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Originally Posted by Infiniti Z350
Couple of counterpoints for you...
Nissan does have experience in all of those alternative fuel-technologies you mentioned:
Ethanol (see Titan)
Hybrid (see Tino Hybrid sold in Japan)
Electric (see Altra and Hypermini)
Hydrogen (see X-Trail FCV et al)
You say bringing in Ghosn now would be an ill-timed maneuver but Nissan at one time wasn't in the most healthy shape either when he he was brought about. Now they're are one of the most profitable companies out there. The benefits seem to have won out over the risk. Besides, if not now when? Would you wait until GM is literally at bankruptcy's door?
Would bringing in Ghosn cause a shake-up within GM? I suppose there's that possibility but look at it like this: When doctors issue treatment to or perform surgery on patients, do they not do it when the patient is stronger and stands a better chance at surviving it? They don't wait until they are on the verge of death to do something.
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they are STILL failing to hit THEIR predicted sales targets, the "renaissance" at NR is stalling as of now. If you interpret the merger as Ghnosen running GM, then we should just hire him! But I think R. Wagoner, Duke Alumnus, is making gradual progress and will lead us out of the woods just like BLutz stated a year ago that he would.
Its easy to get to the top, its hard to stay there, just as Nissan that ? and Cadillac is having a hard enough time maintaining all their gains, the CTS will be extremely telling of the staying power of this "New" cadillac.
Someone thinks that you may be favoring this buyout b/c then you could say you are actually "Buying American" on the technicality that it would be a French-Japanese-American company, but its just a shot in the dark
What really frightens me is this definitely without any doubt sounds like a takeover, WHY DOESN'T GM GO BUY 10% OF EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES, i mean, heck we have 1.5 times as many employees, 2x as much revenues, and about 2x-2.5x as much marketshare in the US and Globally???? Anyone feel free to "clue me in" as i truly don't understand this? Also, there are only two companies I would "takeover" if I were GM, Toyota or Ford, buy into the most efficient highest quality car company in the world and call it GM-Toyota (like Daimler-Chrysler, not Toyota-GM...there is no such thing as a merger of equals) and make Toyota truly american as it seems thats what they want to do anyways, i mean they practically wrap themselves in the USA flag in every single commercial and car-related event they seem to be in (cough nascar cough). Or just create a "SuperAmerican" GM-FORD alliance/merger and have at least one US company left standing...
I read in the Free Press today quoting Ford President of Americas stating to Congress that the last US Car company IS a national treasure.
Lastly, I was at the hospital working last week and was chatting with this other nursing assistant, she said she and her hubby worked for DCX, I said that I was part of a GM family, she said "Oh, hmmm" I said "hey at least you're buying american (meaning chrysler, even if they are only .5 american
) as opposed to a Toyota or Honda, I'd much rather see you purchase an American vehicle" preferably a GM, but a Ford is great to purchase too as is a Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge as opposed to a toyohondassanundaikia if you are catching my drift. I really shocked her with that thinking, I believe more people should follow that philosophy before we don't have any american car companies left!!!
