General Motors closing truck plant

[bush_cheney2004]

If I'm wrong then I'm wrong but Mexico can make all the autos it wants and if the quality isn't there then no one will buy. Can they make a better auto than Honda or Toyota? I don't think so. Right now the only thing Mexico is good at is exporting are their people and drugs!

That's a pretty racist thing to say...Canada exports people and drugs too !!!

[madmax]

That's a pretty racist thing to say...Canada exports people and drugs too !!!

The degrading thing to Canadians was to say, Whores and Hockey Players. I am not fond of the comments of Topaz because it diverts attention from the real issues.

And quite Frankly, many parts have come from Mexico and offshore to those very assembly plants across NA that people choose to criticise. The Assemblers cannot be responsible for the crap that gets past in trying to reduce costs and use low cost foreign production of auto parts.

However, the Cars from Mexico, in particular VW which has been there for decades has improved markedly as have the wages of the Mexicans who are Unionized and seem to go on strike every 2 to 3 years.

The Japanese Manufacturers use more locally produced parts, which is ironic, and many of their suppliers are not leaving, much like the Japanese Auto Plants.

More education needs to be done, but I don't think people really care much more then their purchasing or political bias.

I do not like GM taking the money and running off. Regardless of their lying PR spin from a lacky in Oshawa who is clearly outta the decision making loop.

Interesting enough, Today, a trucking company has packed it in citing the loss of manufacturing, high gas prices, and low volume of distribution. Essentially they couldn't pay their Fuel Bills and it was game over.

The trucking industry has been growing rapidly in the last 5 years and while wages have been going down, it will not be enough to offset the large price increases in fuel. I am curious to see if this trend continues.

Some would cheer about this too.

But it certain cannot be blamed on Mexico or some bias towards Mexicans.

That is a US problem for the time being