Comments on: A Small Step? http://themoderatevoice.com/13702/a-small-step/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:36:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/13702/a-small-step/comment-page-1/#comment-87632 DLS Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:05:47 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/science/energy/13702/a-small-step/#comment-87632 <blockquote>In the world of the Big Three engineers and technology are nothing. They are the floor mats to be stepped on and wipe your shoes on.</blockquote> A lot of engineers elsewhere will say the same.

In the world of the Big Three engineers and technology are nothing. They are the floor mats to be stepped on and wipe your shoes on.

A lot of engineers elsewhere will say the same.

]]> By: Jim Satterfield http://themoderatevoice.com/13702/a-small-step/comment-page-1/#comment-87460 Jim Satterfield Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:46:43 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/science/energy/13702/a-small-step/#comment-87460 In the world of the Big Three engineers and technology are nothing. They are the floor mats to be stepped on and wipe your shoes on. All that matters is marketing and continuing to attempt to continue a macho car culture that values nothing but power, speed and size. This is what has contributed to their profit margins in the past and they adapt to new realities too slowly to admit that continuing this attitude will doom them. In the world of the Big Three engineers and technology are nothing. They are the floor mats to be stepped on and wipe your shoes on. All that matters is marketing and continuing to attempt to continue a macho car culture that values nothing but power, speed and size. This is what has contributed to their profit margins in the past and they adapt to new realities too slowly to admit that continuing this attitude will doom them.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/13702/a-small-step/comment-page-1/#comment-87440 DLS Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:02:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/science/energy/13702/a-small-step/#comment-87440 I've said it before: a low-risk thing for the Big 3 to try is to bring here to the USA smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles (some of which are attractively styled) and just try selling them here in the USA. They already sell well overseas; why not just try them, <strong>already existing vehicles</strong>, here in the USA? I’ve said it before: a low-risk thing for the Big 3 to try is to bring here to the USA smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles (some of which are attractively styled) and just try selling them here in the USA. They already sell well overseas; why not just try them, already existing vehicles, here in the USA?

]]> By: Sam http://themoderatevoice.com/13702/a-small-step/comment-page-1/#comment-87413 Sam Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:21:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/science/energy/13702/a-small-step/#comment-87413 Is it just me or does it seem like the US Auto industry is trying to go the way of the dinosaurs? They can bitch all they want to about health care costs ruining their bottom line, but 3 years into $3 gas prices and GM is still pushing Hummers while Priuses are seem to be every other car on the road. Meanwhile they are trying to figure out how to get back on top of Toyota. Is it just me or does it seem like the US Auto industry is trying to go the way of the dinosaurs? They can bitch all they want to about health care costs ruining their bottom line, but 3 years into $3 gas prices and GM is still pushing Hummers while Priuses are seem to be every other car on the road. Meanwhile they are trying to figure out how to get back on top of Toyota.

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