Comments on: Can Nissan & Renault Save the Troubled GM? http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Christian Gross http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2078 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:31:42 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2078 One more thing I forgot... If I was an investor I would ignore the car market. Consumers can deal with more expensive to maintain cars. The trucking industry cannot deal with more expensive to maintain trucks. Anything that makes it cheaper to run trucks will be soaked up like a dry sponge. One more thing I forgot… If I was an investor I would ignore the car market. Consumers can deal with more expensive to maintain cars. The trucking industry cannot deal with more expensive to maintain trucks. Anything that makes it cheaper to run trucks will be soaked up like a dry sponge.

]]> by: Christian Gross http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2077 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:27:07 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2077 I don't think any of the American auto producers can continue without foreign help. Generally speaking all of the car industry is in a bind; overproduction, too expensive, not fuel efficient enough. If you think about what is happening with oil it is dejavue again. In the 70's people were driving gas guzzlers and when the oil crunch happened the Japanese made huge market gains. Now we have 2006 and the only company who is ready with fueld efficient cares are the Japanese (again) with hybrid's. The German's are sort of ready with diesel and bio-diesel. But a cynic could say a hybrid motor could be powered by a diesel motor. In fact, about 1.5 years ago we bought a new car and I had the choice between an semi-fueld efficient SUV or a fuel efficient car. I hedged and chose the fuel efficient car, and am laughing my head off. My point is that there will be a shake out and we don't know who will survive. If I had to use an indicator it would be those companies that have the leg up on the next generation of vehicles. Efficiency will be everything.... I don’t think any of the American auto producers can continue without foreign help. Generally speaking all of the car industry is in a bind; overproduction, too expensive, not fuel efficient enough. If you think about what is happening with oil it is dejavue again. In the 70’s people were driving gas guzzlers and when the oil crunch happened the Japanese made huge market gains.

Now we have 2006 and the only company who is ready with fueld efficient cares are the Japanese (again) with hybrid’s. The German’s are sort of ready with diesel and bio-diesel. But a cynic could say a hybrid motor could be powered by a diesel motor.

In fact, about 1.5 years ago we bought a new car and I had the choice between an semi-fueld efficient SUV or a fuel efficient car. I hedged and chose the fuel efficient car, and am laughing my head off.

My point is that there will be a shake out and we don’t know who will survive. If I had to use an indicator it would be those companies that have the leg up on the next generation of vehicles. Efficiency will be everything….

]]> by: Kevin H http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2073 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:29:24 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/12/can-nissan-renault-save-the-troubled-gm/#comment-2073 Good article, I am a big fan of the auto stocks but only because I tend to like the products. (Thus the pen name Jym Khana). I have been enjoying some modest returns with Fiat and I am waiting for Ford to break it’s fall so I can jump in. There are also some interesting developments in the Indian and Chinese markets (I think when China starts exporting to the US we are going to see some real nice vehicles). To answer your questions- Can GM reclaim it’s title of “king” of the automobile industry without the help of foreign investments? No, I don’t think any one manufacturer will be “king” without being part of a foreign conglomerate. (With foreign being a very relative term). Are we in an era that requires cross-continent M & A’s to retain profitability in this highly competitive auto industry? Absolutely. Good article, I am a big fan of the auto stocks but only because I tend to like the products. (Thus the pen name Jym Khana). I have been enjoying some modest returns with Fiat and I am waiting for Ford to break it’s fall so I can jump in. There are also some interesting developments in the Indian and Chinese markets (I think when China starts exporting to the US we are going to see some real nice vehicles). To answer your questions- Can GM reclaim it’s title of “king” of the automobile industry without the help of foreign investments? No, I don’t think any one manufacturer will be “king” without being part of a foreign conglomerate. (With foreign being a very relative term). Are we in an era that requires cross-continent M & A’s to retain profitability in this highly competitive auto industry? Absolutely.

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