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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (58423)	4/10/2008 4:11:38 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543151

>>You simply do not know what you are talking about. The profits were and are in the big cars!<< Bob - Maybe you haven't noticed how the resale value of big cars and trucks has been plummeting. The profits were in big cars at one time, but the times they are a changing. Toyota has been making quite a bit of money selling all the hybrids they can build. With gas prices going through the roof, they will make even more. Detroit has gotten behind the technology curve on making fuel-efficient cars, while Japan has surged ahead. What this demonstrates is how short term thinking is trumped by long term thinking. And of course, we're never going to achieve energy independence while driving around in all those SUVs. Say it with me, Bob: Conservation is part of the solution. - Allen

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (58423)	4/10/2008 10:34:05 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 543151

Bob; You simply do not know what you are talking about. The profits were and are in the big cars! Well of course the profits are in big cars - if they sell. Jeepers Bob, you are arguing that America auto makers are doing good? take another look. The big SUV's are not selling while the little Japanese hybrids are selling with waiting lines. Consistently the foreign car makers have ranked above ours. Satisfied with the status of things - great - buy F or GM. steve