Text 17565, 64 rader
Skriven 2006-01-26 05:54:00 av TIM RICHARDSON (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JEFF BINKLEY
Ärende: ECONOMY
===============
On 01-25-06, JEFF BINKLEY said to ED HULETT:


EH>-> BS> Bob would ask, why is making  sacrifice only expected
EH>-> BS> of the workers on the line and not company wide, management
EH>-> BS> included?


EH>-> BS> Bob would ask, why should management get performance
EH>-> BS> bonuses when the company has done so badly that it
EH>-> BS> must reduce its workforce by a third?


EH>-> BS> Finally, Bob would ask, what the troubles at Ford mean
EH>-> BS> for the "strong" economy?


EH>-> It means Ford is not running their business well.  Most US
EH>-> corporations have been running record earnings for the past 4-5
EH>-> quarters.


EH>William Ford, CEO of Ford Motor company said last night on CBS News
EH>that they have to re-invent the company -- Ford is an early 20th
EH>century company trying to do business in the 21st century.


JB>If they want to remain competitive they must change.  All companies need
JB>to at some point.


Years ago, the Japs began pushing vehicles onto the American that were fuel
efficient, stylish, and long-lasting.


Ford, GM and Chrysler kept putting out their gas hogs, and made no real
attempt to compete with what the Japs were making.


Fast forward to the seventies and eighties.


The few small vehicles Ford and GM were finally marketing still weren't very
competitive with the Japs, although they had a few on the market that would
get close to 20 MPG.


Here we are in the 21st century, and on any given day the number of Jap
vehicles on the road I see outnumber the American made vehicles three and four
to one!


In most cases, they cost many thousands less, get far greater MPG, and are
long lasting.


Drive through a neighborhood housing developement, where the houses are in the
$350,000 to $400,000 range, and the cars sitting in driveways are Jap made by
about a ratio of five to one.


---
*Durango b301 #PE* everything taste good!
 * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140)