GM laying off 15% of workers and shutting down 5 plants due to trump tariffs

Fogdog

Fogdog

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Buddha2525 said:
Why is it that every single one of you snowflakes blame everyone except the real person behind your unhappiness in life, yourself? That's what children do. Which is why the term snowflake was invented to describe you, because calling you a child is insulting to real children who eventualy grow up.
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Oh, hi,

I was wondering if you would please explain why you said that white genocide is the same as fair lending laws?
 
Fogdog

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Lucky Luke said:
First of all let me say im a big fan of Honda. I sold both Honda cars and Motorbikes over the years and have won many trips and lots of apparel due to their fantastic western work ethics. Same cannot be said for the workers in the Asian countries im afaraid.
However The NSX is to clinical to be classed as a proper super car. Its more a sports car. Super cars are meant to be a little scary to drive. Corvettes and mustangs are muscle car's. A little scary to drive fast but handle like crap. (Like most American cars)
Lamborghini make arguably the best supercars for a reason. They look insane. Will kill you if you get it wrong and will stick to a corner like shit to a blanket. Who care's if you cannot see out of the rear window or you have to contort your body and have three tries to get into the thing? Ferrari F40 didn't even come with a radio and had leather straps as door handles.
If you were a teenage boy would you want a Lambo on your bedroom wall or a NSX?

Used NSX's are pretty damn inexpensive and the reason for this is they are just to safe and beige to be a super car.
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I had the map of Middle Earth on my wall.
 
zeddd

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Buddha2525 said:
Why is it that every single one of you snowflakes blame everyone except the real person behind your unhappiness in life, yourself? That's what children do. Which is why the term snowflake was invented to describe you, because calling you a child is insulting to real children who eventualy grow up.
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Space occupying lesion?
 
UncleBuck

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cheemo said:
I'm not a Trump fan, or a fan of any politician or political party for that matter...but I have to ask...when will people realize the economic difficulty of any developed country is the result of extreme corporate greed? closing plants only ensures executives will continue to receive ungodly amounts of money from the backs of suppressed workers. when will enough be enough? the chairman/CEO of GM makes almost 22 million per year.
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GM is laying off 15000 workers because of trumps retarded and unwinnable trade war
 
doublejj

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Lucky Luke said:
First of all let me say im a big fan of Honda. I sold both Honda cars and Motorbikes over the years and have won many trips and lots of apparel due to their fantastic western work ethics. Same cannot be said for the workers in the Asian countries im afaraid.
However The NSX is to clinical to be classed as a proper super car. Its more a sports car. Super cars are meant to be a little scary to drive. Corvettes and mustangs are muscle car's. A little scary to drive fast but handle like crap. (Like most American cars)
Lamborghini make arguably the best supercars for a reason. They look insane. Will kill you if you get it wrong and will stick to a corner like shit to a blanket. Who care's if you cannot see out of the rear window or you have to contort your body and have three tries to get into the thing? Ferrari F40 didn't even come with a radio and had leather straps as door handles.
If you were a teenage boy would you want a Lambo on your bedroom wall or a NSX?

Used NSX's are pretty damn inexpensive and the reason for this is they are just to safe and beige to be a super car.
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I guarantee I could scare you in this. I once took my boss to lunch at a restaurant about a mile from work.......He refused to get back in after.....and walked back! lol
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Grandpapy

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Buddha2525 said:
Why is it that every single one of you snowflakes blame everyone except the real person behind your unhappiness in life, yourself? That's what children do. Which is why the term snowflake was invented to describe you, because calling you a child is insulting to real children who eventualy grow up.
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Jan 23, 2018 - Tourism to U.S. under Trump is down, costing $4.6B and 40,000 jobs ... drop in travel spending and a 4 percent decline in inbound travel.

Some people have short memory.

New numbers out soon.
 
