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Automotive News & Views Does America Even Need Its Own Automakers?
1788 messages, Last post on Mar 03, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 28, 2009 12:11 am)  .. but the verb was..."...build..." It's still the corporate emphasis. Such vehicles like the Corolla, Civic, Cobalt, Focus all weigh about the same and are composed of about the same amount of materials. They all have about the same amount of direct labor ( not legacy costs ). I don't think we as Americans are any less capable of designing a small vehicle than the Japanese, Koreans, Italians or French. We may even have some creative advantages. But the corporate influences heretofore have pushed the creative and manufacturing talents of the D3 toward building and perfecting larger more profitable vehicles. It's not the workers it's the managers.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 28, 2009 12:11 am) I have often suspected you were way too optimistic. 
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Feb 28, 2009 11:14 am) One could very carefully assemble a badly designed part, and finish it beautifully, and it would still break.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 28, 2009 1:23 pm) Excellent small cars can be built in America, if management chooses to do so.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Feb 28, 2009 1:53 pm) Just not by the D3. As long as they carry $1500 to $3000 in legacy costs on each car they will not be able to build them with UAW labor. You cannot add $3000 to an Aveo and sell it. An Escalade maybe. Even a Silverado. Not a small car that will compete with Fit and Yaris. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 28, 2009 2:00 pm) Just not by the D3. As long as they carry $1500 to $3000 in legacy costs on each car they will not be able to build them with UAW labor. You cannot add $3000 to an Aveo and sell it. An Escalade maybe. Even a Silverado. Not a small car that will compete with Fit and Yaris. Ford Fiesta
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Feb 28, 2009 2:47 pm) Which won't be built in the U.S......
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Replying to: nippononly (Feb 28, 2009 2:57 pm) Only it sounds as if Ford may have another Honda/Toyota-killer on their hands. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 28, 2009 2:00 pm) Remember I said PROFITABLE small cars--I didn't say "cheap" small cars. Look thee to the MINI. |
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Feb 28, 2009 2:47 pm)
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