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#36 of 58 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 03, 2011 (7:16 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jun 03, 2011 7:13 am)
That's probably true. Many of the Asian economies work on systems that would scare American economists---but then, we seem to have operated on systems that failed to scare our own economists enough.
 
Well, pot, meet kettle. The US gov'mint certainly seems to have kept GM and Chrysler out of the grave these last few years, and successfully so---

#37 of 58 And for an even scarier thought... by iluvmysephia1

Jun 03, 2011 (8:50 pm)

our Federalees don't even know where their own money is going to...remember that CSPAN of a month or so ago where the woman in charge didn't know how this huge chunk of Federal money was being allocated when she was asked that particular question? Scary, but true.
 
We're not doomed but we're always ready to make a bailout...I...I mean a bankruptcy...ooops...I...I mean another ride in the NYC Cashcab or the CHI Cashcab...a reality.
 
Now that America's problems are all solved I'm gonna go witness another Seattle Mariner's victory on the tube. I've got more important ventures to pursue.

#38 of 58 Re: And for an even scarier thought... [iluvmysephia1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 04, 2011 (6:52 am)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 03, 2011 8:50 pm)
Oh that's probably more scare tactic than true...most government loans have very strict accounting and require lots of accountability. You'll hear all kinds of bad info on economics from the mouths of media.
 
Fact is, bailouts of the car companies seems to have worked, at least for now.
 
I doubt most car companies in the world would still exist were it not for some form of government assistance, either financial or regulatory or protective.

#39 of 58 shifty... by iluvmysephia1

Jun 05, 2011 (9:17 am)

one could probably Google what I am talking about for more details, and you're right, Hyundai was bailed out by the SK Guv-Mint, then they bailed out Kia.
 
But this deal I say was on C-SPAN. All these kids now are watching our big, bloated Guv-Mint like a hawk so they can expose it's weaknesses. And they'll find them, our Guv-Mint is arrogant and won't care what these kids find out. Besides, unless they form an uprising, what's gonna become of this information, anyway? Ignorance is bliss, right?
 
No, this lady was in some kind of a Timothy Geitner-type position, the newsperson formed a question about a big chunk of money being spent on something that lacked contact-ability, and this woman had no idea what he was talking about. I think the huge chunk of money was missing, that was it. And she didn't know where it had gone!
 
But for sure the money was missing, though. Not all that hard for me to imagine such a thing with big Guv-Mint, actually.

#40 of 58 Re: shifty... [iluvmysephia1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 05, 2011 (10:45 am)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 05, 2011 9:17 am)
Sounds like her job evaluation was missing, not the money.

#41 of 58 Exactly shifty... by iluvmysephia1

Jun 05, 2011 (4:10 pm)

Sounds like her job evaluation was missing, not the money.
 
Unbelievable. She certainly is still counting on those raspberry jelly donuts and Starbuck's coffee delivered hot and on the spot, though. Pathetic.

#42 of 58 blowing the doors off by steve_ HOST

Jun 30, 2011 (12:40 pm)

Hyundai is doing even better though.
 
"The sales pace for Hyundai and Kia vehicles has been torrid. Hyundai set a new May record of nearly 60,000 vehicles sold for a 21 percent hike over the same record-breaking period in 2010. Kia not only had its best May but its best month ever with sales of more than 48,000 vehicles for a 53 percent boost from the year earlier. That gave Kia its highest market share in history at 4.5 percent, according to Edmunds.com’s records. While Kia may cool a tad in June from May, likely due to inventory shortages, Hyundai is on fire in June. Edmunds.com’s forecast for June car sales puts Hyundai on track for record sales and market share. Combined, Hyundai and Kia are predicted by Edmunds.com to see sales up more than 4 percent from May to June and up 34 percent from last June for a record 10.2 percent market share – 5.9 percent for Hyundai and 4.3 percent from Kia, according to Edmunds.com’s forecast."
 
Japanese - and Korean - Inventories Drop Most (AutoObserver)

#43 of 58 Best quarter of sales... by iluvmysephia1

Jul 03, 2011 (8:45 am)

ever for Kia Motors in the U.S.
 
http://www.thecarblogger.net/2011/07/kia-motors-america-announces-record.html

#44 of 58 nothing but the truth by steve_ HOST

Jul 08, 2011 (6:22 am)

For EU customers who don't believe Kia has a 7 year warranty there:
 
Kia Goes Transparent by Hooking Benoit Morene to a Lie Detector (autoevolution.com)

#45 of 58 Re: nothing but the truth [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 08, 2011 (8:57 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jul 08, 2011 6:22 am)
I'm not so sure about this gimmick--it might backfire here in the States...a photo of a person taking a lie detector test is a lot like a photo of someone in handcuffs...it has the sniff of criminality about it.
 
Gutsy, though. Clever.

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