Oracle of Delphi

Impressive! http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/129

You mean the fact that I like GM cars and not cruddy Chryslers?

Just for that, Bob and I will dress in our nurse's uniforms and come visit you on Halloween. I will be the sexier nurse though with the hairier legs. Buona notte!

What a shame, I will be in Voorhees, NJ most of the day.

I hope you're OK, oh and those two nurses were Bob and I! :AH-HA_wink:

They are if you want a 2006 Saab! :AH-HA_wink:

What you see, is what you get!

For those of you who are GM Employees or eligible family members of employees, here are the current incentives for people living in the North East. https://www.gmfamilyfirst.com/ip-gmemployee.../html/rine.html

Who cares, I will never buy a Hon Duh or a Saturn, so what does it matter to me?

I'm sorry, perhaps you are lost, but Honda is headquartered in Tokyo. Not on this forum!

Hey, how did you get a picture of me and my lawnmower?

Detroit Free Press 6/1/2007 Katie Merx Jun. 1--General Motors Corp., once the symbol of big, slow corporate America, virtually matched Toyota Motor Corp., the icon of lean manufacturing, in North American assembly plant productivity last year for the first time since it has been measured, industry research group Harbour Consulting reported Thursday. Toyota logged 22.05 hours of plant labor per vehicle assembled, while GM reported 22.15 hours, a difference of one-tenth of an hour, or just 6 minutes per vehicle. "General Motors essentially caught Toyota in vehicle assembly productivity," consultancy President Ron Harbour said. The results come at a turbulent time for Detroit's signature industry and at an interesting crossroads in the GM-Toyota relationship that hinges on their manufacturing partnership in California, among other projects. Toyota seized the global sales title from GM in the first three months of the year. But at the same time, GM is working to leapfrog Toyota's fuel-efficient hybrid technology with its Volt series hybrid and fuel-cell concepts. And now GM is nipping at Toyota's heels in vehicle assembly -- long a key to Toyota's success. Among Detroit automakers, GM had the most productive assembly plants in the Harbour Report, and scored best overall, including in stamping parts and building engines and transmissions. The results come as GM and other Detroit automakers prepare to begin formal contract negotiations with the UAW. Automakers' plant-floor efficiency has direct effects on bottom-line profits and allows automakers to charge consumers less or put more content, such as air bags or electronics, into vehicles. GM said its latest Harbour Report results tell a story of its continuing improvement, with GM closing the productivity gap with Toyota by nearly 85% since 1998 and capturing bragging rights as the first automaker to have its plants capture top productivity honors in three of Harbour's four award categories. GM won in vehicle assembly, engine-making and transmission manufacturing. It did not win in stamping. "GM's leadership in three of the four manufacturing categories demonstrates we are transforming the company for sustainable, long-term success," Gary Cowger, GM group vice president of global manufacturing and labor relations, said in a statement. "This success is a result of our people being involved in the business like never before." Analysts said the marked improvement in productivity is important, but is just one of many things GM needs to accomplish and continually improve as it fights to return to profitability and restore its reputation as a quality manufacturer and battles Toyota for the dominant spot in the global auto industry. Those things are all important to avoid further North American losses and job cuts at the company. Harbour said GM's improved productivity is impressive because it came amid production cuts of about 5% last year and before the company fully realized the benefits of cutting its hourly workforce by 34,410 through a buyout and early retirement program. "Improving productivity in the face of lower production is a huge accomplishment, but none of the domestic manufacturers can afford to let up," Harbour said. "Toyota is not going to slow down." Toyota took Harbour Report honors again this year for leading the six largest North American automakers in total manufacturing productivity, using 29.93 hours of labor for every vehicle produced. That was slightly higher than 29.40 hours the year earlier, which Harbour attributed to the automaker's launch of new plants and several new vehicles. But GM plants took top honors in three Harbour categories, and its vehicle assembly productivity trailed Toyota by just 6 minutes. "We are virtually deadlocked," said GM spokesman Dan Flores, adding that GM -- like Toyota -- is focused on continuous improvement. The Oshawa, Ontario, plant that assembles the Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Allure led assembly plants for the most efficient productivity, with 15.68 hours per vehicle, followed closely by the adjoining Oshawa plant that produces the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo. GM's Spring Hill, Tenn., four-cylinder engine plant turned in the best performance of any engine plant, at 2.27 hours per engine, edging out Toyota's Buffalo, W. Va., plant by just more than 1 minute, with 2.29 hours per engine. And GM's Toledo transmission plant took top honors, with 2.54 hours per transmission. Toyota and Honda transmissions were absent from the top transmission lists because none of the Japanese automakers had a full transmission plant at the time of the survey, Harbour said, adding that that will change. "It's all very encouraging for GM, but it is just one aspect of making your company profitable," said auto analyst Erich Merkle of IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids. "There's the jobs bank, health care costs, legacy costs, all those issues are also weighing on General Motors. It's not enough for GM, given the position they're in, to match Toyota. They've got to beat them." Link: http://www.apics.org/APICS/Resources/ViewA...hToyotaEDIT.xml I didnt see this posted anywhere, if it was, I apologize.

