Comments on: SUV sales decline http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/suv-sales-decline/ One Damn Thing Leads to Another Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: M. Mortazavi http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/suv-sales-decline/#comment-1054 M. Mortazavi Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:06:49 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=136#comment-1054 Solving Detroit's problem is easier than many imagine. It's called peace. I've already described one scenario <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/MortazaviBlog?entry=how_to_solve_the_car ">here</a>: <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/MortazaviBlog?entry=how_to_solve_the_car ">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/MortazaviBlog?entry=how_to_solve_the_car</a>. Alfred Sloan put aside about $300 mil for reconversion of GM to civilian production after the Second World War. It didn't quite work because GM went back to quite a large, almost continuous war production shortly after. However, there is no reason why it cannot be made to work. Peace is far better than war for the econmoy. Solving Detroit’s problem is easier than many imagine.

It’s called peace.

I’ve already described one scenario here:
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/MortazaviBlog?entry=how_to_solve_the_car.

Alfred Sloan put aside about $300 mil for reconversion of GM to civilian production after the Second World War. It didn’t quite work because GM went back to quite a large, almost continuous war production shortly after. However, there is no reason why it cannot be made to work.

Peace is far better than war for the econmoy.

]]> By: Andrew burton http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/suv-sales-decline/#comment-215 Andrew burton Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:20:21 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=136#comment-215 Unfortunately, I can't quite afford to own two cars. And I need my big Toyota to drag around supplies and equipment for my business every week, to tow my boat on her trailer a couple of times a year and to drag a pile of kids and equipment to the mountains to go skiing several times every winter. The rest of the time it would make perfect sense to own a Miata. Unfortunately, I can’t quite afford to own two cars. And I need my big Toyota to drag around supplies and equipment for my business every week, to tow my boat on her trailer a couple of times a year and to drag a pile of kids and equipment to the mountains to go skiing several times every winter. The rest of the time it would make perfect sense to own a Miata.

]]> By: Sean http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/suv-sales-decline/#comment-213 Sean Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:55:49 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=136#comment-213 Hmmm.... It may be a good time for us to buy an SUV then. Where we live a 4WD vehicle with decent cargo capacity is a necessity. Hmmm…. It may be a good time for us to buy an SUV then. Where we live a 4WD vehicle with decent cargo capacity is a necessity.

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