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发帖数: 3803 | 1 Who wants a union? Not Southern autoworkers, it seems
By JERRY HIRSCH
Los Angeles Times
Related:
http://www.latimes.com/
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Carmakers scramble to hire electric engineers
Who wants a union? Not Southern autoworkers, it seems
Change your job-hunting strategy to better your odds
Canyon Ranch founder practices what he preaches
Your Office Coach: Try to adapt to unwelcome management change
Q&A: To keep work distractions at bay, consider curbs on email
New graduates look in vain for expected jo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 2 By Greg Autry and Peter Navarro
December 11, 2011
A Los Angeles firm has quietly assembled a Trojan horse electric car
designed to carry the Chinese military-industrial complex deep into America'
s auto market. Detroit should be afraid, very afraid. And anyone in the U.S.
unemployment line — along with American taxpayers, who are subsidizing
this sham — should be outraged.
The car is branded Coda and debuted at the L.A. Auto Show. While Coda
Automotive salespeople were eager to portray it as "Al... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 3 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande's approval rating slipped
sharply in July, a poll showed on Monday, as enthusiasm for the Socialist
leader suffered amid weak economic news, unfavorable headlines and a raft of
heavy tax rises.
Hollande's popularity dropped five percentage points to 53 percent while
that of his prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, was steady at 56 percent,
pollster LH2 said in a survey published in left-leaning magazine Le Nouvel
Observateur.
July has been Hollande's ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 4 双城记－－向左转的底特律和向右转的休斯顿；1900-1930年间，底特律是全世界增长
最快的城市，今天那里非婚生子女比例是80%，半数人口处于文盲状态
Tale of Two Cities
By Mona Charen
1/29/2013
It isn't often that you get reading suggestions from a United States senator
, but that's what happened this past weekend for those who attended the
National Review Institute's summit meeting in Washington, D.C.
The three-day conclave, part election post-mortem and part revival meeting (
that is, reviving conservatism and America), featured a bracing dose of
conservative intell... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 5 For 7 years, VW software thwarted pollution regulations
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world's top-selling carmaker
trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high
performance of diesel-powered vehicles that met America's tough Clean Air
laws.
VW's success story was so good that pollution-control advocates did their
own tests, hoping to persuade other countries to enforce the same strict
standards.
Instead, they got a foul-smelling surprise: In actual driving, the VWs
s... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4736 | 6 Japan says preparing for all possible U.S. trade contingencies
By Tetsushi Kajimoto | TOKYO
东京消息，日本政府发言人表示，现在日本准备任何可能的方法面对美国总统trump从
TPP的退出。
TOKYO Japan is preparing for all possible contingencies regarding trade
talks with the United States, the top government spokesman said on Friday,
after U.S. President Donald Trump ditched the Trans-Pacific Partnership free
trade deal this week.
二月，日本首相安倍将到华盛顿，Trump政府告知日本，Trump寻求以最快和富有成效的
方法解决美国与日本的贸易问题。
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 20965 | 7 US tax reform promises big income boost for German carmakers
As a result, Daimler projected its net income to grow by around 1.7 billion
euros ($2 billion) this year
这钱最后通过德国政府还是到了穆斯林手里
川粉哭晕在厕所里 |
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发帖数: 2136 | 8 Toyota set to post first net loss since 1963
guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 January 2009
Japanese carmakers' woes deepened today amid reports that Toyota will suffer
much bigger operating losses than the ¥150bn (£1.2bn) it
projected a month ago.
The firm is now expected to post an annual loss of about ¥400bn, the
Nikkei business daily said.
Toyota, which announces its third-quarter earnings next week, is also poised
to post a net loss through to March, having forecast a profit of ¥ |
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发帖数: 3803 | 10 看来主要的争议在于日系车vs美国车&韩国车。
日系车的最大症结在于：是不是定价太高了？？？
我的印象，至少本田丰田的确定价高太多了。
And they can sell their cars overpriced, only because some ppl
go to buy reputation in addition to physical cars.
I recently tried to buy a used car for a budget of $5-6000.
When I look through ads on local classified, got really pissed
off how high toyota/honda would sell. with the money, I can only get
a 7-yr-old civic/corolla or 8-10 yr old accord/camry.
