As expected - GM to Cut 25,000 Jobs

generikan · Tar Sands Joined: Feb 05, 2005 Posts: 54

>>GM cuts 25k

so............maybe these 25000 people can now join the army and fulfill the quota Razz

, right?

RiverRat · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 16, 2005 Posts: 210

Sounds pretty good.

The Army would love to have a bunch of angry displaced union thugs.

Orders would be ---> get yer 12 gauge… grab sum buck shot … git in yer pickup and drive 3000 miles due East.

Oh wait … ya … we’ll float ya over the big pond

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cube · Fusion Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 3776

lizzybeth · Tar Sands Joined: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 24

Good Point!
I saw a new ad campaign from GM corporate last night. Very curious - they were advertising - Everyone in America now gets the "Employee Discount". I find this very suspiciuous. One - I don't believe it unless they are really just eliminating the employee discount. On the other hand - they may be that desperate.
Also - I do remember something in the news a while back about assigned parking being very good for employees who drive GM, but out in the hinterlands for those who don't. Some kind of pressure!javascript:emoticon(' Crying or Very sad

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bruin · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

This is good news. The more PO adjustments made before PO means more time to adjust.

jimmydean · Heavy Crude Joined: May 05, 2005 Posts: 226

Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4567

Toyota is worried that GM and Ford won't survive:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/06/08/toyota_us.reut/index.html

They're afraid it will lead to protectionism that would exclude Japanese car companies from the U.S.

strider3700 · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:22 am Post subject:

I saw them talking about their issues a few mornings ago on CNBC. One of the things they said was they where building vehicles that people where not interested in buying. My thought was no crap, your building things that you can't sell and going broke doing int you think that might be an issue? Of course they pointed out that they needed to find ways to get the customers interested in their product.

Here is a hint, you can't talk me into needing a fullsize SUV, but if you make an inexpensive hybrid you may have me interested, until then I'm not even bothering with your car lots.

Do something different because what you're currently doing sucks.

Same goes for you Ford. Where is that turbo diesel focus I was told was coming 3 years ago?
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Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4567

Some analysts think bankruptcy might be the best option for GM:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/08/news/fortune500/gm_healthy_hurting/index.htm

Not that they're short of cash or anything, but declaring bankruptcy could free them from their obligations to their workers. (Health care, pensions, etc.)

spot5050 · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject:

Doomer? Conspiracy theorist? Pick your team.

No change round here... A or B...

The debate makes no progress. No debate. Everyone knows their answers. Zzzzzzzzz...

EnemyCombatant · Intermediate Crude Joined: Mar 16, 2005 Posts: 952

Anyone who only listens to mainstream media is a nut job conspiracy theorist, for sure.
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