Sweet, thats great news.

It’s a shame that even Honda and Toyota are effected.

Sweet … it’s not a shame that less unattractive vehicles will have to litter the roads.

Honda has become almost as boring as Toyota which is very disheartening. The only model that even somewhat captures my imagination is the Civic Si Coupe because it’s kind of a spiritual successor to my ‘95 dohc Neon. Watching a tach needle zing to 7,000 still makes me giggle. I’d be lucky not to wet myself the first time I saw 8 grand in an Si.

The question is how bad is it going to get? The second shoe has yet to drop. There is no easy way out of this. The sad fact is, the end result of every extended period of financial exuberance is always a deep pull back. It is part of the long-run cyclical wave – not standard wave theory analysis but longer. The market is naturally trying to reset after a wave of excess. How does it do this – deflation! You can try and prevent it, as they are currently doing, but eventually the piper needs to be paid. Obama and crew, anyone for that matter, haven’t got a chance. Maybe they can buy some more time; then the question becomes how long? Think I’ve been joking or blowing smoke these past few months? What happened to Bank America (BAC) and Citi (C) today? You think the fall of 2008 has been bad… I hope I’m wrong, but…

DB9

PS. No smilies today;-) Now how much debt are they going to add… oh my…

Hay it’s Honda…..

Addendum – yeah, I know I always do it:-))

Now where is the poster who is always waxing about “His” tax dollars going to the D3-2 – whatever? Me thinks you should have other worries then a few piddly $B going to Detroit. US GDP is approximately (~) $13.5 Trillion; total public (Federal & State) debt + current FY deficits is ~85% and growing – rapidly if they spend like they want to – the extreme left no controls the executive and legislative.

If US defaults, I get first dibs on California;-) Damn, the logistics of serving 37 million eviction notices:-/

DB9

HELP WANTED! Must be a team player, have strong attention to detail and a valid Drivers license. Bonus for meeting assigned quotas.

An EOE

DB9

Was congress aware that others were having similar issues when they were ripping the big 3 apart? I mean they spoke they made it seem like Honda and Toyota were paying their salaries. Hey, who knows.. they probably were.

3 words…..SUCKS FOR THEM!!!

HORRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where are all the people who were talking trash on how toyota and honda are run better than the big three at now. like i have been saying we are all in trouble.

Maybe if HOnda made cars that people want, they wouldn’t be in trouble.

TAKE THAT YOU DETROIT HATERS!

Toyota and Honda are still run better than GM and Chrysler. I won’t bring Ford into this because they’re not taking any money just yet. In this global economy, everyone is going to feel the hit. Just because production and workers are cut, doesn’t mean that a company is failing. If Detroit hadn’t gone to Washington for a handout, none of us would be having these conversations.

It would have been classic if it read ….. Honda announces 1115 job cuts, … but alas they even better.

Misery loves company.

It is not the case if you like japanese cars or not. The problem is when the best in the class are in trouble, then it is worse for the rest. It is really bad when a company like Toyota (or Honda) losing money. If you hate japanese cars, then you like to read that, but you dont see the whole picture.

The article notes that Honda Japan is cutting temporary positions. To me, this means these positions were added because times were better than the normal (permanent) positions were able to handle – these positions were the ‘better than we expected’ positions. Now, they’re doing less than ‘better than we expected’, so they have to cut these positions. I admit to having a slight bias towards Honda, but does the fact that they have some of the most efficient and best-selling cars (both of these points are up for debate) on the road yet they still are trimming excess fat not indicate that this goes beyond making the best product or not, but extends to business practices? I think the fact that we’re in this deep and they’re still only cutting temporary positions, and decreasing production by ~11% speaks volumes for their product. Does it not seem reasonable that maybe 11% fewer people are buying cars now than January of ‘08 0r ‘07? Think of the bigger picture than Cobalt is better than Civic or vise versa.

While Honda cutting production and jobs anticipating another shoe to drop in years ahead, domestics using tax support to keep doors open. Let me remind you that it was already established that there are no cuts needed from unions and if unions don’t need to loose fat, why execs?
Salary (without bonuses) of any given executive in domestic auto industry will buy you most of management in Japan or Europe (all brands combined). Granted those execs stole less then banks or actually hedge funds, but hedge funds could steal only from extremely rich. To invest into hedge fund you must drive DB9, not to dream about one. Domestic auto execs are robbing most of working Americans. And this robbery will go on for a few years exaggerating excesses of past years with new ones. Until someone will call the cards (either China or Arabs or Russians since they are holders of our debt). Fat lady have not sung yet, but we are definitely heading into right direction.

A LITTLE LESS BANG-BANG FOR THIS BABY-BOO….

Some one ask me about that ^line^ the other day… I’m referencing from the movie “Full Metal Jacket”…
Tours the end when the U.S. Marines kill the sniper “Animal Mother” the nihilistic M-60 machine gunner of the Lusthog Squad say’s “NO MORE BANG-BANG FOR THIS BABY-BOO” and “Rafterman” the combat photographer with the Stars and Stripes, shoots the sniper in the head…

And they walk away signing the Micky Mouse song…
“Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me” “M-I-C-K-E-Y..M-O-U-S-E!” MICKEY MOUSE!…

Funny how art can reflect life…

I’m still waiting for a high performance car from them. The Civic Si does NOT count. Same goes for Toyota.

i’m so sick of seeing this bullsh!t on the top of LLN’s page! bring us something new dammit!!!!!

I’m grinning from ear to ear. GM is kicking their ass. Americans are tired of being terrorists driving foriegn crap.

very true yarddog, very true….and btw, that be one of my fav movies of all time thanks for giving me something to laugh at besides the ****ty checks i have been making the past few months.

Need more taxes for GM – of course you grinning. Corporate welfare in action; taxpayers are paying for your retarded grinning. At least when retarded kid grins like that I can understand, I guess I should adjust my tolerance to retarded GM employees and their offshoots.

America will be better off without these scumbag japs anyway

Damn, honda cutting jobs….. I’m feeling kinda lucky, maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket.

hmmm…:-/

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty place from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
___’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. William Shakespeare

DB9;-)

Everyone that is celebrating because of Honda cutting production and jobs shoudl be ASHAME OF YOURELF!!!!!!! You are happy because people are now out of work, their families are now in turmoil wondering how their bills are going to be paid, how to pay for their childs college, and if they are even going to have a house to live in. Remember “do unto others”? Well how would you like to be facing the loss of YOUR JOB!! I for one will not celebrate and be happy about any company having to let go of their workers.

Some of the comments here remind me of a line in the movie ….A Christmas Carol….. “Are there no poor houses? Some would rather die than go there…… well let them die and decrese the surplus population”. That is ecactly how some of these comments sound to me. I HOPE in all your happiness about this YOU still have a JOB so you can PROVIDE for your FAMILY……..you are part of the surplus population also you know and it may be your job next to go…….

And YES I am a PROUD HONDA WORKER. And if the unions and the big three auto makers worked a little more together maybe they wouldnt be in Washington asking for a handout……..

This should be a time of coming together to help each other, not making things worse.