Think again, most of the stuff you hear is blown out by the media. A guy that works for GM posted a long rant on chirpthird.com and I found out quite a few things. http://www.chirpthird.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2391
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Firing 1/6 of all their workers in the next 3 years, down from 177,000 in 2000 to 125,000 soon? $1.1 billion loss in the first quarter? Yeah, I think they're doing ok. [img]tongue.gif[/img]Matt
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I'm saying thier product is doing good. The reason for all the loss is thier employee benfits which i believe they are changing.\'99 SSM Camaro V6 M5<br />(mod list on cardomain site; too long to list here)<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/v6cam99\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/id/v6cam99</a>
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I don't think GM is doing bad, I think they are doing Loosey.
I just heard in the news that we are taking in more imports and than we are exporting our cars.
Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Central and S. America are buying Toyota cars. Small Toyota cars. While our cars are getting phat, there's are slim. GM has got to think about fuel efficiency and reliability.
Plus they need to trim the benefits that they give to employees. I have to admit that Union are killing both GM and Ford financial and in stocks. 1 out of 8 employees has a tendency of going on disability.
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I agre its not all bad that GM is gettign rid of the problems from what I understand one of there biggest problems is employee benefits...
get rid of the employees with benefits, then get new employees with less benefits, fixes that problem with the benefits.-Eric<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/mustangeater82\" target=\"_blank\">2000 NBM V6 Camaro 5-speed</a> T-top <i>converted</i><br /><b>14.467@95.45mph</b> <i>$0 in mods</i><br /><i>The member formerly known as MustangEater8251</i>
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Interesting post.
I did not know GM had the same amount of complaints as BMW. All my friends are BMW nuts, they think BMW is the 1337. Sucks for them.<b><a href=\"http://members.cox.net/95batmobile/d86f.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Sinister Six©</b></a><br /><a href=\"http://www.sounddomain.com/id/95batmobile\" target=\"_blank\">My \'95 Bird</a><br />I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Ok, they're still doing horribly though.
So their existing customers complain less. who cares.
So they have 3 great factories, big deal.
The fact that they pay more taxes for the US doesn't change the fact that they're in horrible standing.
The fact that they're losing their ***, having forced layoffs, and are going for the overseas market more than the US market soon makes them a horrible company.2002 Silver Metallic A4 Firebird - All Options
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There IS a V8/RWD/affordable performance coupe coming from Chevy. That's all I'll say about that.
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Originally posted by shenanigans:
I agre its not all bad that GM is gettign rid of the problems from what I understand one of there biggest problems is employee benefits...
get rid of the employees with benefits, then get new employees with less benefits, fixes that problem with the benefits.
However, the corporate fat cats aren't going to cut their profits either. The UAW will push for more, and management won't cut their bonuses either...so who gets screwed? The consumer and ultimately the company as a whole.
Yes, the union is a "good-evil" but its like everything else, GREED ruins it. Managment creates unions.
UPS obviously had abusive management and there are some scoundrels in there and I'm very glad I'm a Teamster. However, our main competition, Federal Express is not unionized and they have voted down the IBT numerous times. Why? Because they have GOOD management and they get good benefits to begin with.
The teamsters are slowy beginning to get into DHL and I hope we do unionize DHL, because if we don't its gonna get a whole lot tougher. The DHL driver that picks up his missorts from our hub complains about how ****ty managment treats the DHL people, and he is very eager to vote in the Teamsters.
So before you take the easy way out and blame the UAW and workers, remember to also give half that blame to management who created those unions to begin with. Henry Ford was a VERY ruthless dictator towards his employees at Dearborn way back in the day, I'm sure GM was the same.-1999 Camaro Coupe 3800 Series II V6 A4 - SOLD<br />-1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP coupe
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Yeah... I'm going to buy in the family next... atleast they know what gas prices are doing. Steve wants this next with the CRD motor. And CRD = Common Rail Desiel
If the abroad is getting smaller/faster cars and we are getting bloated/slower pigs.... you think someone might figure out why we are not selling across the pond or in our own back yard????FirebirdV6.com/CamaroV6.com Administrator
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Originally posted by TealV6:
you think someone might figure out why we are not selling across the pond or in our own back yard????1978 Formula 461 in progress of being built :rock:
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crazy?? why... hobble over to the Jeep website and look at the specs on the Libby with the CRD motor... (read: clean desiel and 500 miles to a tank)!
Being that MB is DCX and DCX is MB.... it's "in the family" to me... getting employee discount dosn't suck either :DFirebirdV6.com/CamaroV6.com Administrator
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Originally posted by TealV6:
500 miles to a tank)!
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