The 65 MPG Ford America Can't Have

[lib2DaBone]

Source: Business Week





Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm?chan=autos_autos+--+lifestyle+subindex+page_top+stories

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Ford wants $50 Billion in a taxpayer money for a bailout.. then they want to build the factory in Mexico? NO WAY NO HOW! If you want taxper money.. must use American Steel.. American Parts and American Labor. WTF?

[jwirr]

1. Absolutely.

[cui bono]

2. That car is no good to us anyway.

The steering wheel is on the wrong side.

[Canuckistanian]

6. They'll just make a $5000 "Left handed driver seat" option

[greblc]

9. LOL!!!!!

Left side ony please.

[Frisbee]

11. That's no problem...

see...

[BlooInBloo]

3. Bailouts should work something along the following lines....

(1) All executives give up their contracts (golden parachutes, perks, $, stock, etc.)

(2) All executives are summarily fired.

(3) Bailout happens.

[Lucky Luciano]

10. That is silly...

you need to give them some motivation not to file for BK.

[ohio2007]

First of all, the engines are built in Britain, ? but if Mexicans build it

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm?chan=autos_autos+--+lifestyle+subindex+page_top+stories

the cost will drop dramatically?

Looks like the US will be denied access to a cheap car due to politics as usual.
imo, Mexico should raise taxes on investment so the Mex I Can workers in Mexico can make wages equal to the american auto worker

wtf !

And with that, the addiction to OPEC oil is assured for another ten years .

[bluestateguy]

4. Is that George Jetson's car

A bailout is one thing, but only if the car is built in Michigan.

[FreakinDJ]

5. I agree with you

Part of Obama's speech was "Good Jobs for American Workers"

[FreakinDJ]

7. When are people going to learn FREE TRADE is NOT FREE

Some one has to loose their job - in this case "A Whole Lot of Some Ones"

Those countries still "Maintain HIGH Tarrifs on American Made Goods"

Read Details in the WTO negotiations and you'll soon learn what a complete scam the whole "Free Trade" crap really is

[WriteDown]

8. We did this to ourselves....

Our particulate and sulfur restriction laws steered the US away from diesel a long time ago despite being the better fuel overall. Diesel was viewed as black smoke plumes and choking exhaust. There were some drawbacks but I wish the US had seen the overall picture and potential.

[happyslug]

12. Like this one shown in Moscow earlier this year?

This is being sold as the Seventh Model of the Ford Fiesta (MK7 Fiesta):

For more on the Ford Fiesta/ECOnetic:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/11/ford-unveils-the-complete-range-of-econetic-vehicles-in-frankfur/
http://www.whatcar.com/news-article.aspx?NA=229118
http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/ford/focus/24321/2

The ECOnetic version is design to meet British and European standards for Carbon emissions (i.e. it is a fuel efficient Diesel.

The Fiesta is based on a Mazda Design (Ford Owes 52% of Mazda, and since the 1990s the two companies have come to work more and more as one).

For more on Mazda:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda