After Ford Motor Company posted a record annual loss yesterday, CEO Alan Mulally says he’s calling on the United States government to offer incentives to help spur new car sales – much like some European governments have done. Ford has already lobbied for government aid to automotive suppliers, though the company says it doesn’t need direct government assistance like General Motors and Chrysler.
“Anything that can incentivize the consumer, especially with regard to automobiles, would be great, because it’s such an important part of the economy,” Mulally told The Detroit News. “I know that they know how important the automotive sector is.”
Analysts have questioned Ford’s strategy of requesting indirect aid.
“It certainly helps Ford indirectly if the consumer can get some help and suppliers can get some help and, to some extent, it helps Ford if the industry as a whole starts doing better,” Rebecca Lindland of IHS Global Insight said. “It’s an interesting strategy, because we’re not 100 percent convinced that they won’t need money at some point in time.”



01/30, 3:25 PM
posted by:
Tritonpower5.4
At least someone’s not afraid to stand up to the government and tell them how to help the struggling auto industry. Good Job Ford show them who’s boss!
01/30, 3:43 PM
posted by:
Borat
I hope you are not talking about Mulally: he was not brave during senate/congress hearing and was outright shy when if he will work for $1. Did not look like a hero, sorry.
01/30, 3:45 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Borat go eat a Rat. Give Mulally some just do ok. He’s asking. The economy sucks ok. After all the Government are all paid servants living on the Tax payroll you and I pay. They should do some incentives to spur the economy
01/30, 4:08 PM
posted by:
Borat
Look who is reminding me of taxes I am paying! Are you collecting PR commissions or legal fees from Mr. Mulally? My opinion of him is not from your comments and his speeches to the press, which Mr. Henry Ford purchased in his hey days, but form his performance in front of US on national TV. As far as his professional results: 14 billions in a hole in one year competed with much larger players like GM and Toyota.
01/30, 4:44 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
Ether way a incentives like the one European governments have given will help everyone, Toyota, VW, and even Benz & BMW…
01/30, 4:58 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
They can shove this bailout B.S., incentive crap up their ass. I atleast have a little bit of respect for Ford, as my vehicles are Fords and since they haven’t asked for a bailout, but that’s only because they’ve been in creative bankruptcy for who knows how the hell long.
Obviously someone was doing something wrong. Let them face the consequences like every other small business has to. I know, it’s not that easy to let a blownup figure like 4 million jobs go off the wayside, but it’s *partly* due to the business decisions of a few high up individuals that Ford is in this state… no, HAS BEEN in this state for a few years now. It blows me away that they still lost billions even when the economy was doing great…
Even worse is this “bad credit bank” for all the damn loans or whatever for these companies that screwed up by giving out loans to people who couldn’t pay them, and investors that backed their investments with bad credit. Get J.sus on the f*cking line as long as they haven’t cut it yet, it’s so ridiculous. Oh, and another 850 billion dollar stimulus package…
01/30, 5:34 PM
posted by:
Zcarsales
A Senator’s salary should be reduced to that of a school teacher.
01/30, 6:19 PM
posted by:
inline6
How about a tax break for those of us who HAVE purchased an American car despite the downturn?
01/30, 7:42 PM
posted by:
Jon Luc
Gee, ya think a new car purchase in on the forefront of everyone’s “to buy” list?
01/30, 7:58 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Borat your suffering delusions of Grandeur ok. For One GM is shrinking its No where near the size you think it is. Those days are long gone. like almost 40 years ago. Ford although it lost big this year not nearly as bad as GM. GM is barely larger than Ford in terms of size but alot Poorer than Ford with Both Hands out down on both knees to the federal government. Toyota is Larger than GM not by division. IN SALES where it counts my friend. Ford is going to turn their ship around. I don’t know about GM
01/30, 8:31 PM
posted by:
DrFill
I’m gonna call Gov. Patterson and ask for 0% and an 8-track player in the glove box
Oh….wait…..my state is $4Billion in the Red and is cutting 23,000 jobs!
To hell with the job loss
I need a Ford Focus SO BAD!
DrFill
01/30, 8:50 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Finally, some humor in this thread!