I do know the two Nippon carmakers are better in quality issues.
But I ju |
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发帖数: 1138 | 11 "Frank Ursomarso, who owns a bmw dealership in Wilmington, Del., says you
can drive a new 530i sedan for $489 a month--not much more than what you'd
pay to get in the smaller Audi A4."
Guess Who's Cutting Deals
Here's your auto biz quiz: Which carmaker spent the most money per vehicle
in October on customer incentives? If you said Ford (F ) or General Motors,
(GM ) you're wrong. If you think it's Chrysler (DCX ), you're close, but
wrong again. Believe it or not, it's bmw. The company started to |
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发帖数: 5697 | 12 看看nytimes今天的文章对此做的专业调查吧, 那些不懂英文的偷渡客就不用读了, 反
正你们读不懂:
Ford and G.M. have taken impressive steps over the last five years to
improve the performance and durability of their vehicles. But every
undertaking raises the same question: What took you so long?
Part of the answer, academics and industry analysts say, is that for years
American carmakers made so much money from high-margin behemoths like pickup
trucks and S.U.V.’s that ignoring quality held little financial downside
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发帖数: 5697 | 13 不懂英文的美轮大法偷渡客们就不要读了,你们读不懂的:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/business/07quality.html
找了专业人士和教授讲了为什么美国车质量那么差, 底特律向toyota学到了什么
“You’ve got to understand, for years, American carmakers derided Toyota
for its attention to quality,” says Susan R. Helper, a professor of
economics at Case Western Reserve University. “They wanted just the right
amount of quality, just the right amount of styling. U.S. companies didn’t
need to care.”
For American makers, the emphasis was on introducing new features — til |
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发帖数: 330 | 14 no, it's fake news. Toyota is set-up by US gov. who want to save the US car
makers.
so, Toyota always best carmaker on the earth!!! |
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发帖数: 48 | 15 Warren Buffett has come to China this week with fanfare to preach
philanthropy. His first stop, however, was not about giving money, but
profiting from green technologies.
In Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boomtown abutting Hong Kong, BYD, the
battery-maker turned carmaker in which Buffett has a 10 per cent stake, held
a “build your dreams” conference for its 1,200 auto dealers from around
the country. In a packed hotel ballroom, Buffett sang the praises of BYD’s
electric cars.
“BYD is a young a |
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发帖数: 9567 | 16 http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q1/how_to_adjust_your_mirrors_to_avoid_blind_spots-feature
How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature
For the past few years, various carmakers have been offering blind-spot
detection systems for their cars’ side mirrors. Often complex, these
systems employ cameras or radar to scan the adjoining lanes for vehicles
that may have disappeared from view.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper in 1995
suggesting how outside m... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 26623 | 17 first 60,000 eligible vehicles per carmaker
福特和本田应该是也没有了(包括mercury林肯等马甲)。其他牌子似乎都还有。 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 18 Nick Bunkley, Hyundai Lifts Alabama; Jobs bring prosperity despite recession
's effects. New York Times, Feb 19, 2011 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/business
/19hyundai.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=hyundai&st=cse
Quote:
"In 2010, Hyundai and Kia each posted their highest sales in the United
States and, taken together, surged ahead of Ford Motor to become fourth-
largest automaker worldwide.
"“If folks looked deeply at how far we’ve gone so quickly, from having no
U.S. production f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8769 | 22 http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Best-Car-Deals
Carmaker
Car Deal
Expires
Buick, GMC,
Cadillac,Chevrolet 0% APR financing for up to 60 months on many models.
3/31/11
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep 0% APR for up to 72 months; availability depends
on model, year and region.
3/31/11
Ford, Lincoln 0 % APR financing for up to 60 months on many 2011 models
; some 2010 models available with cash back, depending on region.
4/4/11
Volkswagen 1.9% APR financing... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 23 Warren Buffet has had no desire to get into tech stocks. And when he did--
possibly the only time (at urging of LI Lu?)--he may come out losing badly.
