Dose american cars have a future?

Question

Ok,I heard many news,about oil price, financial problems of the american builders,and other stuff like that,so can anyone give me an answer? Dose american cars have a future?

Answer 1

Yes.  If one is in the most danger its Chrysler.  They are almost completely reliant on trucks, truck based SUV's, and the US market.

Ford and GM both have good quality, make lots of cars, car based SUV's, and are worldwide brands.  GM sold more cars outside the US than in it last year.  They also had record profits and record sales in dozens of markets outside the US too.  Fords quality has been among the best the last 5 or so years (its better than Toyota according to JD Power).

The US government wont let them go out of business completely.  Combined they directly employ over 300k Americans and tens of millions indirectly.  If even one of them completely shut down it would destroy our countries economy in ways that would make todays problems look like we are on top of the world.

Jay G - Who are you to tell people what they should be driving?  If they can afford it let them buy it.  Maybe they haul things or have a boat.  Try doing either in your subcompact car.

Answer 2

Yes they do.

They are thinking of bringing their European designed cars over.

In Europe, American cars are just as popular as Japanese cars.

They are bringing the European Focus in about 4 or 5 years. They will bring the Ford Fiesta and maybe the Ford Ka. They are bringing the Chevy Cruz, Ford Mondeo, and other cars.

Answer 3

even without high gas prices, american cars are garbage. i'd guess no, but there are so many idiots who feel the need to drive a pickup or suv when they clearly dont have to

Answer 4

It's hard to tell. Now days everything is unpredictable and changes so rapidly.

Answer 5

Yes, well at least one of them - Ford Motor Company.

Ford has the technology and ability to get through this crisis.

GM is on the ropes, and Chrysler is down and out.

The key right now is reduction of fixed overhead and who can get models into production the fastest! So I think they all should return to a more labor intensive plants. Lets face it, they have alienated a lot of buyers with forced reductions in the labor force. Many of those that worked in the plants in the past drove what they made (even if used). While a person costs more per hour then a robot, you can not lay off a robot. They cost the same amount if you work them 24 hours or no hours. While a workers cost is reduced by number of hours worked. A worker can be retrained in minutes, it takes hours to complete the programing required for a robot and some times it just can not be done.

My conclusion is that the one that survives will be the one that realizes the value of the human component in manufacturing first. Because it will increase the number of consumers of the product and reduce fixed overhead.

Answer 6

Ford has the technology but they just put it into really crappy cars