DEALS ON WHEELS It certainly ought not to come to us as some that was not expected to happen - that American car manufacturers find it necessary to cut back severely.
When Ford Motor Company announced it plans to pink-slip from twenty-five to thirty thousand workers in is manufacturing, assembly and distribution systems some people expressed a limited measure of concern for the very first time. Such a cut goes far deeper than most citizens realize. It does not affect just the thirty thousand well-paid individuals will, no longer be getting their weekly check or benefits to which they are, as mere employees of a large firm, eligible. Financial and other advances through to have been associated with retirement can be quickly, and permanently nailed unemployment wall.
There may well be others as we along but they will I'm sure prove to b e anti-climactic and “also ran”entries in the race toward ruin. The action of the “big boys” get the main attention and we often fail to realize how vital the smaller losses can be. For very job that is lost, many others in related fields go with it. Any actions by the “big boys”is impressive but the smaller ones are important as well. They don't attract the same attention. And, we often forget that when any job is lost many jobs go with it.
There is ample evidence that we, as a nation, continue to buy new cars. We buy foreign-made cars and many reasons are cited for our doing so...among those reasons: quality. The nation's best selling units this past year have been HONDA cars and trucks. Owners will tell you why they changed. Their comments are not flattering the average local dealer, or distributor of American made vehicles.
Many will say the present method of selling new American cars by inducements are on the very edge of nightmare and insanity. Rebates no longer make good sense. Giving a buyer back as much as half has never made sense.
The American automobile makers need to realize value and quality must be maintained and their sales forces must be able to tell truth and sell cars.
A.L.M. January 27, 2006 [c376wds]
