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| *mipadi* |
 Jan 5 2006, 11:31 PM
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Long live fuel-efficient vehicles:
QUOTE As Detroit falters, Asian makers pick up speed
As Detroit’s Big Three struggle, Asia is emerging as the dominant force in the international car market, tapping into consumers’ desires for fuel-efficient cars and picking up many of the sales lost by their shrinking American rivals. U.S. giants Ford and Chrysler are downsizing as consumer demand shifts away from gas-guzzling SUVs and they struggle with crippling worker health care and pension liabilities. More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10532121/ |
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Jan 6 2006, 05:30 AM
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what are you talking about??
when they're talking about asian car makers, i dont think they are refering to malaysian, phillipines, or any of the cheap child labor countries -.- |
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| *wind&fire* |
Jan 6 2006, 10:27 PM
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QUOTE(klumzy @ Jan 6 2006, 9:30 PM) what are you talking about?? when they're talking about asian car makers, i dont think they are refering to malaysian, phillipines, or any of the cheap child labor countries -.-  i was making a generalsation seeing that asian countries make most of their profit using child labour... though it as in wrong context i have to admit.... |
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Jan 11 2006, 12:19 AM
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QUOTE(wind&fire @ Jan 6 2006, 10:27 PM) i was making a generalsation seeing that asian countries make most of their profit using child labour... though it as in wrong context i have to admit.... eh dont american companies to the same thing? otherwise, outsourcing wouldn't be such a big deal.. |
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| *mipadi* |
Jan 11 2006, 12:24 AM
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QUOTE(klumzy @ Jan 11 2006, 12:19 AM) eh dont american companies to the same thing? otherwise, outsourcing wouldn't be such a big deal.. Uh...no, we have child labor laws in the US. |
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Jan 11 2006, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Jan 11 2006, 12:24 AM) Uh...no, we have child labor laws in the US. ... do you even know what outsourcing means?? guess you never heard of the nike sweat shops and thats just naming one, i dont feel like naming all the US companies that outsource to cheap labor countries -_- |
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mipadi asian carmakers set to overtake american Jan 5 2006, 11:31 PM
sadolakced acid cough cough china overtaking america cough cough. Jan 6 2006, 12:43 AM
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