Must be those damned Russian auto unions that caused this hahaha

MOSCOW (AFP)--Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled plans Friday to encourage consumers to buy only Russian-made cars, in a bid to help struggling domestic automakers overcome the economic slowdown.

On a visit to Naberezhniye Chelny, home to Russian truck maker OAO Kamaz ( KMAZ.RS), Putin said he expected both Russian motorists and state companies to buy locally made cars, as imports were "absolutely inadmissible" in times of crisis.

"The most important task is to resuscitate consumer demand in the population. We need to support people," Putin said in Naberezhniye Chelny, in comments broadcast on state television.

The government plans to subsidize loans for consumers buying locally produced mass-market cars, Putin added.

it would help if there was an american made car

might as well get any car assembled in the states

parts for all of them are imported any more

but yes interest free gov loans to the people to buy them

that would be a good idea

and to get the loan the car assemblers has to cut the price

but that would help the people cant have that

eres what I dont understand. The manufacters can not get the banks to Loan them the money. Well wasnt that the purpose of the bank bailout. I talked to my sister who just sold a million dollar home in San Deigo and bought one in Tenn. She has perfect credit and had alot of equity in the she sold. She said she had a hard time closing on her new home. WTF???????

I guess those commies do care about their people!

So what is your solutions to the current problem?? Do you support the government bailout of private companies??

Of course I support the bailouts after all we all cant starve. I think its rather hypocrytical though the way the auto bailouts are being handeled compared to the banks. you can read all about it in another thread

So what is your solutions to the current problem?? Do you support the government bailout of private companies??

Those are good ideas...but do you think it is right for me to have to pay for their bungling of their business...and what business are next..airline companies..fastfood companies, retail stores that can't sell their goods?? I bought a turbine windmill..but unfortunately couldn't find a place in the USA that made them for homes..It works on 4mph winds and supplies most of my electrical needs..

Those are good ideas...but do you think it is right for me to have to pay for their bungling of their business...and what business are next..airline companies..fastfood companies, retail stores that can't sell their goods?? I bought a turbine windmill..but unfortunately couldn't find a place in the USA that made them for homes..It works on 4mph winds and supplies most of my electrical needs..

So what would keep a dishonest person from forming a business and letting fail, just so they can get you to pay higher taxes to bail them out..remember your cry for equal and fair treatment??

We have nobody but ourselves to blame for the goverment, we as a people don't get involved with the voting process..and when we do, we vote in people that are dishonest and cause lots of problems...How many out of some 300 some odd million people in this country vote?? Then complain because of the way things are going?

For those that feel that the government is corrupt and cannot be trusted..show me a government that is not filled with dishonest people...then move there...or work to change the standards of our politicians here..

I have no hard feelings about you and hope that you have none to me..My belief is a total collapse, not just of our country, but of the whole world economy..Then out of the dust will rise a one world ecomomy, one world government.. But that is only based on my knowledge of what the bible says will happen, I do not expect or think others will agree with that.