On Wed February 28 2007 9:36 am, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Hmmm. A very long way from shutter speed requirements but well said.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Moose wrote:
> > Jan Steinman wrote:
> >> :::: The record is clear that left to their own devices, the
> >>
> >> automobile manufacturers lack the wisdom or the will or both to
> >> switch decisively to the production of inexpensive, compact, energy-
> >> saving cars appropriate to our present needs. -- Donald E. Weeden,
> >> 1975 ::::
> >
> > Those few US auto makers of the past (this is an old quote) who tried
> > what he advocated either failed or mended their ways.
> >
> > Those in trouble now due, but only partially, to excess dependence on
> > large, fuel inefficient vehicles ,are in trouble as a result of a
> > misreading of the marketplace as it has changed.
And to a large extent they are organizations that are not nimble enough to
respond to a semi-quick change in market place. 3 years or so ago the auto
companies were make large profits on those vehicles. The biggest problem I
see with much of business today is their need to justify this quarters
profits. A smart company would of developed some plans to deal with a sudden
change in fuel prices, especially given the situation in the middle east.
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