Lucky Luke

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doublejj said:
don't tell Ferrari....
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Cool I always like to watch the old clip etc when the fords bet the Ferraris etc. Ill watch that later today.
But its still not a super car. I don't think Super cars existed then.
Maybe its a language thing and you guys call them hyper cars not super cars?
List of HyperCars (top speed between 200 and 280 MPH)Edit
  • McLaren P1 (217mph)
  • Zenvo ST1 (233 mph)
  • Pagani Huayra (231 mph)
  • Ultima GTR (231 mph gearing limited[10])
  • Ferrari LaFerrari (230 mph est.)
  • Gumpert Apollo (224 mph)
  • Ferrari Enzo (221 mph)
  • Lamborghini Veneno (221 mph)
  • Ascari A10 (220 mph)
  • Aston Martin One-77 (220 mph)
  • Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster (215 mph)
  • Lamborghini Reventòn (213 mph)
  • Jaguar XJ220 (212 mph est.)
  • Ferrai FXX (211 mph)
  • Lamborghini Aventador (217 MPH est.)
  • Porsche 918 Spyder (211 mph)
  • Maserati MC12 (205 mph)
  • Porsche Carrera GT (205 mph)
  • Falcon F7 (204 mph)
  • Arrinera Hussarya (211 mph)
  • Ferrari F50 (202 mph)
  • Rimac concept S (226 mph)
  • Ferrari F40 (201 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Agera R (273 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Agera RS (277.87 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Regera (249 mph)
  • Lamborghini Centenario (217 mph)
  • Devel sixteen (Not yet in production) (310 mph)
  • Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (267 mph)
  • Bugatti Chiron (Electronically limited top speed of 261 mph)
  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Viteese 16.4 (254.04 mph)
 
doublejj

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Lucky Luke said:
Cool I always like to watch the old clip etc when the fords bet the Ferraris etc. Ill watch that later today.
But its still not a super car. I don't think Super cars existed then.
Maybe its a language thing and you guys call them hyper cars not super cars?
List of HyperCars (top speed between 200 and 280 MPH)Edit
  • McLaren P1 (217mph)
  • Zenvo ST1 (233 mph)
  • Pagani Huayra (231 mph)
  • Ultima GTR (231 mph gearing limited[10])
  • Ferrari LaFerrari (230 mph est.)
  • Gumpert Apollo (224 mph)
  • Ferrari Enzo (221 mph)
  • Lamborghini Veneno (221 mph)
  • Ascari A10 (220 mph)
  • Aston Martin One-77 (220 mph)
  • Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster (215 mph)
  • Lamborghini Reventòn (213 mph)
  • Jaguar XJ220 (212 mph est.)
  • Ferrai FXX (211 mph)
  • Lamborghini Aventador (217 MPH est.)
  • Porsche 918 Spyder (211 mph)
  • Maserati MC12 (205 mph)
  • Porsche Carrera GT (205 mph)
  • Falcon F7 (204 mph)
  • Arrinera Hussarya (211 mph)
  • Ferrari F50 (202 mph)
  • Rimac concept S (226 mph)
  • Ferrari F40 (201 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Agera R (273 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Agera RS (277.87 mph)
  • Koenigsegg Regera (249 mph)
  • Lamborghini Centenario (217 mph)
  • Devel sixteen (Not yet in production) (310 mph)
  • Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (267 mph)
  • Bugatti Chiron (Electronically limited top speed of 261 mph)
  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Viteese 16.4 (254.04 mph)
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Tesla for the win!.....

 
too larry

too larry

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What had happened was. . . . .

GM sees a down turn on the way. They will be selling less cars next year. So they wanted to get out in front of it. This is just a cost savings move. The cars made in these plants {small, fuel efficient models, including the Volt} are not selling well, and are not as profitable as SUV's anyway. So it makes good business sense to close the plants. In fact, the stock price rose 6% on the news.

Still sucks the big one for all the folks losing their jobs. And bad PR for GM, right before Christmas.

I did hear the line workers would have a chance to relocate, but the white collar jobs were just gone.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Just ride a sports bike on a winding country rd. if they doesn't get ya rocks off then buy a Toyota Yaris. Cheap explosive power on two wheels.

Ive been lucky enough to drive a few Porches as an ex Boss used to collect them and early Mustangs and two Ferraris, an older Dina and a Testarossa. Ferraris look and sound the goods but a Porshe is much more of a drivers car, sure its no super car but as a drivable sports car bloody fantastic.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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too larry said:
What had happened was. . . . .

GM sees a down turn on the way. They will be selling less cars next year. So they wanted to get out in front of it. This is just a cost savings move. The cars made in these plants {small, fuel efficient models, including the Volt} are not selling well, and are not as profitable as SUV's anyway. So it makes good business sense to close the plants. In fact, the stock price rose 6% on the news.

Still sucks the big one for all the folks losing their jobs. And bad PR for GM, right before Christmas.

I did hear the line workers would have a chance to relocate, but the white collar jobs were just gone.
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Australia doesn't have an auto industry anymore. Its far cheaper to desigh them here and make them over seas. And that's OK, that's what trade is all about.
Yes it sucks for those working there but as the cost of living increases so needs to the wage, and with that some jobs relocate to other countries and someone you will never meet will get to pay his bills by doing the same job they did.
The Indian Company Tata is the new GM.
 
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