New Ford ad takes on bailout

[chargerboy69]

Who is really surprised by this?  People within the White House get the Ford ad pulled. 

Way to go Ford for standing up to the administration. 



http://www.detnews.com/article/20110927/OPINION03/109270322/Howes--Ford-pulls-its-ad-on-bailouts

[Ponch ®]

Hmm, I got dragged into this despite minding my own business.  Just when I thought I was out ...they pull me back in!

sorry man...just wanted to use a word like "empirical" to sound all smart n shit...but also had to give you proper credit.

[1970Moparmann]

Who is really surprised by this?  People within the White House get the Ford ad pulled. 

Way to go Ford for standing up to the administration. 



http://www.detnews.com/article/20110927/OPINION03/109270322/Howes--Ford-pulls-its-ad-on-bailouts

Not surprised at all.   I never even saw one of the ads on TV - did anyone else? 

[TUFCAT]

I believe in Ford Motor Company and strength of the entire US Auto Industry...

I disapprove of trade imbalance of any kind...

I dislike tax exemptions designed to attract foreign company's to locate here...

I despise companies like Wal-Mart designed to take business away from small town USA...

I always support American based companies (and products) whenever I can  

...I might as well stop before I get to political

[BigBlackDodge]

Ford took the 'cash for clunkers' money though.......right?


That whole system was an auto manufacturer bail out.

[TUFCAT]

Ford took the 'cash for clunkers' money though.......right?


That whole system was an auto manufacturer bail out.

Yes. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and the Korean brands also participated. Just Sayin.

[moparstuart]

Ford took the 'cash for clunkers' money though.......right?


That whole system was an auto manufacturer bail out.

Yes. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and the Koean brands also participated. Just Sayin.

the whole cash for clunkers was  stupid , and they should have at least made it only good if you bought a Ford , GM , or Chrysler product to stimulate our economy and keep the dollars at home .
Plus alot of good cars that where paid for got crushed , now people that bought those new cars and couldnt really afford them have all had them repo's and have nothing . Just like our screwed up housing and mortgage situation .

[BigBlackDodge]

Ford took the 'cash for clunkers' money though.......right?


That whole system was an auto manufacturer bail out.

Yes. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and the Koean brands also participated. Just Sayin.

I agree..............they got most of the money too.

[stripedelete]

For good or bad, IMO, it was union bail out.   Otherwise, someone would have been left for dead.

Cash for clunkers was one really bad idea.  It didn't do anything except spend money.  It didn't generate new business, it just pulled sales forward.  Those who purchased would have purchased next month or the month after.   

It didn't get polluting gas hogs off the road.  But, it did end-of-life allot of worn out Explorers and Caravans (outside of 4x4 trucks are/were there really any out there? They made it sound like there were 20 million 1975 Monacos on the road)

It also didn't create a shortage of used cars (for which it gets blamed/credited).  The "credit crises" ending low cost leases on new vehicles and drying up the secondary lending market did that.