Dvorak almost says something clever

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 10:17:56PM -0400, Ian Petersen wrote:
> I don't know about VW, but Toyota and Honda have managed to avoid the
> unionization of their workers and I always thought that was a big
> financial benefit for them.  I can't cite any sources, but my
> understanding is that the big American car makers take home a couple
> of hundred dollars per vehicle for the entry-level cars, whereas the
> Japanese companies take home several hundred to a thousand, and I've
> been told the difference basically comes down to the unions.  I don't
> think Ford has a problem selling cars, either--I mean, didn't Toyota
> only _just_ surpass them in the sales numbers?  If that's true, then
> _somebody_ wants to buy what Ford is selling.

Toyota tied GM for sales in 2007 with both at 9.37 million.  Ford is
quite a bit down at number 3 with huge losses and continues drops of
sales of most of their models.  If it wasn't for the crazy people buying
the F series pickups, ford would probably be out of business by now.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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