A daily dose of philosophical food for your noodle!
A daily dose of philosophical food for your noodle! |
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 | Monday, June 15, 2009 at 23:31:40 mst
Comment ID: #1 Name: NS Yes, but: http://www.euractiv.com/en/competition/eu-raps-germany-volkswagen-l ... | |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 2:06:33 mst
Comment ID: #2 Name: Rory Hodgson E-mail: cowboybebop(at)ntlworld.com That sounds awesome. I wanna go visit. | |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 4:54:55 mst
Comment ID: #3 Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Interesting, though I'll point out the Phaeton doesn't sell well and is no longer sold in the US. Also, as NS has pointed out, Lower Saxony has a blocking stake that, among other things, has caused significant problems for Porsche, which owns 51% of VW but has been stymied in its attempts to take control. Porsche is now seeking an investment from Qatar to help extract itself from the mess and the feud with the other half of the family (who are also significant holders of VW stock). VW's works council also has influence that the UAW can only dream of. At the same time other companies are paring brands, VW has 9. | |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:58:03 mst
Comment ID: #4 Name: Rajesh Dhawan E-mail: objectiveman(at)gmail.com URL: http://objectiveman.blogspot.com "Perhaps if American car companies practiced this kind of innovation, they wouldn't be facing bankruptcy and/or government takeover." | |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 9:42:17 mst
Comment ID: #5 Name: Nicholas Provenzo E-mail: nprovenzo_at_capitalismcenter.org URL: http://www/capitalismcenter.org If American carmakers are bloated, bankrupt monstrosities, it is largely because government interference in the marketplace requires that they be as much. After all, a host of car companies build cars in the more regulation-free American south and these companies are not insolvent. Contrast that with the People's Republic of Michigan and it's little wonder why Detroit has been all but eclipsed as an economic power. | |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10:05:56 mst
Comment ID: #6 Name: Paul Hsieh E-mail: paul(at)geekpress(dot)com URL: http://www.geekpress.com I didn't know about Volkswagen's unfair legal advantage in Germany over other automakers, and I'm glad that NS pointed that out. | |
| Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 21:00:17 mst
Comment ID: #7 Name: Ashley King E-mail: atking(at)mtaonline.net I used to live an hour south of Dresden, when it was still the DDR. Despite the stupid handicaps of a mixed economy, this factory is a miracle: remember, twenty years ago this was the land of Trabants, Wartburgs, pollution that you cannot imagine, and the Stasi secret police. The whole country was a grey, decaying pseudo-civilization. I can't believe how far they've come. | |
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