On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:11:07 -0500, 80 Knight cast forth these pearls of > wisdom...:
>
>> >>>
>>>> You mean like Toyota that is reporting a loss for the last quarter of >>>> '08
>>>> and is expecting a much bigger lose in the first quarter of '09, those
>>>> geniuses? LOL
>>>
>>> I don't recall Toyota saying it may go bankrupt any time soon. How
>>> about GM, Ford or Chrysler?
>>
>> Change from December 2007
>> Chrysler -45.60%
>> Ford -33.80%
>> GM -39.30%
>> Honda -37.70%
>> Nissan -42.10%
>> Toyota -38.80%
>> Industry Total -38.40%
>>
>> A surprisingly grim forecast from Toyota Motor on Monday - that it
>> will lose money this fiscal year on its vehicle business for the first
>> time in seven decades - is the latest sign of the global auto
>> industry's sharp slowdown after years of rising profits and rapid >> expansion.
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>>
>> I disagree. I think Toyota is loosing money and business because they >> don't
>> make products American's want to buy...
>
> I agree - they are focused on that gas-guzzler market of SUV's and HUGE
> pickup trucks. I remember a 1960 Toyota that was nothing but an
> underpowered, rattling rust bucket...
Oh, don't I know it. And those damned Domestic cars only have FIVE cup holders! I mean, come on! Who can live with that little cup holders?