Ghosn says financial crisis 'is clearly behind us'

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09-11-09, 06:21 PM

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good thing its an automotive exec and not an economist

09-11-09, 06:35 PM

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good thing its an automotive exec and not an economist

Lol!

Finally something we agree on.

09-11-09, 07:46 PM

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If my butt were on the line in terms of selling cars, I'd be just like him in terms of being optimistic in what came out of my mouth.

09-12-09, 06:34 AM

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Ghosn has always been overly aggresive & positive in all his predictions.

09-13-09, 01:28 AM

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I'd like some of whatever this moron is smoking.

Clearly shouldn't be in the position he is if this is his outlook. I'd be completely petrified if I worked for him with this perspective.

I think he is delerious as well.

09-13-09, 02:44 PM

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I think he is delerious as well.

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Looks like he has no idea what he's talking about.

Come on, guys. Some of you, I think, are clearly overpanning him. No, he's not always right (see my first post), and I agree that some of the Nissan/Infiniti products, under his leadership, suffered from a quality drop and cheap, unpleasant interiors (that has now been rectified). But, like him or not, it cannot be denied that his leadership (and some of the cost-cutting on Nissan products) saved Nissan, in the log run, from a threatened bankrupcy, and Nissan didn't have to end up getting governtment money and a partial takeover by their unions like GM and Chrysler did.

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09-13-09, 07:14 PM

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he wants people to buy cars now and not hold off for fear of the future, so he's putting out a positive message.

personally i think he's wrong, and even if economically the 'world' might improve, the u.s. debt load and coming inflation, new social programs and taxes on energy, healthcare, etc., are going to cripple growth.