Future Nissan CEO defense: “I’m a cheater? No, Uchida!”

You nailed it. However, in this day in age, if you just dangle the carrot out there, chances are someone will throw money your way to invest in the new technology.

I honestly haven’t taken a look at the data, but I would think if you’re selling 10 year old designs, all the bugs should be worked out and reliability wouldn’t be an issue.

3rd Gear: You can argue that both Orion and Hamtramck are losing money. However, Orion is providing valuable information and knowledge when it comes to manufacturing electric and autonomous vehicles, which in turn could put GM ahead of the game when it comes to competitors. If AV’s ever get off the ground (at least…

Future defense of CEO misconduct: Me a cheater? No, Uchida.

Dodge Ram: Worse than the Silverado on only one metric. Only one.

They actually do have a choice in both timing and striking. The parties could have signed a temporary extension of the current contract while negotiations continue, as they’ve done in the past. However, they chose this time to strike.

GM bought back all their shares from the government at market value and paid back their debts. The treasury department was out roughly $12 billion, however the bailout preserved $34.9 billion in taxes. So I don’t think you can consider it a bad investment on the government’s behalf. And I don’t think you can claim…

I don’t think striking while sales are dropping off and inventories are high is the greatest idea. Rising labor costs at a time of falling revenue probably isn’t going to be a reasonable request to GM and probably isn’t a recipe for success for the company.

Yeah, I think consumers outside the immediate area (Michigan, Ohio, etc) are pretty detached to what’s going on with the UAW. Consumers just want a product that has the most features for the cheapest price, regardless of whatever internal struggles a company has.

And orgy of distrust and finger-poking? Sounds like exciting times at Nissan!

5th Gear: I said this years ago when Sergio Marchioni started calling for consolidation in the industry. He was saying no one cares about the powertrain anymore, and what distinguishes vehicles are the interior and technology rather than what people wanted in the past. He wanted to consolidate all the expenses related…

1st Gear: I’m sure things will start intensifying as inventories run short and employees’ mortgage payments come up.

Functional? Yes. Cool? Ehhh, I don’t know. Looks like it has potential to look good, but right now just looks tacked on and not factored into the design of the vehicle. The whole thing is wider than the engine cover immediately behind it. 

Not sure about Baja Mexico, but I’ve been in other regions of Mexico and would be much more concerned about breaking down and having people take advantage of me on a trip like this rather than Davids

People put way too much stock in how much a political party will influence the market. The even if it does take a turn, the Fed manages the economy.

I see where you’re coming from. I’m by no means a big wall street investor. Just a lowly engineer who tries to make sense of the world. But, it’s a wholistic approach. A company is more than just one metric, and it doesn’t always make sense. But in this case, I think you’d have to look at the starting value. If…

You’re absolutely correct about sales growth. They are growing in terms of sales. However, Revenue is down. So even with more sales, There is less cash coming in. And I’m not even talking about profit. So at this point when things start going down, people will start looking at the best run business in terms of cash…

I mean, if you got a job that said they were going to pay you $24/hr then at the end of the year found out you were being paid $23.50/hr instead, you’d probably be upset too. And even if you’re not, a number of people would be and quit. The greater the difference from what you were promised, the greater the number of…

1st Gear: No matter how well you do, if you over promise and under deliver to your investors, they will be unhappy, simple as that.... and something Elon Musk is very prone to doing.... The sooner they can start pumping out new models, the better. But obviously this takes a ton of capital and time.