The 6.1 Charger is a sweet ride, and I'm glad I have the choice to buy this car- what, you want to go back to 1974?

Only the truly ignorant would be a snob about this ride....

Still, a sweet ride- gonna be worth every penny of the $42K they'll be asking for the used ones next year.....

Hello Bob- this isn't a turnaround plan, it's a "all is quiet on the Western front" plan;

Good luck with the Ch 11 reorg.....

It's not about legitimate antique cases- it's about cheap bastards trying to save a buck on their car insurance- a 45 yr old piece of shit has just as much liability hitting a motorcycle as a new Bimmer;

Unless they can factually document the usage of the car under the SPELLED OUT insurance guidelines for antique cars, pay up, sucker.

Wow- thank you, Captain Obvious-

Hey, did you hear that the Mini has four wheels, too?

Yep, no doubt that's his cute accounting trick;

Hey- worked for Enron too- for awhile......

Saleen prospered due to easy-credit Ford financing- buy one of these now as a minor collector piece when SMS is defunct in three years.....

Always funny to see two guys yell about how indespensible they are as they're being shown the door, tho.....

The Stig needs a new agent if these two twits get paid.

No, global warming is a lie because there is simply no empirical scientific evidence to support the premise;

As the poster was pointing out, the same zealots who are promoting the farce of global warming are no doubt the same who promoted the global cooling fad back in the 70's- I remember it very well, the pundits haven't changed, they've just modified a few words.....

Feel free to bring out your "independent validation", cue now.... Oh yeah, Al Gore- nice..... How about "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"?

"An Inconvenient Truth"- not the best choice for a bible, but hey- enjoy your fantasy.....

Saturn? Please- shitcan this legacy of The Roger Smith Era, once and for all....

GMC- Department of Redundancy Department- their heavy truck marque carries no intrinsic value, can rebadge everything as "Chevy" and be done with the division.

Pontiac- they're just recycling Chevy projects anyway, there is no reason not to merge the division into the Chevy branch.

85% of GM white-collar workforce- buh bye, along with lifetime pension and healthcare expenses- roll out everyone into a 401K, see ya later have a nice life.

BMW has become Benz, circa 1992......

Nailed that one, Scuba Steve- these guys will be LONG gone once the market turns against them. They are delusional that people will pay fees once they're on the wrong side of the trade- a no-win deal from every angle for MyGallons.

Actually, 19% was the forecast- the actual drop was 8.3%

That said, pretty easy to figure out why GM did better- 0% financing, and credit facilities that said "yes, please" to every loan application;

It's called "whistling past the grave yard".

Nothing improves at GM until Chapter 11.

When the FIA becomes a non-factor thanks to a new breakoff series that the major manufacturers almost HAVE to commit to now (or else be viewed as supportive of Nazi Maxi to the vast consumer who doesn't really care about F1, but can make the superficial association of Nazi-Max-F1), perhaps the minions will wake up-

Already too late, tho- F1 is growing less interesting by the day....

"student of history"?

If that's the case, you're flunking most of the 21st Century.

No one HAS EVER or WILL ever put "oil wells in national parks"- that sort of imbecilic alarmism is what spawned the fraud "An Inconvenient Truth", and is primarily responsible for why we haven't tapped readily available domestic reserves that WOULD BE NO THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Today's technology IS a wonderful thing, try reading up on it a bit... Try using this here internet thang.....

Current oil prices are a result of trading practices- this is MY job, and it's been no big mystery as to WHY oil prices are in a bubble, and it's NOT that there has been some giant spike in the CONSUMER demand of oil- it's because demand for continously minted oil contracts require an underlying basis of oil in which to trade.

What or how you drive will have NO effect on the price of oil for the next two years- NONE. Regardless of what happens to the consumer demand of oil, it will take two years to work thru the current locked-in contracts on oil.

Go eat some tree bark, give a polar bear a new home in your back yard......

Want a 100-mile range? Simple- pile up lithium batteries four feet high in your trunk, off you go.... Electic will always be an interesting alternative, but never a solution- at least in it's current battery form.

(rolls eyes....)

Sweet find!

Give Mo-Nique $500 to run around in a Camry in her next movie- paint it some fingernail color, you'll have black women lined up at Toyota Finance-

Bitch please.....

I see this supplimenting GPS units, not replacing it.

Umm, yeah- heard the same pep talk at US Steel circa 1982....

These are superficial cuts, and show a distinct lack of touch with reality.

If US GDP were to improve substantially these next few years, the plan Ford lays out here might have a chance....

Unfortunately, it has NO chance of success in the forthcoming crippled economy;

The demise of The Ford Motor Company will ultimately be one of the earmarks of this era- the failure to sufficiently act in signs of demise is what Ford fails to grasp here.

Very sad.

Looks to me that there has never been a better time for the major manufacturers to break off and create their own series.....

Buh-bye, Herr Maxie

Hmm... starting to see the problem, given that you're able to spend your work day posting here, rather than building interesting cars to sell.....

Morale? Since when does ANY employer have a responsibility for individual morale? Here's a tip from MY management school- build a product that people want to buy, sell a lot of it, MAKE A REAL PROFIT, and watch morale MAGICALLY improve!

If you're getting mired down in trivial issues such as "morale", then seriously, dude- time to move on to the next gig, because as an employee, you've gone past the point of no return.

Blogging on here about your shitty attitude and whining about minimal pay raises in light of BILLIONS being written off by Ford isn't exactly seeing the big picture.......

This is why Ford won't improve anytime soon, and why the common stock WILL go to zero- the sense of entitlement starts with the Ford family, and works its way down thru management. This problem will ONLY be rectified with a WHOLESALE change in Ford management- not 12%, not 50%, but an absolute cleaning of house;

Once the Ford family comes to terms with the reality that their dividend checks are gone for good, this company is for sale- and frankly, it will be the best possible solution for Ford, long-term.

Yep- Ford isn't running a charity, and frankly, if you're in management and haven't seen this coming, then it's time to take your little red stapler and head for the beach.

12% is just the first wave; Ford can go 50% deep if they have to and not lose much brain matter.

Earlier post made an excellent point- the failure to update certain key models such as the Towncar is a classic recipe for failure of a corporation; Just take a look at every failed mark in automotive history for a similar story.

Cutting back 12% of management? WHAT management?

Just a matter of time before the little monkey chick defects, too; They have power steering in Nascar....

What a waste of a dried out old blonde;

You should know better, Zsa Zsa........

Do it for the baby seals, Paul.....

Hey, here's and idea- let's test a Harley Davidson Road King against it, and see who fares better?

Something to keep the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety folks in mental masturbation for months.....

Tailfins on the '61's were way cooler, tho.

Basically, it's the still-born Maserati that was on the board from 5 yrs ago. Very lazy, Ferrari.

LOL- "flat crank" is nothing special by itself- for racing, it made the exhaust pipe tuning a bit easier to fabricate, but the downside are some harmonics you don't get with a 360 crank.

Time for Ferrari to make some pretty cars again- been awhile.....