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades. The fuel economy measure was added to a broad energy bill without a roll call vote even as senators were holding a news conference announcing the compromise. Republicans earlier blocked Democratic efforts to raise oil taxes by $29 billion and use the money to promote renewable fuels and other clean energy programs. Democratic leaders hoped to complete the energy bill Thursday night, but senators close to the auto industry began an effort to derail the entire bill. “We will be continuing to oppose it,” said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., “This is not over by any stretch.” The legislation for the first time would establish a single fuel economy standard applicable to not only cars, but also SUVs and pickups which currently have to meet less stringent requirement. Article Continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19352490/

My lawnmower has a bigger engine!

They rolled him out for the Enclave at the auto show, I think it was LA show.

Would it be possible to allow avatars to grow a little bit? From 90x90 to perhaps 100x100?

Why would it be Chevrolet? Just because they rebadge cars as Chevys doesn't make them Chevrolet. Holden controls it and has board members sitting on GMDAT's Board of Directors. Holden was put in charge to soften the blow should GM be sued by a multitude of people (dealers, plant workers, stock holders, etc), when it took control of Daewoo. Holden would have been the man left HOLDEN (pun intended) the bag if the deal went south for any reason and not GM.

I will be in Rüsselsheim, Deutschland, on the 27, 28, 29 of June. It would be nice to be back in Germany for good.

Hmmm, sounds similar to the GTO!

Ahh, don't worry maybe Chevrolet will start using the Pontiac naming convention, but instead of using G5, G6, G8, etc, they can use C for Chevrolet. Coming to a Chevy showroom near you, the 2009 Chevrolet model lineup the all new, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6! These are high quality names with lots of heritage behind them.

Sad! I love the W cars!

They most likely were afraid those parts would end up on other illegal ricemobiles.

Small commercial 1st, then the video. God I hate Toyota! http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickabi...ndra.review.cnn

To bad GM didn't do that to this vehicle, I almost would have bought one! My area alone! http://www.pontiac.com/vehiclelocator/loca...mp;x=29&y=8

I have a question. Is it more difficult because they left you or would it have been easier had you left them. For those of you that had someone leave you, did you never see that side of them before? I am assuming some of you have been together for years, so that side of their personality had to surface at some point. I also think that having a legal marriage binds people tighter to each other if for no other reason it's harder to get divorced than just say OK, I'm done with you, as you can when you're not married and move on to someone else. Being married forces in my opinion, people to work harder at finding solutions to their problems and working towards compromise. Yes I realize people still get divorced, if someone wants to go badly enough they will, but marriage makes you think about it before you just go and do it. I realize that those of you who are gay can't get married in many of the states, which is why I'm for gay marriage. It's a binding contract between two people which is always better than a verbal contract (ok lets live together and play house), where anyone at anytime can change their mind and say prove that I wanted to be with you forever, and prove that I said that and that, that was my intent. I look forward to hearing what you have to say.