AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who won Tuesday debate over domestic content rules? My answer is: the United Auto Workers. I am probably in the majority here, but there is good reason why I agree with them. As the American Auto Manufacturers, my position was difficult. Ford over 20 years (1985-2005) has only lost .5% of it market share (18.8% to 18.3%), while GM has lost 16.2% of its US market share (42.5% to 26.3%) (Ward Automotive Reports). Ford cars are still bought a lot in US, and owns enough in the international market to hold its own. GM on the other hand has been going through a rapid decline and is not in the right shape to continue the fight the way it is. The way GM is organized right now is not the best to fight in the current market. Though they have started to take on more environmental friendly programs, such as the new Chevy Volt (to be sold starting in 2010), and they have began to recover from the 2007 United Auto Workers Strike, GM is still not as strong as Ford right now. The UAW group was able to argue against our points and fight against every groups.

The United Auto Workers argument was in favor of domestic content rules. Their base argument was based off the IR theories we learned earlier in the years. Though that argument was one of the less powerful in the debate, the UAW won on the rebuttal. The group was able to logically argue against all the other groups and make our points look irrevalvent and wrong. The fact that the rest of the groups couldn’t come up with any points to fight back helped make the argument stronger.

But to sound corny, all my children won the debate. But since I have to make a choice, the UAW would have to be my choice. Now to end on a better note, if you want to see the DVD extras (which are Rachel’s bloopers) just ask.