01/30, 9:44 PM
posted by:
Borat
Hey DrFill, you should called former governor to share his snatch! That wasn’t a bad snatch.
01/30, 9:57 PM
posted by:
Borat
Hey Ford nutcase a’la Bankruptsy2009, I don’t give rats ass about GM’s shrinkage. However, GM is still #2 automotive company on earth after Toyota as of now. And if you want to play role of Need More Oil for GM but on the Ford side, your screen name is less then appropriate. We already know that Ford will be bankrupt this year, the question is which month on spring.
And if NMOGM sucks Wagoner schlong you must love to lick Billy Ford’s nuts.
01/30, 11:22 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Borat, it is in times of duress that people reveal their true colors. I know you to be a connoisseur of the finer things in life. I think it’s time to pull out that dusty one at the back of the cabinet and have a good snort.
By the way, I’m being fairly presumptuous since the only thing in my house that fits that description is from Canadian Tire and has 5W-30 written on the jug.
01/30, 11:55 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Borat maybe Homosexuality is what you are and hungrrrry for. But I’m straight. You got it buddy. Now back off jack off. No Ford is fine. And after GM gives their plan to Congress as to what their business plan is. I think it safe to say they shrinkage of divisions is going to multiply quite quickly if they want to stay afloat. Instead of rebadging five different versions of a Chevy under cheap plastic badges that don’t mean a thing.
01/31, 3:12 AM
posted by:
jdasch1
A least we would get something from our tax dollars. Send everyone $5k to buy a new fuel thrifty vehicle with clean emissions…..or $150 billion to AIG and their European partners. I think the new car idea is a better way to spend our money. Doesn’t have to be a Ford either. I think I will email my congressman about this. Sounds like a green idea and a stimulus plan.
01/31, 9:12 AM
posted by:
Borat
Bankruptcy, I don’t care if you strait or fag, but I also don’t care to be lectured by some corporate blow hard. At least NMOGN represents sick kine of fun like former Iraqi minister of propaganda. You are trying kimono of Gebbels, minister of propaganda for the Third Reich. And to enlighten you in your own corporate history, if it wouldn’t be for FoMoCo, Gebbels would not have his job as well as his master. Ford financed fascists party in Germany and Henry Ford received Cross from Hitler (the ONLY American to be so honored). I hope those tidbits of history will help you be a better corporate man and a stronger heterosexual. Well, if it doesn’t you can always rely on help from Arien Brotherhood.
On financial front, not to despair, FoMoCo lost last year 14 billions and they are fine. There is more where those came from, called treasury. So call yourself BankruptFord by any other name.
01/31, 9:22 AM
posted by:
Borat
Johnny, my fine taste has to be aligned with economy of the time – hence back to Colt.45
01/31, 11:46 AM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Oh ok your one of those Jews that shun Ford because of what Hitler did like 50 years or so ago and your still crying about it. Your pathetic. Listen I am sure Henry Ford did’nt work in his garage one day to introduce the Quadicycle or rather his first hand built automobile that someday just so that he would get a medal from Hitler. Your an idiot. You almost sound like some idiot co-worker of mine who was sitting in my car while I was nice enough to drive him to lunch. Telling me how Jews don’t drive Fords. Well I know of Jews that do drive Fords ok. And the moderately happy with them. of course I listen to others that prattle on about the Jaguar or some other trappings of wealth they aspire to like “Dr. Smith” is with Diamonds and Rubies” LOL- and that is where you belong LIS
But I am willing to bet that many of them ironically love to drive their $150,000 Mercedes from the Same country where they crematied them alive.
Remember if it were’nt for Ford his engines, and plants that churned out Tanks and Airplanes by the thousands and plenty of gentiles to operate them and then go after that prick Hitler then the Germans would have conquered ok. I am tired of your (JEWS) bitching about something that happened 50 years ago. When your creating problems in the middle east, calling everyone anti-semtic ( When your anti-christian, Anti-Muslim, Antii-catholic, and every body else who’s not Jewish)
As a matter of fact we should coin a phrase for everyone who is anti-Catholic or Anti-Muslim and say your Anti-God or Anti-Jesus. Because you ARE. or your the same idiots that are trying to tell christian we can’t have a Navity scene in Public View that’s or insure that only people of weak faith or no faith are appointed to the highest court in the land.
