Thursday, November 30, 2006

Sebring convertable


Autoweekhas the latest on the new Sebring Convertible.
This car still says rental to me, it just doesn’t have anything that will draw me in, but then again this car isn’t really aimed at the driving enthusiast.
It's really a car for the person who wants a car with a top that drops down, and makes you look somewhat good while doing this.
If you want to waste a little bandwidth reading up , hit the autoweek link and enjoy.

Joe

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Ford Borrows some cash


From Automotive News….
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said today that it plans to obtain a financing package totaling $18 billion to help fund its restructuring. The automaker said it expects to complete the package by Dec. 31. Upon completion, Ford Motor expects to boost the liquidity for its automotive operation to approximately $38 billion, consisting of cash and available credit lines.The extra money will provide a liquidity cushion against a recession or other unanticipated events, Ford said in a prepared statement. It also will address negative cash flow. As much as $15 billion of the financing packaging will be secured with Ford's automotive assets, the company said.
Wow, Ford has finally managed to secure financing while it tries to pull itself up by the bootstraps, the best solution of course for avoiding situations like this is to make a winning product line that sells well and then Ford can avoid ever having do this again.

Joe