Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

John Horner wrote:

> My prediction for the 2016 *retail* US sales rankings:
>
> 1) Toyota
> 2) Honda
> 3) Hyundai
> 4) GM-Ford (as a merged company)

Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
outsell all other car makers in the U.S.

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:
> Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
> seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
> outsell all other car makers in the U.S.

Together GM and Ford have $500.000.000.000 in debt

Merged into one bankruptcy it would be spectacular

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:
> Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
> seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
> outsell all other car makers in the U.S.

Together GM and Ford have $500.000.000.000 in debt

Merged into one bankruptcy it would be spectacular

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

On 6 Aug 2006 00:25:50 -0700, do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:

>John Horner wrote:
>
>> My prediction for the 2016 *retail* US sales rankings:
>>
>> 1) Toyota
>> 2) Honda
>> 3) Hyundai
>> 4) GM-Ford (as a merged company)
>
>Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
>seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
>outsell all other car makers in the U.S.

Merging Ford with GM in order to save them would be like tying the
Titanic to the Hindenberg in order to keep it from sinking.

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

On 6 Aug 2006 00:25:50 -0700, do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:

>John Horner wrote:
>
>> My prediction for the 2016 *retail* US sales rankings:
>>
>> 1) Toyota
>> 2) Honda
>> 3) Hyundai
>> 4) GM-Ford (as a merged company)
>
>Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
>seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
>outsell all other car makers in the U.S.

Merging Ford with GM in order to save them would be like tying the
Titanic to the Hindenberg in order to keep it from sinking.

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

On 6 Aug 2006 01:32:50 -0700, "Gosi" <gosinn@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:
>> Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
>> seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
>> outsell all other car makers in the U.S.
>
>Together GM and Ford have $500.000.000.000 in debt
>
>Merged into one bankruptcy it would be spectacular

And think of the synergy of the combined over-capacity.

Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?
 

On 6 Aug 2006 01:32:50 -0700, "Gosi" <gosinn@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:
>> Not to take the side of certain idiot flag wavers for GM, but I
>> seriously doubt that GM and Ford merged into a single company would not
>> outsell all other car makers in the U.S.
>
>Together GM and Ford have $500.000.000.000 in debt
>
>Merged into one bankruptcy it would be spectacular

And think of the synergy of the combined over-capacity.