Re: Question: How do you make Stern factory (american cars)

Did anybody see "Roger And Me?" While we are on the topic of American cars,
you should rent this. It was humorous, while getting a point out about how
deceptive big corporations can be, leaving small towns like Flint, MI, a
ghost town.

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"Keith Stelter" <stelter@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tell it brother!
> In my business (industrial valves and pumps), there are literally only 2
> or 3 American companies still manufacturing here in the states. My company
> makes 100% American made products out of 100% American made parts. Our
> foreign competitors that do the same dollar volume as us employ 4 or 5
> warehouse and office people at $10.00 per hour here in the states, and
> send in marketing people as needed from overseas. They rent warehouses in
> places like Mississippi, where they can pay the lowest wages and give few
> benefits. They donate NOTHING to local communities, local schools, or
> places like the Salvation Army. As a comparison, my company has somewhere
> around 50 SKILLED employees (CNC machinists, engineers, etc.) all making
> top dollar for their profession, and getting full benefits including 100%
> company paid health insurance. We buy our materials from local, American
> suppliers, and donate a large percentage of our profits back to local
> charities, schools, etc.
> It's too bad that everyone is so brainwashed.
> If you watch any of the news channels you can hear them all saying "wont
> it be incredible when GM files bankruptcy?" in the same morbid way that
> they wait drooling when a hurricane is going to hit somewhere and
> devastate the country. In the meantime a guy I know bought a Toyota Hybrid
> which shuts off unexpectedly on him when he's driving and then won't
> restart. He admits that he's been stranded in the middle of nowhere
> several times on long trips, and that he's had vacations screwed up
> because he's had to spend unplanned days and nights in hotels waiting for
> the dealership where he is stranded to get a software patch or something.
> But he still talks about Toyota like it's the greatest company in the
> world!
> I don't get it.
>
> "Ken In Texas" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I have owned all american cars for the most part...my two dodge trucks
>>have been top notch....and yes it has a HEMI....345 horse with no super
>>charger :) More HP than Ford or Chevy.....
>>
>> I have also had a mustang convertible and a seebring convertible...
>>
>> All of them have been great cars...none required a single repair before
>> they hit 100,000 miles....
>>
>> No, I think GM is having a hard time because they aren't building cars
>> people want....have you been in a dealership lately? Yawn!
>>
>> I mean I was a chevy guy...Nova, Chevelle, Camaro, Impala,
>> Bel-Air...these cars had style and flair....now I am supposed to get
>> excited when they build a cobalt? Or that PT cruiser rip off thing they
>> have now? I dont think so......
>>
>> Ford got it right with the new mustang....
>>
>> But Dodge? They have it right...the 300C, Magnum, Charger, and soon to
>> be new Challenger :) YIPEEE....oh and available from the factory with a
>> 6.1 Liter Hemi good for 425 ponies with no supercharger, or turbo....plus
>> you get air and all that other cool stuff....
>>
>> For those of you who are new to the Challenger concept it is set to debut
>> at the Detroit Auto Show next month....here are some guesses as to what
>> it may look like....
>>
>> http://www.dragsource.com/articles/2009challenger.jpg
>>
>> http://img267.echo.cx/img267/3824/zap15jd.jpg
>>
>> http://www.creatingthelie.com/auto_gallery/mopar/plum_challenger_front.htm
>>
>> I buy American when I can...and I shop with mom and pop stores when I
>> can.....the massive trade debt this country has and its other debt is
>> going to crush us if we cant get a handle on things....
>>
>> This country should export products NOT jobs.....
>>
>> Ken wrote:
>>
>>> Ron,
>>> American Cars are built better. Toyota knows this. Honda knows this.
>>> They don't spend money right now because they rely on what works. It's
>>> what hurt GM. People seem to forget that when the japanese came here
>>> the cars they made were absolute junk. The cars that General Motors make
>>> right now(the company I work for) are some of the highest rated quality
>>> built cars(cadillac,buick,pontiac) by consumer reports, the magazines
>>> that consumers rely on.9 brands that get 30+ mpg. The Chevy full size
>>> Silverado is made as a hybrid, and it doesn't stall and not start again
>>> like the Honda Civic, which is a huge proble for Honda, a second serious
>>> problem for that program. The G6 will compete with Lexus when they
>>> release the convertible in the spring. It will be the first american
>>> retractable hardtop to break the 30k price range and the G6 is already
>>> winning awards. When I buy a GM car the money stays here in America.
>>> When you buy a japanese car, the money goes back to japan, you don't
>>> stimulate the american economy in any way.Some may say well they produce
>>> jobs, but remember, if they produce 300,000 vehicles at that facility a
>>> year versus 1200 employees, the income from the sales of those vehicles
>>> is far greater than the paychecks of those employess. People are stuck
>>> with this ideology of what happened once in 1979 or something is still
>>> happening. The public relations machine is not rolling out any red
>>> carpet. The unions are opening their contracts to work management
>>> because the goverment has done nothing to assist America with
>>> Healthcare. This problem will one day cripple the the Toyota's, but not
>>> until they have made enough money to turn this country into a third
>>> world country. So buy your Japanese car if you think it's built better.
>>> How you know it's built better versus how I know it's buits better is
>>> somithing I can answer because I have data that shows what their quality
>>> numbers are and it's been in steady decline versus a steady rise for
>>> General motors.What General Motors does is tell you that they have won
>>> the awards that consumers are demanding that they win, but you are still
>>> kicking them. I was a little kid when GM supposedly made bad cars in the
>>> 80's, and now I work for them, and have worked for them proudly for 12
>>> years, been at three facilities and have seen how a car is built from
>>> the planning phase all the way to watching it roll off the assembly
>>> line and let me tell you I'm proud of those vehicles. I say go challenge
>>> yourself to look at the General Motors catalog of vehicles including
>>> Saab and Hummer.
>>
>> --
>> Ken In Texas
>> http://www.pinballrebel.com
>> Custom Pinball Cards, Jukeboxes, Drive In's
>>
>> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas.
>> If he is, he'll tell you on his own.
>> If he ain't, no need to embarrass him."
>>
>>
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