China's carmakers | Dream deferred; A Chinese car company carrying great
expectations stalls. Economist, Mar 24, 2011.
http://www.economist.com/node/18441175?story_id=18441175
(In BYD "Mr Buffett seemed to have picked another winner." But * * *) |
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发帖数: 1828 | 24 You're driving along in your car or truck and suddenly a yellow light
illuminates on your dash telling you to check or service your engine. If you
're like most car owners, you have little idea about what that light is
trying to tell you or exactly how you should react.
Call it the most misunderstood indicator on your dashboard, the "check
engine" light can mean many different things, from a loose gas cap to a
seriously misfiring engine.
"It doesn't mean you have to pull the car over to the side... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 25 (1) 中国四月汽车销售两年多来首次下跌. VOA Chinese, May 11, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110511-China-Auto-Sales-Drop-in-April-121627904.html
(" 这是27月来的首次负增长。 政府优惠政策的结束以及一些城市的限购政策减弱了需
求。燃油价格攀升和日本地震也在一定程度上影响到市场。中国汽车工业协会发布消息
说，四月份中国的汽车产量为155万辆，同比下降了0.25%，环比下跌15.98%。与此同时
， 汽车的产量也出现下跌，跌幅达到15.12%，为153万辆。")
My comment: Double-check indicates 四月份中国的汽车产量为155万辆 should be "
销"量.
2011年4月汽车产销信息发布会通稿. 中国汽车工业协会 China Association of
Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), May 11, 2011.
http://www.auto-stats.org.cn/Read... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 26 I just added comment to teh original posting. For your convenience, it is
reproduced here.
(c) My comment
(i) Maia Huang, Eight Taiwanese Companies Among FT Global 500. Central News
Agency, July 3, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID
(TSMC > Hon Hai > HTC> Formosa Petrochemical> Chunghwa Telecom > Nanya
Plastics > Formosa Chemicals & Fiber > Formosa Plastics)
I always believe that if one's has his own money at the stake, he will work
hard. That is why capitalism ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 27 Jason Chow, China Revs Up BMW’s Sales. Scene Asia (a brand of Wall Street
Journal), Aug 2, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/08/02/china-revs-up-bmws-sales/
Quote:
"Over the first six months of the year, BMW sold 121,614 cars in China. That
figure represents 27% of the global total and is also 61% higher than the
sales in China for the first six months of 2010. * * * BMW has been able to
lower its costs because it has shifted some of its production to China,
allowing it to avoid having to pa... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1398 | 29 General Motors (GM, Fortune 500), Saab's former owner, had objected to a
recently proposed deal under which the company would have been sold to
Chinese investors including carmaker Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile.
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发帖数: 141 | 30 Odyssey over power tailgate WASHINGTON (AP) Japanese carmakers in the United
States next month, Honda Odyssey minivan, '"recalled about 45,747 units
would conduct the U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 22 (
local time) said. |
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发帖数: 36302 | 31 HONDA销量增长了45%。
Honda Motor Co.’s U.S. sales recovery accelerated in July with the market’
s biggest volume gain, helping automakers stay on pace for their best year
since 2007.
Honda, Japan’s third-largest carmaker, posted an increase of 45 percent,
beating the 41 percent average of eight analysts’ estimates compiled by
Bloomberg. Sales advanced 26 percent at Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), which
like Honda saw deliveries plunge after natural disasters cut parts supplies
a year ago, and 16 percent at... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 34 | 32 这么优秀的功能也不好好在广告里吹嘘吹嘘！
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/the-rise-of-
Anyone who's heard a Ferrari V-8 at full wail knows perfectly well that
engines make music. But today, that vroom-vroom is getting harder to hear,
thanks in equal parts to turbochargers that muffle the noise, increasingly
insulated cabins, and government noise regulations.
Automakers are well aware that a snarly engine note enhances the behind-the-
wheel experience—especially for sporty cars—and all sorts of dev... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 799 | 34 This is the way that Japan basher should go...
President Barack Obama should tell Japan’s new government that the U.S.
will retaliate for policies aimed at weakening the yen, a group representing
Ford Motor Co. (F), General Motors Co. (GM) and Chrysler LLC said.
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, which reclaimed power last month, has let
the yen continue its slide against the dollar, making U.S. auto exports
relatively expensive, the American Automotive Policy Council said today in a
statement.
