FORD:
1) The SUV balloon has burst and those suckers were
profitable, and Ford was relying on them for profit.
2) Ford didn't do enough to keep their cars competitive while
SUV's were selling well.
2) Ford is stuck with UAW wages, benefits and retirements.
The UAW compensation is unreasonable, considering what
these people are acutally doing for a living.
TOYOTA:
1) Toyota never relied singly on SUV's and Trucks to post
profits.
2) Toyota kept improving its cars even while SUV's were
selling like hotcakes.
3) Toyota isn't stuck with high wages, benefits or
retirements, because they actually compensate their
workers in a reasonable manner for the jobs they do.
I wonder why Ford has so many money problems?
Also, I wouldn't touch that Fusion with a 10 foot pole. Every car I've ever seen that was built in Mexico was either a POS because it was a POS car, or it started out being decent and was a POS in three or four years because of their inferior abilities when it comes to building automobiles.
Also, I'm sick of seeing people with "Drive American" bumper stickers on Foci and other "American, but not built here" cars giving me nasty looks as I drive my Toyota. One of them actually said something nasty to me once in a parking lot. I really wanted to whip out my Window sticker and show him where mine said 89% of the parts content of this Toyota is made in America, and this car is assembled in Freemont CA, and then make him take out his window sticker and show me where it said 11% of the parts in this car are made in America, and this car is assembled in Mexico.
