Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Doubt will ever lose US manufacturers. I don't really care if they're making $20 billion or $40 billion, they're still making money. And no I don't care about economics and my ideas are based on my own fantasy world. I think it'll just make American companies step up, which I think they're already doing. Sorta hard to change people's brain washed opinions that imports are always better.



One is already gone. Chrysler now is part of Merc.

I already posted a long diatribe about this (or maybe on another message board).

Ford and GM executive and management boards need to be gutted. They produce hardly any sporty cars. They don't take any chances. And if you're going to do that, at least make your cars reliable and economical.

I'm not sure if unions, pensions and stuff are killing the outlays, but what I do know is why nobody buys their cars. Enthusiasts hardly buy them because they aren't sporty, families don't buy them because they aren't reliable.

I mean honestly, they're going to stuff a 5.3 V8 into the next Impala. WTF ? Nobody's buying 500's or G6's, Why you ask ? Cause they're uglier than sin, and nobody knows what the hell they are cause they CHANGED THE NAMES YET AGAIN !

The only reason why Ford and GM are still alive are fleet purchasers and their financing arms.