2nd Jun 2011, 12:27
"Thousands of US auto worker jobs were saved"
Cars that are made in Canada using a Canadian work force are:
Chrysler: Town & Country, Caravan, 300, Charger, Challenger.
Ford: Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Edge, Fiesta, MKX, Flex, Escape.
GM: Camaro, Cruze, Impala, Allure, Lacrosse, Equinox, Torrent.
The Buick Regal is imported from Germany. And how many cars are made in Mexico using a Mexican labor force? Ford Fusion, Milan.
How is this saving American jobs? Some people seem to have a warped sense of reality, and believe only what they want to.
1st Jun 2011, 10:31
They would agree on INITIAL and short-term quality. Long term it's a totally different story. But long story short, if Buick were truly better than Lexus... how come I barely see any of them on the road, while I see tons and tons of Lexus cars? At least out here in California I barely see any new Buicks. I would agree that Buicks are better than they were 10 years ago. But they're still not up to speed with Lexus, Acura, or Audi. At the most they're adequate. They're still badge-engineering too, because the Buick Regal is simply a rebadged Opel imported from Germany. It's not even an American car.
In regards to Ford, well again - I'll believe it when I see it. So far I have yet to meet anyone with a Ford Fusion that has run for 250,000 miles and 10 years without a problem. Oh - and by the way, the Ford Fusion is imported too, and is built on a Mazda platform. Pontiac was discontinued. Comparing a Grand Prix to an Avalon is a joke anyway. Comparing a shoddily built, plasticy, squeaky Grand Prix to a superior built, well-made Avalon is a joke in of itself. My brother has a 14 year old Avalon that was 200% better than the brand-new Grand Prix I rented a few years back.