- Ford to Fire 30,000; Close 14 Factories
- DaimlerChrysler to Cut White Collar Staff by 1/5
Those were just a few of the headlines that caught my eye this morning. If you have been watching the automobile industry for any length of time in recent years these headlines should come as no surprise. Being from Alabama, and especially since the introduction of the Mercedes, Honda, Toyota and Hyundai plants locating to our state, the automobile industry has become all the buzz around here.
What will it take to "wake up" these manufacturing giants? The way I see it, the problem is simple - they "got the big head." Ford and Chevy among others think that everyone wants to be uber cool by driving the largest possible land yacht across town, when in fact had they (the companies) been paying attention they would have seen the trend away from HUGE cars to more enviro-friendly alternatives.
I also blame all of you "land yacht captians". Do you REALLY need an 8 passenger vehicle when all you haul is your makeup bag and a copy of the latest People?
Anyway, I will keep driving my gas-sipper and continue to pull out of the gas station ahead of all you who have been standing there for 15 minutes waiting for the pump to go bone dry.
--ben
p.s. - maybe that's it...people are being exposed to incredible amounts of gas fumes while waiting to fill their excursion and in turn the fumes are making them think that $100 for a tank of gas is a good deal...! HA!
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