Japmobile-loving Americans dooming own auto industry

It's a land of free choice.  If you choice is an economy consisting of
lawyers, coffee servers and I.T. techs instead of real industries,
well that's your choice.  And lets face it, you don't drive the JAP
cars for pure reliability, all cars today are reliable.  You drive
them because you FEAR what your peers think.  At least admit that
much.

Ford sales fall 9 per cent in December, 12 per cent for all of 2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 03, 2008
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co.'s sales fell nine per cent in December,
ending with a whimper a year that is expected to be the worst for the
auto industry since 1998 as consumers fretted over high gasoline
prices and the economy.
Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to overtake Ford as the No. 2 automaker
by U.S. sales when it released its figures later Thursday. It would be
the first time since 1931 that Ford wasn't second behind General
Motors Corp., according to Ford cor****ate historian Bob Kreipke.
Ford's car sales plummeted 24 per cent for all of 2007 as some models
like the Ford Mustang aged and a new Ford Taurus sedan was unable to
match the volumes of the older version.
Truck sales were down five per cent for the year. Ford's overall sales
were down 12 per cent for 2007.