News, Idea to aid carmakers: Fee on sales.

Bob48 · 11-21-2008, 01:49 PM

LOS ANGELES — Automotive titan Roger Penske thinks he's found a simple answer to bailing out Detroit's automakers — a restructuring fee that would be added to the price of every new car.

Instead of government loans to try to bridge General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F) and Chrysler through their financial crisis, Penske said Thursday that he likes the idea of a fee levied on every foreign or domestic vehicle sold that could raise billions a year for automakers.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...s-crisis_N.htm

Bravada · 11-22-2008, 07:04 AM

Let us start with some of the most imports to the US:

11-21-2008, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bob48 1.4 Liter Turbocharged ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 80	News, Idea to aid carmakers: Fee on sales. LOS ANGELES — Automotive titan Roger Penske thinks he's found a simple answer to bailing out Detroit's automakers — a restructuring fee that would be added to the price of every new car. Instead of government loans to try to bridge General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F) and Chrysler through their financial crisis, Penske said Thursday that he likes the idea of a fee levied on every foreign or domestic vehicle sold that could raise billions a year for automakers. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...s-crisis_N.htm

11-22-2008, 07:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bravada GMI Europe Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 13,835	Re: News, Idea to aid carmakers: Fee on sales. Let us start with some of the most imports to the US:

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