Big Three Bailout or Carpocalypse - Garage419

Matt Farah and Ray Wert of Jalopnik discuss the current details of the bailout of the big three. Ray also gives grades to Ford, GM, and Chrysler.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• automotive
• garage419
• ford
• chevrolet
• chrysler
• bailout
• congress
• jalopnik
• RayWert
• RickWagner

[warrj7462]

Chrysler should NOT get the money, they are pathetic, they have nothing now and no good plans for cars that fit the long term in the pipeline. GM should, they have some good cars now and more in the pipeline that can work in the future, and they're really too big to let die. Ford bringing over the foreign stuff gives them A's across the board, as long as they are made to do that, AWESOME. We need to cut Chrysler out and should have done so years ago, sad excuse for cars...

[paulpierce21]

Man Chrysler is a god damn joke. Their cars are shit. I don't even know what the hell they are thinking.

[theclassiccarman1967]

ford did not take the bailout money but gm and dodge did i would never buy a gm or dodge product but i will stick to ford motor company :)

[02lb72500HD]

just goes 2 show more truck are sold than cars. so y are we pushing 2 get higher mpg cars? how bout we get some diesels in these half tons and get 10-15 more mpg and have way better power. just a thought

[02lb72500HD]

ya its pushrod but wats wrong wit that? still spanks the feraris and lambos. and yes it has a ton of new technology.

[02lb72500HD]

nah if somebody can afford 2 buy it still make it. its not like they have these things stockpiled. they dont produce a ton of em anyway. thats just my opinion tho

[02lb72500HD]

they shouldnt have got the $ the 1st time they got their sorry asses bailed out. they should b sold off and never thought of again. im not much of a ford fan but they have their heads in the rite place and sell a ton of vehicles. gm as a whole has alot of brands and like ford sell alot of vehicles. and both sound like they have good plans for the future but gm needs 2 do a bit of situating the top brass. get somebody that wants 2 better the company not 1 that wonders how big his bonus check is

[02lb72500HD]

i 100% agree. if i didnt still have a payment on my duramax diesel id have a volkswagon tdi. 2 of my frinds have em and r gettin 45+ mpg and are decent loking cars. y do we use hybrid electric when electricity still has 2 b made somehow so unless we get major advance in the production of electricity i say diesel is the answer. there are several kits 2 run diesel engines on veggie oil so the pollution is cut almost in half of regular diesel. which is like 1/4 of a gas engine

[02lb72500HD]

i agree 2 a point. i say we shoulda let AIG collapse. think bout it. how many ppl does AIG employ? how many americans would lose their jobs if the big 3 go under? a good majority of jobs have some sort of connection wit the automotive industry. but then again when they were doin good they didnt put $ aside for hard times or hold back on raises and bonuses. all the bigshots need a paycut and yes they need 2 lower their retirement benefits. thats just my 2 cents. id like 2 here wat others think

[mmutasim2]

The only good thing about GM is Saab. The rest,well,can be described as complete waste of materials. And Ford should not focus on building trucks too much. They are a bane to the already bad economy,as well as the environment. Like you said,let Chrysler die.

[NitroLPR9]

I agree, it makes no sense to even have unions nowadays.

[brentonflatt]

GET RID OF THE UNIONS. The ford f-150 was again the number one selling vehicle in america. Chevrolet 1500 was 2nd. So these companies are still selling more cars then the Japanese, theres some problem with the company. HMMM lets see its probably because UAW workers are getting paid twice what workers at toyota and other Japanese plants in America are getting paid.