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Old 06-29-2014, 10:35 AM
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Iran has auto industry.

I was surprise to know that Iran has an auto industry.

http://news.yahoo.com/iran-resumes-a...8-finance.html
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Old 06-29-2014, 10:46 AM
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Probably heavily government-subsidized, for prestige, employment, and trade/currency reasons. The export-to-Russia thing is because they really need foreign exchange with Russia right now. And the Russians want them to have it....

10,000 units into a 2.3 million-unit market isn't going to make the Russian automakers squawk too much.
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Old 06-29-2014, 11:11 AM
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Probably heavily government-subsidized, for prestige, employment, and trade/currency reasons. The export-to-Russia thing is because they really need foreign exchange with Russia right now. And the Russians want them to have it....

10,000 units into a 2.3 million-unit market isn't going to make the Russian automakers squawk too much.
Yeah it seems the Russian automotive industry has recovered from 2008/9
world recession.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automot...stry_in_Russia
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Old 06-30-2014, 10:43 AM
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Maybe they could add an ejection seat to save the poor SOB's life during a car bombing.
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I wonder if it is programmed to explode if driving near a US embassy?
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There's a strong likelihood that they have better ignition switches than GM cars.
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Old 07-01-2014, 01:47 PM
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There's a strong likelihood that they have better ignition switches than GM cars.
Whats the deal with that?

I haven't looked into it, just heard about it.

How do you get killed by a bad ignition switch?
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Old 07-01-2014, 01:51 PM
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Whats the deal with that?

I haven't looked into it, just heard about it.

How do you get killed by a bad ignition switch?
The weight of the key chain overrode a defective detente spring in the switch and turned the car off at highway speed, thereby losing power-steering and brakes, not to mention the airbag after the accident occurred.
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Old 07-01-2014, 02:43 PM
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The weight of the key chain overrode a defective detente spring in the switch and turned the car off at highway speed, thereby losing power-steering and brakes, not to mention the airbag after the accident occurred.
I guess people are pissed more about how Management handle the issue.
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Old 07-01-2014, 02:57 PM
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Every time I see the thread title I get a chuckle.

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