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Nickdago · 07-12-2008, 12:20 AM

Wow what an eye opener. I don't know how many of you were able to catch that Ted Koppel special on China and the auto industry but that was scary. American industry as well as the goverment better get off their complacent butts and get with it because China is waiting for no one. One thing is for sure no matter how much we conserve here in the US it is not going to help even a little bit. The planned consumption in China and the rest of the world is going to outstrip anything we could even begin to imagine. In the short run if we do not start drilling for oil and do it now we are going to be in huge trouble, I would even say our way of life is without a doubt in jepordy. Time to stop complaining and start doing something about it. All the green technology in the world is not going to help us in the near future.

They talked about how the Chineese are learning everything they can from the American car companies and then starting their own car companies with the goal of coming to the US market and dominating here as well. Even Ford and GM look like they may even build cars in China and then ship them all over the world. Times are a changing and we might find ourselves in a situation we have not been used to for decades, second place. They are talking about the auto industry overtaking the American Auto industry within years.

Apparently GM has had a foothold in China for decades and because of this Buick is the number one car there and is considered a premium high quality car. Imagine that, we have to take our cars to China to get people to appreciate them while here in America all people can do is complain about how our jobs are being shipped overseas and then turn around and buy a Toyota.

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07-12-2008, 12:20 AM	#42
Nickdago Drives: 01 Z06 08 CTS 07 Avy LTZ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 404	Wow what an eye opener. I don't know how many of you were able to catch that Ted Koppel special on China and the auto industry but that was scary. American industry as well as the goverment better get off their complacent butts and get with it because China is waiting for no one. One thing is for sure no matter how much we conserve here in the US it is not going to help even a little bit. The planned consumption in China and the rest of the world is going to outstrip anything we could even begin to imagine. In the short run if we do not start drilling for oil and do it now we are going to be in huge trouble, I would even say our way of life is without a doubt in jepordy. Time to stop complaining and start doing something about it. All the green technology in the world is not going to help us in the near future. They talked about how the Chineese are learning everything they can from the American car companies and then starting their own car companies with the goal of coming to the US market and dominating here as well. Even Ford and GM look like they may even build cars in China and then ship them all over the world. Times are a changing and we might find ourselves in a situation we have not been used to for decades, second place. They are talking about the auto industry overtaking the American Auto industry within years. Apparently GM has had a foothold in China for decades and because of this Buick is the number one car there and is considered a premium high quality car. Imagine that, we have to take our cars to China to get people to appreciate them while here in America all people can do is complain about how our jobs are being shipped overseas and then turn around and buy a Toyota. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by Nickdago; 07-12-2008 at 10:55 AM.