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Richie London

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whats going on, g.m and ford??
« on: 11 December 2008, 15:59:25 »
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081211/tpl-uk-autos-bailout1-d1a0d5d_2.html

does it look like they will get govt backing or not??
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #1 on: 11 December 2008, 16:07:55 »
Hope not.
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #2 on: 11 December 2008, 16:18:58 »
TBH this I have predicted for a while.  Forbes top 100 companies...only Ford, GM and one other company made losses last year.  And those losses were HUMUNGOUS.
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #3 on: 11 December 2008, 16:24:09 »
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TBH this I have predicted for a while.  Forbes top 100 companies...only Ford, GM and one other company made losses last year.  And those losses were HUMUNGOUS.

But to be fair, if they stopped making concept cars that will never reach the market, and in Ford US case stop giving away a dozen High Performace cars away for $1 each to custom builders to create show cars then they would propably be making a profit.

Also stop building cars that are just left on the Docks arround the world losing money.

Turn it into cash by giving buyers a good old fashied discount, rather than selling them to the car supermarkets for them to take the profits.
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #4 on: 11 December 2008, 16:27:41 »
Been a long time since the auto side of the company made more money that the finance side.....that was the beginning of the end really.
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #5 on: 11 December 2008, 18:01:21 »
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Been a long time since the auto side of the company made more money that the finance side.....that was the beginning of the end really.

and once the finance side took a spanking the end was certainly in sight.......

the vultures will be circling.....
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #6 on: 11 December 2008, 18:48:26 »
well i say roll on gm and ford going bust so i can find a cheap gm :P
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« Reply #7 on: 11 December 2008, 19:04:10 »
Obama said today that he wont let them go bust.
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« Reply #8 on: 12 December 2008, 06:24:11 »
.............But, talks on the rescue plan have broken down again,They should have asked Gormless - "certainly,will a cheque be ok ? are you sure thats enough ? if I give you an extra 10% then you will be able to make a large donation to party funds. I saved the world you know."
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« Reply #9 on: 12 December 2008, 09:22:41 »
They're doomed.....doomed Captain Mainwaring.
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Re: whats going on, g.m and ford??
« Reply #10 on: 12 December 2008, 13:26:09 »
« Last Edit: 12 December 2008, 13:34:28 by jimbob »
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« Reply #11 on: 12 December 2008, 13:31:54 »
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http://blog.adhack.com/images/US-auto-bailout-ad.jpg

Funny...but it could have been soooooo much better [smiley=evil.gif]
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