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Automotive Trivia Question
idsman75
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Okay you automotive buffs. I have a trivia question that is guaranteed to stump you. I want to pre-text this question with the knowledge that I got the answer from a "Professor Emeritus" from a very good local private college.
Fact: The largest individual expense involved in manufacturing a Japanese car is STEEL.
Question: What is the largest individual expense involved in the manufacture of an American car?
Fact: The largest individual expense involved in manufacturing a Japanese car is STEEL.
Question: What is the largest individual expense involved in the manufacture of an American car?
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Joe
"Never let school interfere with your education"
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
JBoss......Fear No Fish/peace through superior firepower/The gun manufacturers are not making a dangerous product.
Bad parents are.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
the voices in my head don't scare me. it's only when they stop that i get a little nervous.
Noli Illegitimi Carborundum
God Speed With All Of Our Troops~
Lawsuits? No way, don't be silly. Automakers file a lot of lawsuits, but it'd be silly to think that they're on the losing end of massive products liability judgments often enough to even care.
I'm sticking with labor and benefits.
Mudge the precise
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!<BR>
confused....but learning
Of course, in Detroit they have the Henry Ford HMO's that they own, along with hospitals, hotels and museums, etc.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
...and $417 fights.
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." - John Wayne
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
Dangit!! Know I read that someone else got it. I'm a huge car buff, but I only know that because I'm an accountant.
Still I can't see how the health benefits could ever be higher than the labor costs, that doesn't make sense.