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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Nov 20, 2008 10:07 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 21, 2008 11:57 am) |
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Replying to: lemko (Nov 24, 2008 5:46 am) PS I would bet it was ALL made in the USA by UAW workers.
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 24, 2008 6:05 am) I will not buy my kids anything extravagant regarding their first car, I can see buying them something that is reliable and safe. The work restrictions on school age kids are to the point that it is almost impossible for them to if they are involved in a lot of after school activities. I'd say something like a 2-3 year old Focus/Cobalt or a used domestic midsize car can be had cheap enough for the kids to use. I got my drivers license in '87 and my grandpa gave me his '75 Buick Regal with a 130k on it for my first car. I drove it until i saved enough money to buy three year old Escort by working at a grocery store.
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Replying to: dieselone (Nov 24, 2008 7:21 am) Absolutely correct that she doesn't appreciate the extent of that favor. Daughter number tow is now on her permit. Back in April I bough myself a Celica convertible as a cheap toy for myself making us a four car three driver family for a while. I told my daughter that she and I can split the van and the Celica with her mostly getting the van. She's thrilled with that. Good kid. |
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Nov 22, 2008 9:26 am) As of mid-November, dealers had a 102-day supply of the CTS at the current sales rate (60 days of supply is considered optimal). It appears as though demand has been met.
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but it's too small and limited to compete with all but the 3 and maybe 5 series. The STS is a failure, as it's not enough different or larger than the 3 to make a good 5 or 7 competitor, and the DeVille, my personal favorite Cadillac, is a great car, but not even the same style as a BMW. I fear that Cadillac is in danger of becoming a good niche car only, if they can't diversify their product line better - instead, they are contracting it. |
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Replying to: jimbres (Nov 21, 2008 3:36 pm) You've made this statement before, but it makes no business sense. Consider Honda, for example, which has been building cars here for almost 25 years." Hopefully we will never have to find out. IF the suppliers do shut down in the US for up to one year(as reported by independent think tanks) everyone who can will import every vehicle they can sell. If anyone thinks otherwise I would like to hear why. Sure overall sales may plummet but if they can sell them they will import them. Remember Japan has been in the dumps longer than us and there is all kinds of unused capacity over there. However if it makes so much sense to build here why does Toyota still import 50% of their vehicles from outside of NA? Yes, I can see them building here in the US vehicles they only sell here (trucks) but they import probably 65% of their cars. Why not run 3 shifts here and really get the plant productivity up? Actually it would take awhile to get all the production over there because they do not have the capacity there to supply normal US production.
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Nov 24, 2008 12:32 pm) I realize it takes time to start-up a plant but if the reorg is done correctly, only the models that are selling need to be built. If you consider the nameplates of all 3, I would imagine there would be some models that would continue no matter what plan is approved. The problem is transitioning to smaller cars people will buy and the Government will mandate. This is where decisions need to be made to stop production on a good number of nameplates that will not be in U.S. Auto Future! Regards, OW
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Nov 24, 2008 12:32 pm) I'd also expect to see Lexus vehicles built in & shipped from Japan for several years to come. Call 'em unpatriotic if you want, but U.S. Lexus buyers want to see "Made in Japan" on their cars, even though Toyota's North American plants could probably turn out cars of equal quality. In this respect, they're just like American buyers who avoid cars built in BMW's South African plant & insist on German-made cars.
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