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      11-17-2008, 12:33 PM   #171
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Originally Posted by M3MIKE View Post
A very small part of the equation. The foreign car companies are paying competitive wages. The UAW is an additional cost per car but not much. It is the american cars that nobody wants, thats the problem. Enough with the gimmicks and retro cars. Name one innovative american car in the last ten years? Look what Ford did to Range Rover and Jag in the short time they owned them.They can't sell Fords never mind Jags and RRs. GM, Does anybody want a Buick or Oldsmobile when you can have a Toyota Honda or Audi for the same price or less?
Yeah, they pay competitive wages, but does does the Japanese Big 3 also have the huge retiree pensions to pay as well? While on top of paying current workers, the Big 3 pay their retirees their salaries as well......
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