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snickerlicker
12-22-2008, 04:38 AM
Guess they are making cars nobody wants just like the domestic manufacturers...... :roll:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081222/bs_nm/us_toyota_6
allgo
12-22-2008, 07:19 AM
No way how could this be? :butthead:
R's 2
12-22-2008, 08:06 AM
perhaps it's not that people don't want them.. it might be that they can't afford them anymore >>
Domestic Disturbance
12-22-2008, 09:46 AM
I believe he was being sarcastic and using the antagonistic point of view that everyones been holding against the american auto industry's finacial issues. It was said it was only a matter of time before the world market followed in a ripple affect.
krustindumm
12-22-2008, 11:02 AM
Honda has been neglecting it's most supportive market since 2000, so hopefully this little crunch will realign the leaders with Sochiro's original goals.

What will be interesting is how Honda and Toyota cope with this change. Both are in better positions than any of the big-3, but the strategy they follow will be interesting.

One major thing I already noticed is that Toyota, which only cut profit expectations (not a loss), already shut down HAND DRIERS to save money...GM's CEO still flew his private jet while well into a landslide.
69gt4speed
12-23-2008, 01:08 AM
Well I'd rather not buy any new car than lose my house. Plenty are losing houses so if that, no one is buying anything that costs $. Bottom line, we kept many in jobs, if we have no jobs then the world house tumbles.

History 101, you remember when rome collapsed? It was the dark ages for all. They kept everyone in business.

Our frosting business is up, seems ppl can't afford to buy premade cake. That's how bad it is. Cereal up too, ppl can eat cereal for dinner cheap. # don't lie.
DJ0820
12-23-2008, 06:04 PM
Lesson here: Don't live beyond your means.
ZEE
12-23-2008, 09:25 PM
History 101, you remember when rome collapsed? It was the dark ages for all. They kept everyone in business.



No...........Do You? :biggrin:
69gt4speed
12-23-2008, 10:25 PM
No I'm not that much older than you. :neener: But it is a hobby to watch/read that stuff besides engines and spy what u are doing to that ls. You know what I'm saying.