Comments on: OK guys, let’s see a plan

By: Simmo

Simmo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:35:26 +0000

The trouble is that some of the american companies have tried to get some europian sales, which would help with europe now haveing more buying power than the USA, but there is only one problem with that, by the time the american cars have got here they are the same price as the BMW or Audi they are compeating agaist and they just arn’t gd enough as a result. I mean when a Caddy CTS costs £26,000 for a 2.8 V6 and u can have a BMW 325i for the same money that is alot more econimical (since petrol in the UK is at about 90p+ per letre) which would you pic?

By: Tom Servo

Tom Servo — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:02:36 +0000

Most of ‘middle America’ is still hooked on American autos. Here in the south, where all the foreign automakers have located their plants, there’s still a deep vein of “Ford vs Chevy”, where adherents to both sides routinely get into pissing matches about who makes better vehicles. One thing those people can agree on is they hate the Japanese and European cars!

I am of the belief that people in this country still buy American for one of three reasons: a) they genuinely like the product, b) that’s what they’ve always driven and c) that’s the only dealership nearby.

I have to wonder if option C is what is keeping GM afloat at the moment. People who buy because they really have no other option!

By: English Cad

English Cad — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:39:03 +0000

It’s just a business which makes crappy products no one wants.The US government know this. The only problem is what to do with the work forces? That said post election the Government doesn’t need their votes, so stuff them…
Giacomo what blog were you reading??
‘Cad 1′ is the fastest road car: Bentley GT Stretched (a lot) with a Saturn 5 rocket motor. Having slight problems getting it though the MOT as the C02 emissions are a little on the high side…

By: Crash Cash

Crash Cash — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:39:58 +0000

Chrysler was given loans, but right now I have the feeling they want no-strings-attached money, and obviously so does Congress, and the rest of the American public.

Basically the current “plan” is “uhhh, give us some money… uhmmm, and we’ll keep making cars…. we need money… hm, yeah, that’s it”

The GOOD part of this, is that a lot of really shady dealerships have finally gone out of business. For instance Bill Heard Chevy had 2007 sales of $2.1 billion, pretty much *owned* the Southeast US, literally the world’s largest dealer, and now they’re casters-up. $2+ billion to ZERO.

By: gunhaver

gunhaver — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:40:33 +0000

giacomo, stop posting that the ccx-r is the fastest car, we all know that, hush!

By: Chrysler

Chrysler — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:48:28 +0000

“Chrysler was given government-guaranteed loans in 1979.”

And it’s in trouble again.

By: giacomo

giacomo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:34:54 +0000

The faster street car is not the Bugatti Veyron but the Koenigsegg CCXR Edition that does 410 km/h.