[QUOTE=tbone;1564443]1. Ford never took a government bailout. Kudos to them for that.
2. The management decisions are hugely impacted by governmental regulations. Last I heard the ridiculous Obama fuel mileage requirements have not been lifted. V8's? Gone.
3. Unions wages kill the bottom line and to date the Jap makers here are still non union. Look around at all the Jap cars everywhere.
4. China will be making all our cars and trucks too in the near future unless President Trump can level the playing field.[/QUOTE
Don't worry Trump will add tariffs to foreign cars to get us back on track.
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