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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:30 AM Original message |
Nissan may export low-cost India-made cars to US |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. Race to the bottom. |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Well, the Big Three aren't exactly falling over themselves to build them. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Build what? Cars? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. That may be true, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good. In this recession, we will need them. And because we'll all be poor, we will need them to be |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. The World's Only Superpower and |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. We're the first 3rd world superpower. nt |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 07:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Forget 'superpower', we're just a rich Third World Nation |
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shaniqua6392 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Thanks....but no thanks!! |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yup. |
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jordi_fanclub (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. Since Nissan and Dacia are Renault... then probably the $5000 is for this car: |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. Nothing like doing an end run around thousands of high-paying |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Good luck finding a computer then. n/t |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Nissan workers rejected UAW representation last year. |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. It cost about 1,200 dollars in a US union plant |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. The cost of legacy medical and retirement benefits alone per vehicle is $2000 |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. The longevity of the smaller cars in MX... |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. I just picked up my new car yesterday evening... |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Ford's been making some GREAT cars the last few years. I do wish they'd make EVs, though. nt |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Ford makes and EV and I would buy it too (or more likely |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Great car! |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. Awesome |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. I've been saying it for years. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Well... |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Are you kidding? |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. IIRC, Lake Michigan winds blew a Yugo off the Mackinac Bridge. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:08 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. Well, that's not quite what I meant. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. Actually, Suzukis branded as Nissan for sale to US |
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loves_dulcinea (384 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. while stationed on okinawa |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. well, their profits are down 27 percent this quarter |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. Probably a Kei car. |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. But speaking of safety. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. "5,000 dollars" surely? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. It will be interesting to see how this goes |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sign me up, we'll take two. |
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Solar_Power (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
30. Just what the environment needs -- billions of cheap cars burning billions of gallons of oil |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
31. Great news |
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