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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday the last car rolled down the line at Lordstown GM in Lordstown Ohio, I wept as I [View all]mahina
(18,678 posts)123. Thank you. I appreciate that. I looked online and read some of the newspaper articles
About the plant and the community.
Im so sorry its happening to all those people. What a terrible loss.
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Yesterday the last car rolled down the line at Lordstown GM in Lordstown Ohio, I wept as I [View all]
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
OP
I believe we are heading for recession. And even the new GM truck was sent overseas...steel
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#5
Thanks for the post ...very impressive. Yeah, good old Mary (CEO) what a piece of crap she is.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#178
It depends. If you don't buy brand new and only take out a four year loan
Drahthaardogs
Mar 2019
#24
and when cars and truck are made mostly overseas where are these used vehicles
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#53
No it's not. If I pay the car off in four years and drive it for eight or ten
Drahthaardogs
Mar 2019
#27
Leasing is fine if your able to write it off, maybe not any more with Trump...
Historic NY
Mar 2019
#109
Cars are super expensive. Most people take 7 years loans these days...and once paid off
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#65
Thats just it; you beat them at their own game. Cars or anything else. We have to.
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#121
I agree with that...my only point is as cars are moved overseas...we lose jobs and the ability to
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#179
Leasing is great for people who used to trade in their cars every few years
TexasBushwhacker
Mar 2019
#73
using the Uber app, my neighbor who is 67, pays 5.50 for a ride from her grocery store which
allgood33
Mar 2019
#182
Well my future daughter in law lives in Autstin town Ohio and it cost me over $50.00 for three
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#194
The cruze is a great car. I love it. The Cobalt before it which was cheaper is a workhorse...my
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#66
I've had one as a rental a few times. It was/is a fine car. Decent mileage too
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#120
1st car i ever bought on my own was a new one. I've never bought new since. (40 yrs)
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#22
Sure, with cars mostly being made overseas and increasing in prices...do you really think used cars
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#32
all I am saying is the decent prices will go away when cars are shipped in mostly from overseas so
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#204
Well if peope don't buy new cars there won't be any for you to buy as a used car. And if cars go
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#31
This is the endgame...and with manufacuring moving there will be other markets with cash...
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#162
Again, even fleet car sales are down...and without people buying new cars those
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#49
The Lordstown plant was the biggest employer in the Warren area. Thouasand of jobs will be
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#13
Thank you. I appreciate that. I looked online and read some of the newspaper articles
mahina
Mar 2019
#123
That is unture about all workers getting job offers. I know because my husband and my son
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#17
They are laying off in five plants. There are not enough jobs...and those who live in
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#28
There is a reason why retraining is a dirty word in the Mid West...many trained for n
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#43
There are very few jobs that can't be outsourced...and the retraining was mostly in manufacuring...
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#76
I think that is what will happen. Local companies will need accountants and we are looking a
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#157
people are missing that point; the car made in this plant wasnt selling well in the US.
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#19
No you are missing the point. Cars in general were not selling that well and steel tariffs made
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#23
My Grandfather actually worked for Henry Ford after he bought the DT&
True Blue American
Mar 2019
#41
My son actually works for GM in Indiana. He was one of the lucky ones and was transferred last
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#18
My husband is an engineer. In his 50's he is still in demand. Chrysler is an example of how
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#67
No they are laying off. And are hiring for electrical engineers...but I think we can expect more
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#79
The new tax bill foisted on us by Trump makes it financially beneficial to ship jobs overseas.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#156
Yes it was ...oh they already got some money (too much) but the tax bill increased the amount.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#180
My son can't afford to buy the truck he makes and he is relatively well paid.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#39
When new cars are not bought...used cars become less plentiful and more expensive.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#160
There may be folks who want a new car but with further job losses , how man can afford a new? It
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#181
I guess not a single new car was sold during the Great Depression,
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2019
#197
That is true. The stamping union at Lordstown killed itself so as to get a new product...
