[Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.

[Nathan C. Smith]

I agree with you.  All those jobless people and some vacant production facilities could lead to a lot of innovation.  Save the stimulus for the entrepreneurs who will come out of that train wreck.  Maybe we could see another car or car maker like a tesla-for-the-resta of us. http://www.teslamotors.com/

-Nate 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of David Champion
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:03 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.
> 
> IMHO, the best thing that may happen with this is GM gets 
> broken up into 
> several smaller companies, that may have a chance of actually 
> building a 
> decent car for a change. Looks like Saturn may already be 
> heading that way.
> 
> -dc
> 
> Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> > Oooh....  don't get me started.  I think the profit went 
> out of making cars a long time ago.  The profit is in 
> financing them.  And I think facts will show GMC financing 
> has been doing much better than GM over the last several 
> years if not decade.   
> >
> > Onions may differ but I think the unions ruined car-making 
> in the U.S. for themselves by being unyielding and appearing 
> nearly as greedy as the big companies.
> >
> > -Nate
> >   
> 
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