News, Ford breaks ground on $300 million China plant.

[chielgirl]

Originally Posted by rbohm

i think i love you peggy anne

i too wonder why the automakers have designed the soul out of cars today. there are few cars today that i would consider owning, and i would never give up my falcon or my mustang.

Gas efficiency and customer demand would be two factors in car design.
How many miles/gallon did those big old fish tail Chevy's get?

I need a car that gets 30 mpg. I don't care what it looks like.

There are plenty of interesting looking cars out there, if you want to spend the money.

Originally Posted by Memphis1979

If you don't want Ford opening factories in other countries, perhaps you can convince the government to take over their healthcare costs, and to ban Unions from milking them dry for every last cent.

How are the unions milking the automakers dry?
I'm somewhat confused.

[Memphis1979]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Gas efficiency and customer demand would be two factors in car design.
How many miles/gallon did those big old fish tail Chevy's get?

I need a car that gets 30 mpg. I don't care what it looks like.

There are plenty of interesting looking cars out there, if you want to spend the money.



How are the unions milking the automakers dry?
I'm somewhat confused.

People making almost 70 dollars an hour for assembly line work, thats how.

[MIKEETC]

I see no problem with this. If they are selling the cars locally then it makes sense to build them locally. It's no different than when Toyota, Nissan, et al. build cars in various U.S. plants and then sell them here.