Gambler Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Lee Iacocca, who led Ford in the 1970s and is credited with saving Chrysler from extinction in the 1980s, summed up the grim mood in Detroit when he visited his adopted hometown last week and chided its automakers for lagging the Japanese in developing fuel-sipping hybrids. "They should get off their asses and build more hybrids," he told The Detroit News. "Something's got to happen in this town to turn it around, or we're all going down the tubes," Iacocca said. Well said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050919/bs_nm/...mmit_preview_dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Iacocca's an ass. He didnt save Chrysler, the friggin US tax payers did. Interest free loan ring a bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Iacocca's an ass. He didnt save Chrysler, the friggin US tax payers did. Interest free loan ring a bell? 447185[/snapback] Yeah, he got a government loan...and he paid it back. And he paid it back early. Better management than most CEO's can manage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yeah, he got a government loan...and he paid it back. And he paid it back early. Better management than most CEO's can manage... 447243[/snapback] That's so un-american. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Where does he get off with all of this reducing gas consumption and making better cars here in America? Damned capitalist! What a chump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yeah, he got a government loan...and he paid it back. And he paid it back early. Better management than most CEO's can manage... 447243[/snapback] although I'm not big fan of corporate bailouts - Chrysler and Harley-Davidson are pretty amazing stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yeah, he got a government loan...and he paid it back. And he paid it back early. Better management than most CEO's can manage... 447243[/snapback] "If the ride is more fly, you must buy." /Snoop Dee-Oh-Double G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Where does he get off with all of this reducing gas consumption and making better cars here in America? Damned capitalist! What a chump. 447309[/snapback] And you can bet your ass the unions will find something wrong with those concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 although I'm not big fan of corporate bailouts - Chrysler and Harley-Davidson are pretty amazing stories. 447319[/snapback] Except for the fact that Chrysler had to be bailed out AGAIN, this time through a merger with Daimler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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