hey carzar:  I agree with fdmarshall.  I have had nothing but poor service for my pontiac solstice GXP.  19 trips mulitple issues (32 appx)  multiple return visits and even the regional rep didn't want to get involv ed in the repetative SES Light issue.  All during warranty.  Poor training poor service lack of initiative and lack of support from GM itself to the dealers.  it all spell a poor company and product. one more SES light and the Lemon law will prevail. 

Attorney is on standby now.  Even GM upper level support has taken an "oh well, we'll get it fixed someday attitude" hoping i sell it or waiting for the warranty to expire

GM SUCKS

Kia isn't building cars in a sweatshop. They're building them in Georgia, just like Ford does. And Toyota is building cars in Kentucky, just like (Yep, you guessed it...) Ford does. In neither case are the employees crying about being enslaved by their employer.

Without a doubt, unions had a time and place. The problem is that the time has since passed. My father was a Teamster and shop steward. He actively worked to get them into non-union companies, with some success. Even he thinks the unions have outlived their usefulness.

As for the video being on a FOX affiliate, it doesn't matter who caught them. The facts back up their assertion. Chalk one up for FOX. Too bad the other guys couldn't get off their backsides long enough to beat 'em to it...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for buying American when it's a competitive product. However, I (as well as many others) am not going to "hold my nose" and buy an American stinker. For far too long American business depended on people doing just that. That's why they're having so much trouble convincing potential buyers that they've really made themselves competitive. There are quite a few examples that they've succeeded, but perception is everything. You know the saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Lots of people are wary of being living examples.

The Chinese people are the best customers that the Buick brand has. More Buicks are sold in China than the rest of the world combined. In fact, the growth in exports of American-made cars is far outpacing imports. I hope it grows exponentially. Foreign buyers aren't trying to get over the "buyer's remorse" that so many Americans are.

As for my business, I get paid by both domestic and foreign companies. As long as they pay the bill on time, they're keeping me and my employees fed, clothed and housed. I've never had anyone ask me where their paycheck came from, and I don't expect it will happen anytime soon.

Oh, and my business and its jobs cannot be exported, whether it's an import or an export. That means we're doing our bit (either way) to bring in that much more foreign currency to our shores. I call it a "win, win" situation. I wouldn't complain if it was more export, than import, though...