Showing posts with label Vehicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vehicles. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

At 85, Bob Lutz still speaks what’s on his mind


Bob Lutz, the auto industry’s 85-year-old bad boy, goes off on Elon Musk and President Trump


At 85, Bob Lutz still speaks what’s on his mind:

Q: What’s your take on Elon Musk and Tesla?

A: I don’t know why it is that otherwise intelligent people can’t see what’s going on there. They lose money on every car, they have a constant cash drain, and yet everybody talks as if this is the most miraculous automobile company of all time.

Couldn't agree more.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

America may miss out on the next industrial revolution


We have got to stop sending jobs overseas. It's pretty simple: If you're paying $12, $13, $14 an hour for factory workers and you can move your factory South of the border, pay a dollar an hour for labor,...have no health care—that's the most expensive single element in making a car— have no environmental controls, no pollution controls and no retirement, and you don't care about anything but making money, there will be a giant sucking sound going south. - H. Ross Perot 1992
Very interesting and good read. Where do you see us in 20 years as a nation? Will we actually manufacture, assemble anything? We have sold our soul to various trade agreements that have produced nothing but a great sucking sound.
Wait…so sending virtually all our technological manufacturing overseas to Countries that are also stealing our IP blind to save a few bucks makes it tougher for Americans in the long run? #MAGA

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Why China is stepping up its presence in Detroit auto industry

Interesting article...as always the Chinese are looking very long term. I for one am glad to see the Chinese (or anyone) investing in Saginaw(Nexteer) and Detroit. JOBS JOBS JOBS And please, keep your moronic Roger and Me comments to yourself. The past is the past.  http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/1225/Why-China-is-stepping-up-its-presence-in-Detroit-auto-industry 


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Buick: Good new for General Motors

Most Dependable Vehicles: Buick and Jaguar

Two of my top favorite vehicles by the way. I have owned both.

"For the first time in more than a decade, Lexus is no longer at the top of the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study, having been bested by both Buick and Jaguar."