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1261 messages, Last post on Feb 27, 2008 at 7:47 AM
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Replying to: marine2 (Feb 26, 2008 5:45 am) I will respond to a couple of things you brought up. It's true that the south is giving tax breaks for new assembly plants, and the states are helping (Alabama, Mississippi), but the offer is available to everyone. I'm sure the Unions block that for the domestics. Also, remember that it was the Big 3 that demanded that the Japanese build cars in the US of A. Iacocca mentioned that a lot in his book. 83% N. American content The key here being North American, not just American or USA only, but USA, Canada, and Mexico. The problem I have with saying North American = Domestic is that it implies that a job created in Mexico is better than a job created in, say, Korea. Both are foreign countries. So it's 83% Mexico/USA/Canada. Let's see the break down. I want to know what % is USA only.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 26, 2008 10:27 am) Minivans - Domestic vs. Foreign
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Replying to: KarenS (Feb 26, 2008 11:22 am) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 26, 2008 11:00 am) But the thing I was trying to point out still applies. If they had to have all the plants in the US, they couldn't compete at all. There is just to much of an advantage to the foreign makers here, that the American makers don't have, in wages, pensions, vacations, health care, taxes, etc.
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Replying to: marine2 (Feb 26, 2008 11:27 am) |
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Replying to: KarenS (Feb 26, 2008 11:22 am) Minivans - Domestic vs. Foreign Right on Karen, thats where this should be. I would like to take all the rest that deals with American and foreign there. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 26, 2008 10:25 am) You let that myth (CR not reporting that issue) slide right by I never mentioned the "Door Weld" issue, and have skipped over all those postings previously. That's why it slipped by
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Replying to: dennisctc (Feb 26, 2008 8:41 am) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 26, 2008 10:35 am) Are you looking at only the pictures? Even the pics would show you they're making comparisons!! Every issue they test similar cars - WHY? because it's a comparison. At the beginning of every article, they list ALL cars in that segment and give them ratings...not a comparison? I'm glad CR knows which models and options buyers are likely to buy. So if someone is looking to tow a large trailer, they'd equip both the Toyota and GM with largest engines available and make a fair comparison, not the base engine in the GM and top of the line in the Toyota and declare Toyota the winner! I'm sure GM execs aren't sitting around, paying any attention to CR. |
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Replying to: dennisctc (Feb 26, 2008 1:52 pm) |
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