I’ve noticed that trend in Hollywood. Since you the Jews controll in ALL. Your more apt and hiring someone of weak faith or no faith like Tom Cruise a real dip **** like John Travolta into that scientology crap
01/31, 12:03 PM
posted by:
NipponRules
Do these posters like borat and doc fill ever work? looking back at some of the history of this site these guys are on here virtually 24/7. get a life or get a job!
01/31, 1:42 PM
posted by:
Borat
Well the kimono is down and corporate blowhard is just another piece of white trash crap . Not terribly educated, but feeling superior and spewing and promoting hatred. Well, real in you misery and jealousy, and yes Jews did start Hollywood, have the highest education level, highest proportion of Nobel prizes per percentage of population and you even praying to Jew God. Unbeknown to you Jesus was not born on your side of tracks but was a hib (or you prefer a kike?). So pray the Kike a$$hole and work for Jew President of your company (and probably the worst Jew as far as you concerned – Mark Fields from Brooklyn NY. BTW, he will do well Ford fails or not, it is you who is mopping floors.
One more tidbit: Henry Ford did not invent anything, except very efficient manufacturing.
01/31, 2:53 PM
posted by:
DrFill
Nippon
You the dope looking back at all the posters on the sight, like this place is some kind of Smithsonian Archive. You waste more time here than anybody! And are the least productive
Why don’t you stop being a tool, and write something worth reading
DrFill
01/31, 6:14 PM
posted by:
NipponRules
get a life doc!
01/31, 6:27 PM
posted by:
DrFill
Ladies first!
DrFill
01/31, 7:23 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
Borat at least I know where I’m going after I die unlike you. I see most of you after I’ve asked the question what do you believe in after you die. I almost universally get the same type of answer your either not sure or you believe in Just total annihilation after death. That’s fine and that could explain why the only thing it seems a Jew goes after in life is Money, power, and or the trappings of wealth. So I guess you believe if you don’t get now you won’t get it later. You don’t have to answer, because I know I’m right. LOL.. Because their is nothing. But your dead wrong. Don’t die before you get to know Jesus.
And Kike is your words not mine, but depending on how you treated other I suppose others you’ve heard that statement more than once. Yes I well aware Jesus is the son of a Jewish carpenter. But what you and every other jew fails to realize is that he is not a prophet he is the Messiah. And until you get to the point of not only accepting but believe in him their will be a problem. Called you don’t “GET” into Heaven!
As far as Henry Ford is concerned he may not of been the first to make a car but he was the first in America to have created one and yes sir that still qualifies as an inventor. ANd the Assembly line. And you sir if you want to point to carl benz as the originator I’d have to say no their were others before him too-several look them up. I know you’d love to strip him bare like you did Jesus in from of the San Hedrin 2000 years ago right.
Anyway I can see your stupidity in your comments Jesus was a Jew but after he revealed himself as the Messiah to be follow that changed his status for all time my time. (except his heritage ok) If you remember the Bible he threw the Jew Merchants out of the temple over 2000 years ago, because they were conducting business collecting money in a house of worship a big NO NO. I would do that to you to if you tried that in my church.
But then again you don’t respect Sunday do you. Or the nativity scene. Nothing christian about you eh Mr. Borat. And if it were a Jew Running a business he or she has people working 24/7.
As far as Mark Feilds is concerned he is a Sheister to be sure. but as far as I know he is not the worst as you say but he is a BS artist to be sure. Yeah you kind of put you foot in your mouth too. Bad mouth Ford but at least Bill Ford ( A common Gentile) offered him a job at Ford Motor. I can see how he was mistreated by Ford Motor9Snicker Snicker). But on the other hand, I see too many Jews who are in good in where they work and where they lock out Christians from ever getting a foot hold in anywhere they are, and continue to hire themselves. But Christians open their heart to you. Its ashame.
