Ford is actually gaining the market share(recently).
Here is a challenge.
Do some research before your next post.

Bubs Solo

Ford F-150 still weases like an astmatic pulling a 10k load
Tundra whistles while it works
F-150 is losing share left and right because it’s so boss?
DrFill

hummah – if Toyota & Honda were so insightful, then we did they spend milliions on top of millions to develop below average FULL size trucks & SUV’s to compete with the Detriot 3. They should have just looked into their crystal ball and seen the recession coming. I think it’s about time that we all realize that they are just people working at those companys. It’s all a gamble as to what to do next. One roll of the dice is luckier than the other. All of the automakers sales are down. Regardless of who owns them, where they are made, or who running their sweat shops.

To everyone else that thinks Toyota/Honda make more fuel efficeint vehicles – (as well as better built vehicles, etc.) – STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV AND ON THE INTERNET. Do your own research!

LLN, this should have been published earlier. Why? I forget.. I feel this was already evident many weeks ago.. I think.

In any case- it’s true. It’s here. And mostly, the whole fall of the D3 (or two of them for now) is in the hands of America at this point. Foreign auto makers like Toyota and Honda can only save themselves. Although it might be possible to help out the D3 by stop production flows into America.. (like that would help much) but I don’t see pigs flying, nor is it snowing in hell yet.

-eat your cereal

In Japanese this is pronounced “kaizen”.

改 (”kai”) means “change” or “the action to correct”.
善 (”zen”) means “good”.
In Chinese this is pronounced “gai shan”:

改善 (”gǎi shàn”) means “change for the better” or “improve”.
改 (”gǎi”) means “change” or “the action to correct”.
善 (”shàn”) means “good” or “benefit”. “Benefit” is more related to the Taoist or Buddhist philosophy, which gives the definition as the action that ‘benefits’ the society but not one particular individual (i.e., multilateral improvement). In other words, one cannot benefit at another’s expense. The quality of benefit that is involved here should be sustained forever, in other words the “shan” is an act that truly benefits others.

25 years they have been making us use Kanban (in kanji 看板 also in katakana カンバン, where kan, 看 / カン, means “visual,” and ban, 板 / バン, means “card” or “board”) is a concept related to lean and just-in-time (JIT) production. The Japanese word kanban (pronounced [kambaɴ]) is a common everyday term meaning “signboard” or “billboard” and utterly lacks the specialized meaning that this loanword has acquired in English. According to Taiichi Ohno, the man credited with developing JIT, kanban is a means through which JIT is achieved.

Kanban is a signaling system to trigger action. As its name suggests, kanban historically uses cards to signal the need for an item. However, other devices such as plastic markers (kanban squares) or balls (often golf balls) or an empty part-transport trolley or floor location can also be used to trigger the movement, production, or supply of a unit in a factory.

It was out of a need to maintain the level of improvements that the kanban system was devised by Toyota. Kanban became an effective tool to support the running of the production system as a whole. In addition, it proved to be an excellent way for promoting improvements because reducing the number of kanban in circulation highlighted problem areas.

To the media and everyone else who does it. Stop saying the “Big Three” all of the time. Ford did not ask for bailout money. Ford did not need bailout money. Ford did not receive bailout money. Ford is not in bankruptcy trouble. So for the love of Pete stop categorizing Ford with the two companies with the uncertainty.

The banks aren’t exactly receiving money, they are getting US government debit in exchange for mortgage debit. Comparing their bale out to the auto industry’s is nonsensical, especially as the prime object was for the bank bale out was a freeing up of the housing market and corporate finance. In fact you could say this situation would not be this bad if Lehmans hadn’t gone bust. It’s left banks afraid to loan money to each other, which in turn has tied up the money markets and reduced credit facilties. Banks are only just starting to open up credit markets and I doubt things will return to normal for a while yet. Spreads on loans between banks are still large and insuring credit defaults between banks is also expensive.

Where is the oversight over the banking industry? Congress is putting all sorts of stipulations as to how the big three must behave, but have imposed none of the same on the bankers.

Perhaps everyone should pull their funds from the banks and instead join a credit union.

it seems style is toyota and honda’s lower priorities, and they take on the philosophy of “an engine and 4 wheels to get from point A to point B.”

buying “nice looking” cars nowadays has a lot more consequence than cars built with the aim of being fuel efficient, reliable, and somewhat cheaper.

A long time ago, I digged aggressive, powerful cars like the mustang. Now all i want is a new insight and achieve over 80mpg