Recent Comments:
Want bailout money, Detroit? Then stop opposing California's emissions standards {Autoblog Green}
Dec 10th 2008 9:12AM Regarding:
"Stop whining about the additions to the bill. The Detroit 3 spent nearly twice what they're asking for in loan money fighting California to prevent it from passing a law requiring more efficient vehicles. The reason being? Detroit is in no way prepared on the whole for those changes.
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What??? The Detroit have spent 30 billion (= 2 X 15 billion) fighting the proposed California regulations. Please send a link or data backing this up. This is absurd.
As I posted earlier, Toyota is opposed to this as well. All companies in the industry understand the absurdity of the California legislation.
If California wants to reduce fuel use (and the corresponding production of CO2), then TAX GAS. It's very simple. The consumers will flock to small cars to reduce their fuel costs. California could even do it in a way that protects low income people (something like an earned income tax credit), and is revenue neutral (reduce income taxes as fuel taxes increase). However, like at the national level, politicians have no courage and would rather blame industry for all of their problems.
Want bailout money, Detroit? Then stop opposing California's emissions standards {Autoblog Green}
Dec 10th 2008 9:08AM Regarding:
"Yeah, because its not like global warming affects states in any way...except for the occasional abnormally warm ocean waters that cause a hurricane to flood out an entire city like New Orleans, or the occasional abnormally dry weather which sparks raging wildfires like in Cali . And air pollution is definitely not a state issue, even if it causes cancers, asthma, and other related deaths along the smog belt every now and then.
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The US (and, in particular, the auto companies) are not going to single handedly stop global warming. China and India will soon be the biggest emitters of CO2 (and this trend will only increase as we drive industry out of business in this country, and it re-emerges in China/India). Also, will California tax their electricity consumers so that they consume less electricity (generated in some cases by coal powered plants)? Probably not. No, the California govt is using the auto industry as a scape goat. I might add that even Toyota opposes the proposed California regulations.
What's another $25 billion for Detroit automakers? {BloggingStocks}
Sep 29th 2008 9:17PM Here's a nice article on the current $700 Billion debacle:
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/commentary/hc-commentaryhubbard0914.artsep14,0,5673162.story
American cars continue to lose ground to imports {BloggingStocks}
Sep 4th 2008 12:47PM Regarding:
"The US government needs to enact a huge tax incentive for purchasing a new, high mpg auto"
Just tax gasoline. Just as you've seen demand shift to small cars in the aftermath of the recent oil price spikes, you'll see demand stay with small cars if the federal gas tax is increased. You don't need a NEW tax to induce this behavior. Europe has used gas taxes for decades now to induce people to purchase small cars. It works and it's simple.
General Motors decides electric vehicles aren't so bad after all {BloggingStocks}
Jan 8th 2007 11:31PM Regarding:
"Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp.'s (NYSE:TM) hybrid business continues to hum along, pun intended. It expects to sell 250,000 to 300,000 units in North America this year, up from 191,000 in 2006, Reuters says."
Actually, GM continues to sell Hybrids as well. It offers a Saturn VUE that's a hybrid. Also, the new Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon's will be offered with GM's 2 phase hybrid later this year. GM's 2 phase hybrid technology is thought by many to be a leap frog over Toyota's hybrid technology.
Let's see what happens.
Toyota to sell diesel hybrid in 2010 {Autoblog Green}
Nov 21st 2006 10:41AM Regarding:
"There’s still some of that left in the ground"
In fact, there is quite a lot of it still in the ground. I doubt that in our life time we'll see something besides petroleum providing most of the fuel for our vehicles. There's just too much out there. It's too cheap to extract. And there will be more and more discoveries as we get better and better at exploring and extracting deep sea deposits.
GM is betting on Buick {BloggingStocks}
Nov 21st 2006 9:30AM The Enclave is beautiful. I have owned a Rendezvous for the last 4 years. I've had zero problems. I am definitely considering the Enclave.
Ford announces pricing for 2007 Expedition models {Autoblog}
Jul 26th 2006 3:30PM Regarding:
"Look mommy,Ford's making a new school bus sized pile of shit!"
Again, moronic comments. The large SUVs that Ford makes are generally good.
Is Nissan-GM alliance the way to keep Toyota from reaching the top? {Autoblog}
Jul 17th 2006 3:35PM Regarding:
" I'm looking for a new car. I will buy a toyota. My
cousin is buying one too, and she likes toyota too.
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For me, i just got my 06 corolla S. now that's another increase for toyota's sale for july.....bye see yea.........
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Who the heck is this poster. Please post on the topic. We're not interested in a Toyota ad.
General Motors won't reinstate employee pricing. Really. {Autoblog}
Jul 13th 2006 3:46PM Regarding:
"Why is it that GM has so many cars and trucks on it's lots?"
GM's inventory position is much better than DCX's at present (which is why GM isn't jumping on the heavy discounting bandwagon as quickly as DCX).
Yes, GM is planning on slowing production. That's why they just bought out 35,000 UAW employees and are planning on closing 12 plants. The production levels are going down, and they will be going down quickly once the plants start closing. It takes some time, however. The UAW buy-out program was one of the best downsizing moves I've ever seen. Kudos to GM management (and to the UAW guys who are enjoying their retirement now).