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#74
So far they are looking strong but the steel tariffs have to be hurting them as they use
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#72
Thats nonsense. Vehicle death rates are FAR lower than they were before SUVs flooded us.
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#124
I have seen the job offers as I have access to the website and workers are accepting those
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#83
This is unfettered capitalism as existed pre- Roosevelt which lead to a great depression...
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#84
I am not a socialist and do not favor such an economic policy... I believe in regulated
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#159
Back in the sixties union members wanting a day off used to put a mask on and strike, and ...
marble falls
Mar 2019
#59
Wrong. My family had the masonry contract for Lordsburg. I was there. We are a pro-union family ...
marble falls
Mar 2019
#71
Scuse me Lordstown. I was there when dirt was broken in '65/'66, you'll excuse an old brain.
marble falls
Mar 2019
#126
I did and saw no mention of any wild cat strike...perhaps you have link...I texted a guy who worked
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#161
Hell, there was a wildcat strike in '96. Over more substansive issues, but still ...
marble falls
Mar 2019
#166
That is untrue and I wish you would self delete...we don't need fantasy stories
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#85
And we are losing the middle class because of the desmise of Unions.
True Blue American
Mar 2019
#148
I would appreciate a link to this ...if you know the circumstances since I found nothing on this...
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#94
Good point. The person said Lordsburg...no such place that I have ever heard of...union haters are
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#158
Yep as they lose everything some Some who voted for these Republicans will have the added burden of
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#187
Unfortunately, the auto workers are like the coal miners. They are in an industry that's going out
jalan48
Mar 2019
#68
That is untrue...cars will still be made forever, we just won't be making them... because
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#86
Our eco-system will no longer be able to support our fantasy lifestyles. Getting enough food
jalan48
Mar 2019
#90
Oh please. Lets deal with the here and now. Green cars will repace gas burning cars.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#92
I wish we would deal with the here and now but we're too busy maintaining our fantasies.
jalan48
Mar 2019
#103
I always enjoy your posts but I think yours might be a bit of fantasy this time.
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#106
I have had few meaningful conversations with polar bears! hehe....just kidding. Have a great Monday!
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#188
To you as well. We may disagree on some things but on getting rid of Trump and the Republicans
jalan48
Mar 2019
#190
We are on the same side. And I too think climate change is the most serious issue we face...just not
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#193
I don't know either, it's happening in slow motion which makes it harder to comprehend.
jalan48
Mar 2019
#199
This is true. Democrats will address climate change...might not be what you or I want exactly but
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#205
There is less profibility in cars -particularly small cars. The tariffs added $1200 per car
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#91
It is completely true...and I know this personally...because I have ties to Lordstown...and
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#104
Every vehicle sold in the US has to meet the same safety and emissions requirements
MichMan
Mar 2019
#108
It has nothing to do with cafe....smaller cars don't have the profit margin because there is a limit
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#189
Why are consumers walking past all the cars and buying Crossovers, Trucks and SUV?
MichMan
Mar 2019
#117
I told you I have ties to the Lordstown plant and the tariffs are why the plant is closing ....I
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#164
5 years? Oh for Gods sake. The average age of cars on the road TODAY is over 10 years.
oldsoftie
Mar 2019
#174
The Cruze wasn't selling as noted, which cost the first layoff...but the second one
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#163
Damn NAFTA, and Old Man Bush and his narco sidekick Salinas for foisting this on us.
sandensea
Mar 2019
#107
Yep...and Clinton is too blame as well. He should never have forced Democrats to pass this disaster
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#155
That is not why Lordstown closed...it closed because of tariffs and slow car sales...bigger
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#154
The Malibu is a great car. And last year,you couldn't give them away ...had there been steel
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#191
I love the new Malibu and would like to buy one but we have to wait until hospital bills are paid
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#196
To see the shuttered factories in Youngstown makes you realize the bullshit that has been foisted on
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#151
You are exactly right HP offer to transfer workers to India...these workers were met with hate
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#192