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Posted by:
inkahootz
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Date: March 26, 2008 04:14PM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2010 03:05PM by inkahootz.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2010 03:05PM by inkahootz.
Re: Why the American automobile industry loses money
Posted by:
WashingToneLocian
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Date: March 26, 2008 09:10PM
inkahootz Wrote:
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> 2 for 1 SALE:
>
> Gotta love The Ford Motor Company! They pay over
> five billion dollars for Land Rover and Jaguar,
> and then sell them to India for 2.3 billion. Now,
> I am aware of the weak state of the dollar, but
> this is worse than outsourcing!
>
> "India #1 economy in the world, thank you very
> much!"-Apu
>
If it's any consolation, Mercedes bought Chrysler for $38 billion and sold it back to the Americans for $7 billion.
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> 2 for 1 SALE:
>
> Gotta love The Ford Motor Company! They pay over
> five billion dollars for Land Rover and Jaguar,
> and then sell them to India for 2.3 billion. Now,
> I am aware of the weak state of the dollar, but
> this is worse than outsourcing!
>
> "India #1 economy in the world, thank you very
> much!"-Apu
>
If it's any consolation, Mercedes bought Chrysler for $38 billion and sold it back to the Americans for $7 billion.
Re: Why the American automobile industry loses money
Posted by:
Gravis
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Date: March 27, 2008 01:27PM
WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> If it's any consolation, Mercedes bought Chrysler
> for $38 billion and sold it back to the Americans
> for $7 billion.
LOL! suckers!
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> If it's any consolation, Mercedes bought Chrysler
> for $38 billion and sold it back to the Americans
> for $7 billion.
LOL! suckers!
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: Why the American automobile industry loses money
Posted by:
§
()
Date: March 27, 2008 02:04PM
Unfortunately, Jaguar and Land Rover were bleeding Ford dry with their extraordinarily high R&D costs, high rate of warranty repairs and paltry sales (although according to Ford's annual report, Land Rover sales have increased in the last 2 years).
I personally like the new improvements made in each brand by mostly focusing on fit-and-finish and overall powertrain quality (compare the Discovery to the LR3 or RRS and S-Type to the new XF to see what I mean).
I just hope Tata doesn't mess with the brand heritage too much as most of the world from a cachet point-of-view would rather drive a sportier, British-derived automobile than one of these buggers. http://www.tatamotors.com/
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I personally like the new improvements made in each brand by mostly focusing on fit-and-finish and overall powertrain quality (compare the Discovery to the LR3 or RRS and S-Type to the new XF to see what I mean).
I just hope Tata doesn't mess with the brand heritage too much as most of the world from a cachet point-of-view would rather drive a sportier, British-derived automobile than one of these buggers. http://www.tatamotors.com/
-§