General Motors decides to keep Opel

Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...

Pushy Europeans, who would like to dictate America what to do can naturally not understand it.
(Joe, 4 November 2009 22:16)

And Americans don't understand it either - because the few who can hand-write a longer sentence than "Coca Cola" are considered to be a MBA.

And Americans don't understand it either - because the few who can hand-write a longer sentence than "Coca Cola" are considered to be a MBA.
(SzemTELEN Fazék, 5 November 2009 14:59)

Hungarian web sites are full of such "highly intelectual" remarks. No wonder that Hungary is not progressing. The few thousand people, who can be considered smart and productive are mostly Jews.
Without them the country would be in a terribly bad shape.

Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...
(The Swiss, 4 November 2009 20:31)

GM is the owner and has the right to sell or keep it.
What is wrong about it?
It happens very often in the real estate market too that a seller decides to take his house off the market.
Pushy Europeans, who would like to dictate America what to do can naturally not understand it.

'Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...
(The Swiss, 4 November 2009 20:31) '

Very true, and I'm surprised the article didn't mention this aspect.

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology. According to one article, it would take the Russians 5 years simply to catch up to present-day standards, hence no problem. But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology. According to one article, it would take the Russians 5 years simply to catch up to present-day standards, hence no problem. But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.
(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46)

You are absolutely correct.
I read too that patents, intellectual property going to the Russians as a "freebie" was the problem.
Germans of course would not mind as long as it not theirs.

(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46)

The Russians want to establish a sustainable industry which includes car production so that they don’t just rely on oil, gas and minerals and consequently wanted to purchase GM because it was cheap for the price than anything on offer at that time.

To suggest that GM has the most modern automotive technology or that it has “patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented” is stretching the imagination just a little. GM went broke because it was producing cars that very few wanted to buy – they are gas guzzlers. Even a five year old child would know that if you want modern production technology you go to Japan, i.e Toyota, Nissan etc.

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology...But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.
(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46) ..."


>>> "GM's modern automotive technology"?
Is it a joke?
GM and American cars are technological crap comparing with Japanese, European, Sth.Korean...
...and one of the reasons for the last "crash".

"...patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented.."?
GM decided to keep Opel because all the patents, ideas and modern technologies are developed in Germany, and not in US.

Intellectual property of US Automobile Industry is useless and US car industry is dummed to total bankruptcy in the matter of the years.

This "Amer observation" would be the same kinda story like about 10 years ago when US Government decided to ban "mobile phone industries and GSM" because it was consider to be dangerous for US security.
Dumminess...
...and continues.

Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...
(The Swiss, 4 November 2009 20:31)

GM is the owner and has the right to sell or keep it.
What is wrong about it?
It happens very often in the real estate market too that a seller decides to take his house off the market.
Pushy Europeans, who would like to dictate America what to do can naturally not understand it.

Pushy Europeans, who would like to dictate America what to do can naturally not understand it.
(Joe, 4 November 2009 22:16)

And Americans don't understand it either - because the few who can hand-write a longer sentence than "Coca Cola" are considered to be a MBA.

And Americans don't understand it either - because the few who can hand-write a longer sentence than "Coca Cola" are considered to be a MBA.
(SzemTELEN Fazék, 5 November 2009 14:59)

Hungarian web sites are full of such "highly intelectual" remarks. No wonder that Hungary is not progressing. The few thousand people, who can be considered smart and productive are mostly Jews.
Without them the country would be in a terribly bad shape.

'Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...
(The Swiss, 4 November 2009 20:31) '

Very true, and I'm surprised the article didn't mention this aspect.

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology. According to one article, it would take the Russians 5 years simply to catch up to present-day standards, hence no problem. But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.

Political decision for sure...., so it only proves, if necessary, that the US can turn its jacket when needed...

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology. According to one article, it would take the Russians 5 years simply to catch up to present-day standards, hence no problem. But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.
(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46)

You are absolutely correct.
I read too that patents, intellectual property going to the Russians as a "freebie" was the problem.
Germans of course would not mind as long as it not theirs.

(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46)

The Russians want to establish a sustainable industry which includes car production so that they don’t just rely on oil, gas and minerals and consequently wanted to purchase GM because it was cheap for the price than anything on offer at that time.

To suggest that GM has the most modern automotive technology or that it has “patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented” is stretching the imagination just a little. GM went broke because it was producing cars that very few wanted to buy – they are gas guzzlers. Even a five year old child would know that if you want modern production technology you go to Japan, i.e Toyota, Nissan etc.

Since the financial bailout, the US government has been GM's largest shareholder. The Russians were pushing a little too hard for access to GM's modern automotive technology...But they also wanted access to patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented, and that could prove a problem in the future. Automobile manufacturing is a major part of our economy, parting with intellectual property in the area would be a strategic mistake.
(Amer, 5 November 2009 18:46) ..."


>>> "GM's modern automotive technology"?
Is it a joke?
GM and American cars are technological crap comparing with Japanese, European, Sth.Korean...
...and one of the reasons for the last "crash".

"...patents for ideas that are only beginning to be implemented.."?
GM decided to keep Opel because all the patents, ideas and modern technologies are developed in Germany, and not in US.

Intellectual property of US Automobile Industry is useless and US car industry is dummed to total bankruptcy in the matter of the years.

This "Amer observation" would be the same kinda story like about 10 years ago when US Government decided to ban "mobile phone industries and GSM" because it was consider to be dangerous for US security.
Dumminess...
...and continues.