Topic: U.S. Auto Companies In a Frenzy

[bill440cars]

          Didn't realize it, but last July, Ford turned down GM's Merger Offer. And Now, GM has approached Chrysler about it! From what I read in the Sunday paper, there is a 50-50 chance it will happen. Things sure don't look good. I wondered for some time, how they could just keep on building all those cars, and find enough folks to buy them all.  


                                 

[mattcb350f]

          Didn't realize it, but last July, Ford turned down GM's Merger Offer. And Now, GM has approached Chrysler about it! From what I read in the Sunday paper, there is a 50-50 chance it will happen. Things sure don't look good. I wondered for some time, how they could just keep on building all those cars, and find enough folks to buy them all.  
                                 

Chrysrolet or Chevler?

Not really funny I guess. Alot of hard working people will no doubt be affected by the unfortunate events happening to the domestic auto industry.

 Matt.

[seaweb11]

I heard GM stock has gone from $40.00 to $4.00.........................is this true?

Buy low-sell high

[nickjtc]

I seem to remember a higher-up at one of the domestic car manufacturers writing the first Honda Civic off as "too small, too cheap and disposable". Shades of Edward Turner at Triumph when the first Japanese motorcycles came to England..............and we all know what happened to the English motorcycling manufacturers after that..

As an examiner I get to ride in all kinds of vehicles. A personal observation is that a 10 year old domestic car invariably sounds and looks its age, whereas an import tends to carry its age much better. What do the North American manufacturers have to do to build 'better' cars.....................apart from re-badging Oriental ones, that is?