ford, gm merger?

[jhu]

given their losing market share and increased competition from the foreign manufacturers, would a ford, gm merger make any sense?

 

[PricklyPete]

um...take two ailing company's to make one huge ailing company with unbelievable overhead...doesn't sound good to me.

 

[Ryan]

I don't think the FTC would ever allow it. They're loosing market share, but the percentage they do have is still a HUGE amount of the market.

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

bad business model + bad business model = good business model?

 

[CRXican]

don't you read?

Toyota is gonna buy GM

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
I don't think the FCC would ever allow it. They're loosing market share, but the percentage they do have is still a HUGE amount of the market.

I thnk the FTC or Justice Dept. would have a problem with it before the FCC would.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: rbloedow
I don't think the FCC would ever allow it. They're loosing market share, but the percentage they do have is still a HUGE amount of the market.

I thnk the FTC or Justice Dept. would have a problem with it before the FCC would.

Yeah, yeah - that's what I mean lol

 

[Colt45]

two wrongs don't make a right

 

[jhu]

the ftc let boeing and mcdonnel douglas merge because of foreign competition. boeing also has a fairly sizable chunk of the domestic jet market. why wouldn't ford + gm be allowed?

 

[jhu]

Originally posted by: Colt45
two wrongs don't make a right

why, just look at hp and compaq. oh wait...

 

[GT4]

Sprint and Nextel, Macromedia and Adobe, AOL TimeWarner , hell anything is possible.

 

[archcommus]

Is Ford really doing that badly? I think they have a decent array of vehicles out now.

/looks for flamesuit

 

[Chadder007]

I think they would fair better if they split up some of their companies and let them outsource other platforms for different designs. Or maybe even sale off a division or two.

 

[Miramonti]

They'd be better off filing bankruptcy to kill some of their long term liabilities.