A car for the 21st century..
    May 12 12:46 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Banks Take a Cue from Ford's Capitalism [View article]
    Zane, Dallas Al, kk - Ryan is the author of the article and I believe that you are all addressing the post made by User 387439. Yesterday's New York Times Business topics.nytimes.com/top...
    discusses the refinancing Ford did in 2006 right down to the big blue oval. According to Mullally's statements since the Congressional hearings (what a joke they were)...Ford has enough money to get them through 2009. Unfortunately - when the supply base starts going belly up in August....Ford will likely be in the same boat as GM and Chrysler....unless the government decides to prop up suppliers too.
    Apr 25 23:36 pm |Rating: +1 -1 |Link to Comment
  • Chrysler Bankruptcy: Why Car Buyers Might Not Notice [View article]
    yippie ky yay....how many hours do you think it will take me to ride one 52 miles to work and then 52 miles back? If you want to live in the city and ride bikes...that's fine...not so fine for us country folks.


    On Apr 25 07:08 PM James Rickman wrote:

    > see my new blog/article on the $61 Billion global bicycle industry
    > which shows 10% - 25% growth thru 2011.
    Apr 25 22:52 pm |Rating: 0 -1 |Link to Comment
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