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I am surprised dirty money (WTO, being based in Geneva, is all about dirty money) hasn't eliminated the content stickers on cars.
Nonetheless the UN is a good thing. It never promised the world paradise, only to keep it out of Hell. And it has done that.
Isolationism is a lethal prescription for current ills.
Seems to have worked better than the multiple tiers of decision makers at certain unnamed automotive companies with their generic corporate manifestos.
Expensive and pointless, kind of like the burgeoning overpaid underworked irresponsible executive/upper managerial ranks, the D3 included, who promise much but deliver little.
I'm not so sure that "patriotic buying" would solve anything. If a nation can't compete, then patriotic buying is just an admission of failure, if you ask me.
Patriotic buying standing alone doesn't help anything, neither does the current policy of treacherous trade standards that don't aim for a level playing field, or at the same time, reward offshorers. And on the other side, not buying because of nation of origin can have pros and cons, too. There are some places in this world from which I would not buy a car.
I don't think "patriotic buying" is the same as using common sense when you buy. If you buy an American ____ that is half as good as the Japanese____, for about the same price, and you know this, then that's kinda dumb IMO.
For a car purchasing example, I wouldn't buy a Chinese car that was half as good as an American car for a quarter of the price. I'd buy what I like most, and what I like is determined by many factors.
I guess someday in the not too distant future we'll see Chinese cars here. They are the new kid on the block and the current global powers will resent them much the same way as the former European powers resented America's intrusion into global affairs during the World War One era.
I wonder what a 1900 UN would have done about British crimes (Churchill was there) in the Boer War. Funny how he was there when times were high and when disaster was at the door ...I am not sure his is a name I would bring up in regards to sustainable policies.
Seeing how American trade policy completely disregards any idea of fair trade or a level playing field, you are probably right about the Chinese cars. The resentment now is much different - US was resented for being (relatively) egalitarian (and was begged to enter both wars), not for being a social, environmental, and IP disaster.
I know, it's no fun being part of an empire on the downhill side of the roller coaster, but that's just the way it is. The hogs have emptied the trough.
2013 SEMA Auto Show
Vandemonium naturally caught my eye.
Maybe looking at why the empire is in decline, who supports it, and what movements and supposed NGOs they support, would be eye opening.
From SEMA, I like this the most:
Too much photoshop in most of those images.
I was at the VW dealership today. I was looking at their logo products such as coffee cups. Surprisingly they were ALL Made in USA. I wonder if GM, C and F use US companies to make their signature doo dads? I was on the the US Carrier Midway for a party recently. I wanted to buy a T-Shirt with the Midway logo. All were made in Central America. Not setting a good example in my opinion.
Anyone tire-kicking an "American" car this weekend?
I test drove a Chevy Cruze a week or two ago and a Ford Fiesta last night. Not sure that either of them are built in the US.
This weekend, I may look at Subaru, Toyota and Scion.
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I tried. Jeep promised a diesel Grand Cherokee in June. Here it is November and none to even test drive. Jeep keeps touting them on their website. Reminds me of Microsoft and their promises of the latest and greatest. Has America lost their ability to compete on the World Stage? I don't think I would like the JGC diesel anymore than I am liking the Touareg TDI.
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The only response that makes sense to me, if one wants to dissolve union influence in the private sector, is to cut workers into the profits of the company. We have some very successful business models here in No. California that do that.
if the perception is that auto unions are no longer necessary because we have such good labor laws now that did not exist when unions first formed (and that's is essentially a correct view I think), then protection from strike and from worker discontent and lack of productivity must come from somewhere else--and I propose the increased generosity of management in profit-sharing.
Public sector unions are I think outside the scope of this topic,, so I'm not going to cause more topic drift by addressing that further.
I looked at the Fiesta ST- made in Mexico so no UAW involvement.
Ditto for the 500 Abarth- except the engine is assembled in Detroit by the UAW- a major black mark.
If/when I do buy something it will likely be some flavor of CPO BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, or ///M car...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
In the US, where losses are socialized and profits are privatized, it doesn't work. But we're all just a step away from becoming millionaires, so it's cool.
"Let me get the check!"
And as long as tech progress outpaces inflation, cars in many ways still give more for their money than in the past.
Not just dysfunctional leadership, a broken system. Two parties has become obsolete and broken, turning to an oligocracy.
But hey, American cars are a lot more competitive these days, especially compared to the dark ages. Maybe currency issues would have more people buying domestic, or at least things built in the US.
I agree with your post. What does The USA really have to sell to the rest of the World besides Arms and war? The leaders of technology have proven they can move anywhere and develop the consumer toys. I will say overall the environment in the USA is better than the past. I can remember having difficulty breathing the air in CA in the 1960s.
Best that we patch up what we've got.
The actual problem is that our workforce is decreasing due to too many old people as % of population.
when you couple decreasing workforce with low GDP, you got problems.
this is one reason I'm all for legalizing illegal immigrants, IF they qualify to certain standards.
More workers = increase in economic activity = more spending = more growth.
However, what I did see through the pollution was a more prosperous China. It made me sad to think that this once was us. Now, all I see is chronic unemployment, crushing poverty, out-of-control crime, and urban blight.
Economic issues are extremely complex. Recently 4 Nobel prize winners in economics could not agree on what the government should do.
Anyone who offers you some simplistic solution to issues in the global economy is...wrong.
Anchor babies aren't unknown among the local H1Bers, too.
Wealth is a zero sum game in this brave new world. That relative prosperity is created by capital exported from your backyard.
It'll be interesting to see the impact when/if cars from an expanding and stubborn new empire are allowed on the shores of the old.
Let me jump in here. I don't have a hugely strong opinion on this issue; I see some truth on both sides. But statistics can be used to sway any opinion. If the immigrants don't bear children for an average of 3 years (I'll assume that's accurate), that DOES NOT drive the conclusion that the anchor baby assertion is unfounded. I suspect there is truth on both sides. Certainly there ARE anchor baby situations. The real question is to what degree.
1 - US based company, made wholly in USA
2 - Foreign based company, made wholly in USA
3 - US based company, made in Canada but with many US parts
4 - US based company, made outside USA
5 - Foreign based company, made outside USA