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EVERY country has tariffs on some goods. So it's global 'protectionism'... or its not. So it's 'bad'... or it's not. What's definitely bad for business is a vastly unequal playing field (regardless of where the chips fall).4 points
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It'd make an excellent companion to the G-wagon ("Mini-G"), it's even got the external door hinges and surface-mounted lighting.3 points
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That's my point anyway- a mixture of both. Save the grand old buildings where feasible but of course also build new. WA Mutual bldg is absolutely a very nice design (but very expensive).2 points
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20 inches shorter than a Fiat 500... put on a 7 slot grille, and it could be the Renegade's baby baby brother--the Jeep Usdi. ('usdi' is Cherokee for baby).2 points
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I like this Yukon in black, not a fan of chrome. The Grand Cherokee looks awesome in dark green though.2 points
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"What if?" They already do; a 25% tariff on auto imports. And it's not GM in China, it's SAIC, a joint venture, IE: effectively half of it is a Chinese company selling GM cars. So cut GM's Chinese volume there in half.2 points
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I love the idea of restoring old buildings while modernizing them invisibly, but maybe it would behoove Ford to simply set up a few pup tents to completely house their "alternative propulsion" department. You know, match the investment to the market demand for silly things.2 points
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• There are a number of reasons to skip buying new, and tariffs isn't the #1 reason by a long shot. • "it's just bad & outdated thinking to tariff things" - you & I are 'tariffed' every single day of our lives. Everyone is numb to it by now. • US has the world's highest GDP- EVERYONE wants to sell here. Many need to sell here. So don't call it a 'tariff', call it a 'licensing fee' for foreign companies.2 points
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This could have worked in 1980. The problem is is that too much has changed and a LOT of parts come from a lot of places. Protectionism is bad policy, regardless of industry period. Autarky is very bad policy period. Too bad our president does not understand this at all. Our president has been anti-free trade for more than thirty years and this is what we get from him. Too bad our Congress refuses to take back those arbitrary tariff policies via legislation NOW. This bad policy needs to be rescinded immediately, regardless of his protectionist instincts and those of his political base.2 points
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Ford has said it's going to make it their 'alternative propulsion' headquarters, so it seem unlikely it would involve private ownership/rental... but who knows? The project may necessitate such inclusion to make a business case for it. No one is building grand edifice buildings anymore, always best to maintain past works when economically feasible. Detroit has lost so much architecturally, this one should be a keeper.2 points
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I've never driven that fast.1 point
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I had to look it up and it was built from 1985-1988. It also sold for $480M in 2012. Edit: Wrong Washington Mutual building sold for $480M in 2012 While an attractive building it is nowhere near as cool as the era of buildings the one Ford just bought. The design of stone/marble is so much more elegant and beautiful than anything modern can touch. Yes, modern stuff is "cool" but old stuff is beautiful.1 point
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http://www.rainiersquare.com/project/ The New Rainier Square project is a $600 million 60 floor mixed use building which Amazon will occupy the business space, top section is Apartments and retail and hotel on the lower first few floors.
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That would be a neat building to work in...wonder what their cubicles look like...1 point
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F5 new HQ 28 story building cost $450 Million. It is interesting that they went with pyramid shapes that project out so that it is not just another rectangle tower.1 point
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Do know what that specific building is, or more importantly, the cost of it? Not just construction, but including design/engineering & permitting? Do you think it would be even within 50 times of the cost to renovate the Michigan Depot (which is already standing)? They built a new high school near me, a uber-complex footprint with a tremendously inefficient amount of external walls. Horrific waste of taxpayer money but "it's for the kids". Cost $185 million and it's only 2 stories. Just like a Mustang GT350 is 'too expensive', there are also economic reasons to renovate rather than build from scratch. Detroit has very tangible fiscal reasoning to approach revitalization this way.1 point
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All new buildings are built with more glass than this and zero stone like this. Can you imagine how good this front entry way will look once it's just cleaned up???
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Perfect Unique auto for @ocnblu 1974 Baldi Frog is for sale. It has a manual Trans too. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-baldi-frog/1 point
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Nothing will ever be built looking like this building again. Save what can be saved. Plus, they can make this building probably just as efficient as any other building when going through and redoing everything. And it'll look way more awesomer. Yeah, they should spend an absurd about of money to build a whole new building covered in glass, like everyone else.1 point
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The Compass looks great in that green...wish I could get a GC Limited or Sterling Edition in that color.1 point
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Dude knows nothing about the auto industry...and this is a bad idea. I've been looking at GM or Ford, and the tariffs are even going to effect them. Many people like myself might just skip new all together.......1 point
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In a staff-wide email sent today, Tesla CEO announced that the company would be laying off nine percent of its staff across the company. The cuts comes as part of "an effort to reduce costs and become profitable.” “Given that Tesla has never made an annual profit in the almost 15 years since we have existed, profit is obviously not what motivates us. What drives us is our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable, clean energy, but we will never achieve that mission unless we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable. That is a valid and fair criticism of Tesla’s history to date,” wrote Musk. The layoffs will not effect workers on the production, instead focusing on those working in various white-collar positions. Musk stressed this will not affect plans on reaching production targets for the Model 3 in the coming months. “Tesla has grown and evolved rapidly over the past several years, which has resulted in some duplication of roles and some job functions that, while they made sense in the past, are difficult to justify today,” Musk wrote. Those being laid off will get "significant salary and stock vesting" by the company. Source: Bloomberg, Fortune, Roadshow1 point -
Good luck with this, since so many of the parts are internationally manufactured and cross between the US and its trade partners multiple times before final assembly.1 point
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House of KITT. Fan of the Knight Rider TV show from the 80's. Seems one guy is building them as a full time job on the east coast. You can get Gen 1 or Gen 2 of the car depending on the year. http://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-house-of-kitt/ Amazing this guy is so faithful that he actually has pretty much everything working in the crazy sci fi dash and it comes with a warranty.
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The Equinox diesel is rated at 29/39mpg 2WD(28/38AWD). The trucks will hit real world 30mpg. How is that not beneficial? That's realistically 5mpg better for both of those. Factor in the "Real MPG" test MT does and the Equinox got FORTY SIX MILES PER GALLON on the highway. "33.1/46.7 mpg" RIP fuel bill.1 point
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Seems according to Volvo web site, that they will be passing on having a booth at the Geneva Auto Show in 2019. Seems that more and more automakers feel that their message on new autos launched at these big shows is getting lost and as such are wanting to go with a more focused intimate unvieling like at the Milan Fashion Week. https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/230295/volvo-cars-to-focus-on-new-ways-of-introducing-cars-and-services-to-consumers So while Volvo has not backed out of the Detroit show like so many german brands have done, they have decided to skip the 2019 auto show in Geneva and Focus new auto roll outs at other venues.0 points
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Very True as to why NAFTA made sense and it shows the lack of business sense by Potus. Emotional idiot child,0 points
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