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      01-06-2009, 08:09 AM   #17
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car makers will build whats being ordered

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Originally Posted by dmlgc View Post
The financial melt down changed the world including the car world, manufacturers will produce what will sell so they can survive. Research dollars will go where the sales dollars are.
In Europe we've been building cars to orders for years whilst America builds 4,000 red ones 2,000 white ones, 6,000 V8s & 10,000 straight six's.
the Dealers wre told you got 50 of these & 20 of them, and now go sell em.
This led to overstocks of some colours and models, and at the year model change, dealers needed to heavily discount to clear their stock.

This whole Crisis has been caused by the restricted credit made available from banks because the banks made bad management & investment decisions, and don't have the money to go lending here, there & everywhere.
they are now scared of high risk loans, and that's what started scaring people into not spending.
The order books started to dry up. the production of all things is slowly cutting back, but the first products to see this affect are the cars and houses, because that's where the most of us have large credit commitments.

Govermnts now need to step in to kick start the economy with mine and your Tax dollars; theat(s OK in my book. Better that they support our jobs, and with that our futuires and homes, than spend it on tanks & bombs fighting someone elses wars.

The senite didn't want to support the Detroit 3, but they will spend Billions support Isreal fight Palestine.
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