Howard Nelson

"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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> "Franky Furter" <Frank@furter.com> wrote in message
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> > Y'all gots to remember that GM Ford and Chrys. can not import there
cars
> > like the Japanese import cars to the US, so its really an uneven
trade.
> > And its also the old saying someone elses Ice is always colder.
> > The people in the US will sell out to any body given the opportunity to
> > either save a buck or to keep up with the jones's and about 20 years
ago
> > the Jones's bought a Japanese car.
>
> Actually Ford was profitable in Europe and Asia - it lost money in the US.
> So it exports and makes money there. Just not here.
>
Ford does not export a significant number of cars to Europe. They build them
there. Couple of years ago I rented the British equivalent of the Ford
Taurus. Was much more like the Taurus SHO than the American Taurus.
Comfortable bucket seats, full instrumentation, 5 speed stick , tight
suspension. I suspect that if that if the US Taurus was built like that
sales would improve. I have not driven the European Focus but I have heard
the same good things. The European GM Opel can run with BMW and Mercedes in
Germany. Not the same fit and finish but close enough given the price
differences. The younger people in the US I talk to want similar cars (they
can't afford BMW, Audi and Acura) so they buy Honda, Toyota and Nissan where
they can get a car that is fun to drive.

Howard