Comments on: While America Slept. Friday, January 9, 2009

By: no_slushbox

no_slushbox — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:56:55 +0000

The South Koreans let their smallest, worst automaker, that just happens to be partially foreign owned, fail. Maybe we can learn something from them.

By: Strippo

Strippo — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:38:20 +0000

For the first time in 15 years, Germany’s BMW is closing out the year with a reduction in global sales. They sold 4.7 percent less Bimmers, MINIs and Rollers than in the prior year, Automobilwoche (sub) reports. It might get worse in 2009. In December, they sold 26.4 percent less.

Since value for the dollar is paramount now, and since BMW doesn’t build vehicles that are meant to be driven for more than four years without: a) losing their value as status symbols, and; b) becoming insatiable money pits, I’d say a bad 2009 for BMW is a pretty safe bet. Lexus may well have a “bad” year, too, but it’s all relative.

By: Stingray

Stingray — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:51:54 +0000

Super rice racer well put, accurate, but this is better:

Super hyped rice racer