Buying American Cars What Does It Mean?

7263 messages, Last post on May 27, 2009 at 4:31 AM

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With parts coming from everywhere, does "Buying American" have much meaning anymore? Is quality and price the bottom line?

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#7204 of 7263 Re: nvbanker [marsha7] by bpizzuti Apr 08, 2009 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: marsha7 (Apr 08, 2009 3:48 pm) Actually, Mercury has some potential, if they start moving it toward being the new Mazda...slightly upscale, sporty vehicles.
#7205 of 7263 bpizzuti by marsha7 Apr 08, 2009 (4:39 pm)
But in order to maintain an brand name all its own, it needs enough models to sell, not just one or two...I do not think there is enough to maintain Mercury as a separate brand...do you??? Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Apr 08, 2009 5:04 pm)
#7206 of 7263 Re: bpizzuti [marsha7] by bpizzuti Apr 08, 2009 (5:04 pm)
Replying to: marsha7 (Apr 08, 2009 4:39 pm) Neither is there enough to maintain Lincoln (well, maybe just barely). Mercury needs a smoothed out Mustang variant to be the new Cougar, an Edge variant, and possibly one of those small SUVs Ford has over in Europe. That's another possibility, bring some of the Euro-only stuff over and sell them as Mercuries.
#7207 of 7263 GM by m1miata Apr 08, 2009 (8:59 pm)
GM may be Grand Memories now..... I would keep Cadillac, Corvette, GMC trucks, and work on some more entry level Cadillacs, say around the $28K range. Possibly import Opel for smaller cars. Drop the rest. There is nothing special about most all of the rest -- is there?
#7208 of 7263 Ford by m1miata Apr 08, 2009 (9:07 pm)
Ford / Mercury cars, such as the Milan, which is not too bad a lookin' gal, could just as well be a premium Fusion, or just switch plates. IMHO, the Milan is the better looker of the two. Just have a Continental and a Continental Sports model, like the old Mark VIII as the new Lincoln, and drop the Lincoln name. Continental and Continental Mark IX as Fords would be enough - Two cars, one medium large the other smaller and sporty.
#7209 of 7263 could GM change that General by m1miata Apr 08, 2009 (9:11 pm)
Could they change General Motors to Global Motors -- sounds better! Replies to this message: anythngbutgm (Apr 09, 2009 4:27 am) lemko (Apr 09, 2009 4:31 am) stewpidaso (Apr 09, 2009 12:39 pm)
#7210 of 7263 Re: could GM change that General [m1miata] by anythngbutgm Apr 09, 2009 (4:27 am)
Replying to: m1miata (Apr 08, 2009 9:11 pm) It now more like "Government Motors" with all the bailout money/loans Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 09, 2009 4:31 am) stewpidaso (Apr 09, 2009 12:39 pm)
#7211 of 7263 Re: could GM change that General [anythngbutgm] by lemko Apr 09, 2009 (4:31 am)
Replying to: anythngbutgm (Apr 09, 2009 4:27 am) Yeah, and we can always move the production to China and othe Pacific Rim countries and call it Globalist Motors. Of course, there would be no one left in North America to buy one as we'd all be too poor to afford automobiles. Replies to this message: stewpidaso (Apr 09, 2009 12:39 pm)
#7212 of 7263 buying american what does it mean? by stewpidaso Apr 09, 2009 (10:40 am)
It means ur an idiot...fat, lazy & overpaid uaw junk, lead by ignorant ceo's who disregard what the consumer actually wants i.e. (good mpg, reliable & actually fun to drive vehicles that return a good resale value) ( they dug their own grave). Business is Business & I have no sympathy; which they consistantly try & pull that card. Buy American pffft...why don't u be a good american and quit ripping of american consumers w/ your crappy gas guzzlin cars. I would rather buy a 3yr old honda then a brand new ford or gm. I would never buy a dodge. had bad enuff exp. w/ fords. r-gue w/ me all u want resale values tell the truth. hopefully ford gets better I would buy but they just don't have what I want and I still don't trust their reliability. They r on the right track simplify k.i.s.s. take a page out of hondas book they have 8-10 vehicles and luxury brand acura w/3-5 vehicles that's it. ford needs to keep lincoln & mercury but don't keep the same vehicle and change the grill & dash a little. example focus & milan. make a focus ford exclusive make merc. sable exlusive get rid of taurus. no duplicates that is retarded. they also really need a good mpg car. y so many sedans too they're ugly, hot lookin hatchbacks are more versatile and sporty lookin' IMO. I live 20 mins. drive out of detroit( motown)so buy american. I say make a good car! then I'll buy it. until then I will enjoy driving my 09 honda odyssey ex & 09 scion xB! (loser car company = loser football team) GO LIONS!!!!0-16 american car companys in an enallage chopped all the trees down and forgot to plant new ones. you reap what you sow
#7213 of 7263 Re: Brands to keep [nvbanker] by stewpidaso Apr 09, 2009 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: nvbanker (Apr 08, 2009 9:26 am) I completely agree, get rid of the redundacy. believe me they'll screw this up too. there management is out of touch old farts with no innovative ideas. maybe they should make triple cab 4500 pickup w/ a v12...u know u want one.