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Old 11-18-2008, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by criswkh View Post
. . . . It seems like the US is following in Britain's footsteps. I believe Britain bailout some automakers in the 1970s and the companies still went bankrupt.
Ah, yes (more or less). British Leyland. Or was it, "Lesney"? The Chinese and the Indians now own its name-only remnants.
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