Posted by  Paul Humphries, Gainesville on 03/16  at  11:03 PM

All the car companies own stock in all the other car companies.

an American-Japanese plant had 30 computer operators and about 50 people as forklift operators to keep the robotic assembly line filled with parts.  What made America great was the middle class. 

The book, A Dragon This Way Comes; it explains about the economic crisis that we now face.  The book was written in 1986.  It predicted the fall of Russia; Oil selling for over $50 a barrel; Religious unrest; Diseases in the beef, pork and poultry industries; and China becoming a powerhouse.  The writer was told he was stupid and there was no way to prove is predictions.

The book languished until current events caught up with the predictions.  The book is sold by Tate Publishing.

Posted by  jm, Brandon on 01/29  at  11:15 PM

When a sports team owner puts a winning team “on the field”, the fans respond by filling the venue (see the Bucs and Bolts); likewise they don’t show up to support a team that can not compete (see the Devil Rays).
American car makers have not kept pace with foreign carmakers in producing vehicles that are reliable and cost efficient.
If the “big 3” can turn the corner and begin making winners for the consumers they will come flocking back.

Posted by  John Pinneo, Winter Haven on 01/27  at  05:50 PM

In past years the big 3 auto makers controlled most of the market in the US. Management thought that it would be that way for ever and so did the union bosses who made unreasonable demands. The companies gave in and added the cost to the price we paid. Those of us who purchased their products have paid, and paid, and paid and I will pay no more. Unfortunately the workers who have enjoyed the benefits will now be presented with the bill, courtesy of their employers and unions. There’s enough blame to go around.

Posted by  Robert Gilliam, Sr., Odessa, FL on 01/26  at  06:05 AM

I’d be happy to buy “American” if someone would help me identify an American vehicle.  Aren’t Volvo, Jaguar, and Mercedes made by American companies?  Aren’t Honda, BMW, and Nissan built by American workers?  It’s a bit disingenious for manufacturers to poor mouth us as they relocate factories to Mexico, China, and Indonesia.  How do they expect unemployed workers to buy automobiles in their New World Order?  This is their plan - not ours, and its starting to look like they may have planned poorly. God bless capitalism.

Posted by  randy zilz, Dearborn, MI on 01/25  at  04:51 PM

I work for GM and try to buy American EVERYTHING.  I think a nat’l effort to focus on US made products is central to maintaining our standard of living, as well as our childrens’.  I’d also like to see the UAW spend some of it’s money with a campaign like this (esp. around holidays) instead of wasting it on Democrats who give us NAFTA.  What the union bashers don’t understand is that foreign governments artficially manipulate their currency and reduce taxes on their industries to get a foothold in the US-just as has happened when they buried our electronics, steel and textile industries.  In the US, labor only makes up 13-15% of the price of a vehicle, while the tax burden is 40%!!!