View Single Post
Aerkuld Aerkuld is offline
Un Chien Andalusia
 
Aerkuld's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bay Area, SF, CA
Posts: 2,679
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile View Post
...But I think ultimately the death of GM will be due to the unions and out-of-control pension obligations. Eventually they'll be bought out by someone else, probably Toyota.
Why would Toyota want them?
They already have an US dealer network and infrastructure. I hate to say this, but I think there may be car companies in other 'developing' parts of the world that may stand to gain a lot more by buying an existing US manufacturer, if you catch my drift.

Look at the Indian company Tata. Earlier this year they bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford.

I think I've mentioned this before, the similarities of the US auto manufacturers situation to the decline of the British motor industry, and it just keeps coming back again and again.

Sad to see but probably inevitable.
__________________
2002 996 Carrera - Seal Grey (Daily Driver / Track Car)
1964 Morris Mini - Former Finnish Rally Car
1987 911 Carrera Coupe - Carmine Red - SOLD :-(
1998 986 Boxster - Black - SOLD
1984 944 - Red - SOLD
Old 07-03-2008, 12:07 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #19 (permalink)