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Replying to: dtownfb (Jun 23, 2008 9:50 am) But yeah, the politicos only make it worse. Another rate cut will do nothing but dig a deeper hole. |
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Replying to: dtownfb (Jun 23, 2008 5:09 am) http://www.leftlanenews.com/saturn-to-add-opel-astra-production-to-ruesselsheim-- plant.html As you'll see, the picture shows people standing in front of the 10 millionth Astra built, and the article references it's popularity in Europe. My point is "IF" they build it here for Saturn, and "IF" the dollar stays weak for more than a couple years, it may be feasible to utilize the workforce here to supplement European production.
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Jun 23, 2008 12:58 pm) Here's another article that is not painting a pretty picture for Ford or GM. At the center of it is the declining auto sales. http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/news/companies/taylor_gm.fortune/index.htm?postv- - ersion=2008061910 |
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Jun 23, 2008 12:58 pm) If they build in Canada as the article says they might, they have a factory and workforce that has always ranked high in productivity. If they build in Mexico they save more on labor and add new consumers to the market. The UAW just recently proved they would strike one of the few plants building popular vehicles. Why take that chance with the Astra? If the UAW had a legitimate reason to strike why did they pick one of the few models that GM is selling? My take is they DO NOT care about the future of GM.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 23, 2008 3:14 pm) ...or their own jobs. All 100 of them that are left will be well paid. |
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exhibited by the UAW, striking the company that may simply go down on its own, they do seem to be suicidal...if the UAW was a person, they would be committed and placed on suicide watch, as no ratioanl being would act like they do... But, considering the IQ of the average member is between 70-80, none of this surprises me...they act like idiots because, well...they are...
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Replying to: marsha7 (Jun 25, 2008 9:16 am) If you think they'd be put on suicide watch, then that lends to the dire nature of the industry, as it concerns them. Personally, locals aside, I think the next 2 or 3 yrs. are going to be VERY tenuous, with As*h&%#s puckered on both sides of the equation. Even at the non-union plants, when layoffs start rolling in because we just aren't buying cars (they are saying 12.5 mil this yr, a 25% drop) everyone is going to find themselves miserable. |
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I remember Lee Iaccoca on a TV interview, when he was running Chrysler, stating that they had to put those special signs with the red line thru them (the "don't do this" sign) on all of their presses, showing an arm in the machine with the line thru it, using a picture to explian why they should keep their arms and hands out of the machines or they will be crushed...the reason???...too many of the workers could NOT READ a sign that simply stated "Do no place hands or arms in the machines or they will be cut off or crushed"... Do not question whether their IQ is above 70-80, question how far below it can go before even the UAW will not accept them for employment...it is what it is...
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Replying to: marsha7 (Jun 26, 2008 8:02 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 26, 2008 9:16 am)  ). And Toyota's newest factory is under construction in Blue Springs MS. |
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