American Cars
The Detroit auto show is on, and American car manufacturers are planning to stop the 48-year decline of their US car share to foreign rivals, who now have 55% of the US passenger car market. There's a record number of new car models debuting at Detroit this week, all hoping to reverse the downward spiral. Among them are: Cadillac's STS; GM's Cobat, Solstice, GTO, Aveo, the redesigned Malibu, and G6; Chrysler's 300C, Magnum; Ford's Montego, Freestyle, GT and the new Mustang. Some of the cars are hot -- but there isn't optimism that the decline will stop. It's predicted that the US car makers will lose an 3% in car share in 2004. What will stop the decline? A combination of exciting, quality vehicles, with good prices. The US auto makers have trained North American car buyers to expect deep discounts, and that will be a hard mindset to change. The foreign car makers screwing up may not hurt either. But the chances of that happening? (For some hot cars from the show, check out MSN's coverage!)
Of Movies ...
Some movies that I have an interest in this month -- I will not get to them all. X-Men III: The Last Stand -- 'nuff said! No Logo - Brands, Globalization & Resistance -- based on the book of the same title, this movie is playing at the Bloor Cinema on June 29 & 30. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days -- the story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine , who, as part of the White Rose, was dedicated to the downfall of the Third Reich. The movie plays at the Bloor Cinema from June 25-27. Thank You For Smoking -- playing at the Bloor Cinema from June 23-37. Tsotsi -- a look at life in the ghettos outside of present-day Johannesburg, South Africa, through Tsotsi, a young thug. There is redemption for Tsotsi, and the film won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It plays at the Bloor Cinema on June 14 & 16. Why We Fight -- a documentary that explores why America goes to war and the role of the military-industrial complex. This played today at the ...
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