Honda pressures Detroit 3 on small cars

hey, it's a free economy, good for toyota and honda....if they do well, good for them.

i dis agree its a SOCIALISTS economy .. remember 700 billion.. PLus honda is extremly subsidize for its R and D and workers have to pay 80% of there heathcare at 14.00 an hour... which means literally depending on yer family for disposible income thats makes them below the federal povery limit. free for the POOR i agree... Then below that povery level they get a big refund of YOUR TAXES at the end of the year... :) HAve a nice day...

Lets all throw-up at the state of affairs Bush has left the USA with ! lol

Dont get me wrong, If it werent for the loss of 1/4 million jobs, I'd say close the big 3, esp Chrysler, they have been pumping out crap for so long....The "loan" is a band aid that you and I will be paying for in the long run...and with all the $ we borrow for this band aid, you better learn how to speak chinese....cause in 20yrs, they will be a much bigger super power...

Ok enough of that crap....
If the US built a good mouse trap, we would have rtnd to buy another, but we didnt.
You have a nice day

The recent news that Chrysler may merge with General Motors didn't come as a surprise to many, as Chrysler has been struggling for years. It can't negotiate a deal with GM fast enough to save it from going under, in large part because its poor-performing vehicles are a drag on overall sales.
It therefore shouldn't come as any surprise that when the performance of cars is examined according to their predicted reliability, recalls and rate of depreciation, Chrysler vehicles dominate the list of the poorest performers, with seven of the 10 models on our list. All the vehicles have multiple recalls, ranging from airbags to door latches, along with mediocre resale values and bottom-level reliability scores for market-research groups.
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Owners of the current-model-year Dodge Avenger, for example, have had to deal with six recalls. The depreciation and true market value of Avenger only ranks at two stars (out of a possible five) in the Automotive Leasing Guide, which provides depreciation estimates for use in the automotive financing industry.
And experts see no signs of Chrysler making quality improvements across the board, because the company currently lacks the financial resources to do so. It also remains unclear if the company has the means to hang on until auto sales revive.
"I'm not sure Chrysler can weather the storm as an individual company," says Dan Edmunds, director of vehicle testing at Edmunds.com .
It's an entirely different story, however, for the two Japanese auto giants, Toyota and Honda. The best-performing cars, according to our rankings, are all made by these two carmakers, with Toyota claiming six spots and Honda four in the top 10.
Just as Chrysler dominates the bottom of the list, Toyota reigns at the top, with six vehicles that have among the highest resale values and best reliability scores. And all of the top 10 are among the most fuel-efficient cars and SUVs on the road.
The fuel-efficient Toyota Prius hybrid tops the list with an "excellent" reliability rating, no recalls and a five-star-rated resale value. It has the highest fuel economy (46 mpg) and the lowest annual fuel cost of any car on the list ($789).
Another top performer is Toyota's Scion xD, a hatchback introduced in the 2008 model year as a replacement to the xA hatchback. The xD has an "excellent" reliability rating, no recalls and good fuel economy (28 mpg).
Chrysler has carved out for itself a big space on our list of poor-performing cars, but the automaker has plenty of company.
When gas prices topped $4 a gallon this summer, consumers dropped gas-guzzling SUVs like the Nissan Xterra (17 mpg), as sales plummeted 29.1% from January to October, compared with same period in 2007. The Xterra falls to sixth place among the worst-performing vehicles, as there have been three recalls on the car so far this year, not to mention its below-average performance in crash ratings in side (marginal) and rear (poor) tests, as well as its mediocre three-star resale value.
The Xterra's sales drop can't be chalked up to a general anti-SUV sentiment either, as the smaller Toyota Rav-4 rated fourth among best-performing cars and the Honda CR-V came in fifth. Unlike the Xterra, both cars deliver on fuel economy and resale value.
With the 2009 model year now in full swing (it kicked off Oct. 1), the 2008 model-year cars still sitting on dealer lots are loaded with incentives to make them more appealing to consumers.

Don't bail uot the big three

Don't bail out the big three

Philip is a nut case,(freak)!

Philip is a SOCIALISTS cause he bailed out the BANks...:P

plus lets remember its Countries (japan, korea, germany, china) versus the BIG 3 companies.. That is not explained at all in the media.. Philip definitely shows that kinda of uninformed knowledge he has, plsu he been corrupted by FOX news..:) have a nice day

Philip, this would not be an issue if you would simply support your own country's auto industry.
I blame the trend following fools who are a googly-eyed about keeping up with the jones's or being a target of the grand marketing gurus.

I say we bail them out to save our American asses and the world of US manufacturing & economics.
I also say we implement some extreme stipulations along with doing away with the unions to keep the US auto companies viable!

I say come up with an actual plan, not a "loan"
not worth the risk at all.
Maybe a serious rebate check program if you buy an American car...if it works good for them, if not, well.....

Runny wrote:

Lets all throw-up at the state of affairs Bush has left the USA with ! lol

the democrats havye been in the senate and congress
so thank the houses