Automakers say consumers will suffer, consumers say WE ALREADY DO

Apparently now our “big three” automakers here in the U.S. are whining because they’re having financial problems, and claim that us, the consumers, will suffer (more) if they go under. (Look how sad they look.)

The big sad automakers

I can see the loss of jobs being adverse for their employees, but I have never bought an American car because the quality isn’t there, and hasn’t been for years. Maybe that should be part of what they consider when they’re going through with these talks.

The only remotely interesting American car of the last few years is the Chevy Volt, which was slated for 2010, and now may not even come out properly, or at all. (I wrote about the Volt in a previous post.)

The automakers saying the consumer will suffer is laughable. No more “incentives” as they call it – for vehicles that are already thousands of dollars, these companies have never been interested in the CONSUMERS or saving us any money, EVER.

It has ALWAYS been about the bottom line, and the immense, IMMENSE profits they make and have made from the sale of EVERY CAR.

They have only recently, and BARELY tried making their cars more sustainable, more efficient, or anything at at all.

So, REALLY, automakers? We’re going to suffer MORE? More than what you already gouge us for even a USED car, such as the two of which I’m still paying thousands of dollars for years to come, despite both having mileages well above 70,000?

Add in interest, insurance, repairs, everything else, and us “consumers” are just going to drive less or find other options.

It’s about time some of the biggest, most bloated companies this country calls ours suffer a little bit.

An update to this, here is a funny story about the poor CEOs and the private jets they flew to the bailout meetings today (from which I borrowed the hilarious picture above).

Also, Mitt Romney finally contributed something intelligent to the world – in this article he wrote about why the automakers should NOT be bailed out.

And Naomi Klein, in all her glory, also had this to say about bailout profiteers.