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发帖数: 12623 | 35 oh boy, Japs are to drive up their exports, even by weakening Yen, it's not
likely going to affect much since most Jap cars are made here in the US or
Canada. |
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发帖数: 17565 | 36 红脖们哪能明白这些东西，凡是整asian的就支持，高呼god bless america即可
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发帖数: 12623 | 37 The automakers are not rednecks, they are Detroit thugs, often well-educated
and good politics players. |
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发帖数: 19244 | 38 竟然weak了 什么时候weak的
看来lexus要热卖了
representing
let
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发帖数: 799 | 41 No more discount from Korean carmakers? The right to print money is the king
.
The won has been appreciating against both the U.S. dollar and the Japanese
yen as both the countries have implemented easy monetary policy to revive
their economies. The won gained roughly 8% (biggest since 2009) against the
dollar in 2012.
Meanwhile, the yen fell 11% against the dollar. This is bad news for Hyundai
, as it will give a way to its Japanese competitors, including Toyota Motor
Corp. (TM), Honda Motor C... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3556 | 44 Volkswagen AG (VOW3) plans to bring back the Phaeton luxury sedan to the U.S
. as the carmaker looks to reignite flagging growth in one of the few
markets it has been unable to crack.
The Phaeton, the brand’s most expensive model, could be shown to U.S.
consumers in January as VW prepares the car’s return after pulling it seven
years ago because of weak sales. The reintroduction, which would complement
the rollout of new sport-utility vehicles, is aimed at showing off VW’s
engineering prowess as... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19053 | 45 Nissan recalls 908,900 vehicles globally for accelerator sensor flaw
Nissan Motor Co. is recalling around 908,900 vehicles globally, including 98
,300 models in the United States, due to a flaw in an accelerator sensor
that could cause the engine to stall, the carmaker said on Thursday.
No accidents or injuries have been reported to Nissan, spokesman Chris
Keeffe said.
The affected vehicles were produced in Japan between 2004 and 2010. In Japan
, the recall affects 764,800 vehicles and covers ce... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4964 | 46 The Transit Connect carries the same sort of commercial-vehicle vibe as did
the big, stern-looking Volkswagen Vanagon/Eurovan. Ford believes this
nonminivan minivan—it will be offered in five-seat form with a Focus-sized
104.8-inch wheelbase and a seven-seat version that rides on a Chrysler 300–
like 120.6-inch wheelbase—is the right fit for those who believe minivans
have become too large, expensive, and inefficient. Other carmakers certainly
have gone down a similar road (Honda with the Elemen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1872 | 47 根据CNN 如下报道， 美国汽车市场现在是供给远远大于需求， 大家可以使劲砍价，
呵呵
Why are carmakers stuffing dealers' lots with inventory?
http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/30/autos/channel-stuffing-cars.for
摘要： Jackson's worst fears have been realized: The industry is hooked.
Despite 2013 being the best year for auto sales since 2007, automakers
entered the year with nearly 3.5 million units of unsold stock and are
expected to build as many as 1.4 million additional light vehicles in the
month in January, traditionally a slow month for ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2570 | 49 Brown metallic shooting brake concept will hopefully make it to Geneva.
Not the most traditional route for a car to be teased, but the last in a
trio of Volvo concepts has surfaced via a Swedish raincoat maker. Following
the Concept Coupe revealed in Frankfurt, and the Concept XC Coupe from
Detroit, the Concept Estate will be unveiled next week in Geneva. Volvo has
commissioned Stutterheim to create a high-quality car cover for the shooting
brake and the images from its website give us a glimpse... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7062 | 50 有没有类似的Toyota撒谎的证据，好奇。
It was nearly five years ago that any doubts were laid to rest among enginee
rs at General Motors about a dangerous and faulty ignition switch. At a meet
ing on May 15, 2009, they learned that data in the black boxes of Chevrolet
Cobalts confirmed a potentially fatal defect existed in hundreds of thousand
s of cars.
But in the months and years that followed, as a trove of internal documents
and studies mounted, G.M. told the families of accident victims and other cu
stomers... 阅读全帖 |
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