I don’t want to leave you with I hate Jews. No quite the opposite I pray for you. I like some of the Jewish doctors I have because their great at what they do ok. And at the same time I want you to know some of my favorite sports heros of all time were Jewish ok. Mark Spitz and still is my favorite Sports Hero of all time. I was proud he was an American with 7 Gold Medals and happy he came home safe after the terrorist struck at the Munich games if you were old enough to remember that event or even born yet!. To show you I am not discriminating. I like Lyle Alzado of the LA Raiders, Sandy Koufax, as a Pitcher(Before my time) and many others. Plus many of my favorite directors and Actors and Actress were Jewish . So say what you want. I am not anti-semtic . But I am against though the Jewish folks from having absolute power and pushing laws to strangle others.. And it appears that is what many of you are up to. Do you remember what happened in Germany before WWII, THeJews had all the Businesses and everyone else was left out in the cold. And you saw the conseqences. Hitler a madman came to power. But what the Jews did prior to that was’nt right either!. Learn from your mistake and be a christian next time you deal with christians my friend is all I say. Oy Vey and use a little HUTZSPA in a serious way! I love Bagels too even though they did’nt orignate with he Jews
And I am happy they are American. What I am not happy with is how you as a people have isolated yourselves and demeaned, killed, and destroyed others. That I am and many other should be upset about. Poor Mel Gibson gets lambasted for saying out loud what everyone in the non-jewish world is thinking and should. Be he gets the wrongful sticker of anti-sematic slapped on him. Oh well. I mean lets me honest here Take Palestians of instance and the way they are treated like Dogs over in Israel.
And its well known is Israel. If a Jew gets killed by a Hamas who is retaliating against a wrong then you’ll kill a thousand Palestians for reparations. How sick. I would be mad too if you kill my kids and my family.
If it were up to me I’d strip Israel bare of all its Trillions of Dollars of American made arms and weapons and have you and the idiot Palestians fight it out in a mud wrestling match. and when you both got tired of fighting over dirt then you both could live together.
Remember that area known as Isreal is just as much a Christian and Muslim Holy Land as it is to the Jewish people. Jesus was born and lived his entire life there.
And Please everytime you want to say something bad about a christian remember all the good we have done for you! That is what Jesus taught us.
01/31, 8:21 PM
posted by:
Borat
Are you done? Go map the floor. That’s your place under the sun and horrible news: after that you will rot and will not see Heavens because you are an idiot.
01/31, 8:33 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
borat- I don’t think they’ll need to map the showroom floor once the Jews are done mudfighting. Wouldn’t you agree?
01/31, 8:34 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
01/31, 9:56 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
No Borat my jewish brother I am not done yet. I have no need to (and its Mop a Floor) not Map it. I have a good job and so that won’t be necessary. Your lucky to have a good job today. Now go back to Howard Stern for another lame come back
. Remember patience my child.
02/01, 3:47 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
wait, i’m confused, ford is bailing out the palestinians now? back to the topic at hand…
here’s an idea…currently, you can take student loan interest payments off your taxes…how about we incentivise buying new cars by allowing folks to take auto loan interest payments off their taxes…folks would have fewer taxes to pay, more money in their pocket, and more reasons to go back to dealerships…(folks with 0% loans wouldn’t benefit, of course, but i’m guessing those deals are the minority of loans right now)…
02/01, 7:18 AM
posted by:
DB9
OMFG:-))) Tell me “y’all†are not serious? Just a little bored, time on your hands, puter down and the X-box is missing in action so y’all can’t play WoW?/! All very plausible I suppose? Personally though, reads more like someone spiked the Kool-Aid;-)
DB9
PS. Sad people – really, really Sad:-((
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02/01, 9:15 AM
posted by:
Borat
All interest used to be tax deductible. It’s ended after recent tax simplification championed by the senator Bill Bradley. The idea was at the time, that loose credit will spoil general public and generate too may bankruptcies and foreclosures. In truth, we the people, are smarter then politicians: if we want to get into bankruptcies and foreclosures we’ll find the way. The easiest way to purchase a car and have loan tax deductible is to take home improvement loan (perfectly deductible) and improve content of garage. Hummer it is!