Pileup at the Port

[ZicZachZo]

LONG BEACH, Calif. — "Gleaming new Mercedes cars roll one by one out of a huge container ship here and onto a pier. Ordinarily the cars would be loaded on trucks within hours, destined for dealerships around the country. But these are not ordinary times. For now, the port itself is the destination. Unwelcome by dealers and buyers, thousands of cars worth tens of millions of dollars are being warehoused on increasingly crowded port property.

And for the first time, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Nissan have each asked to lease space from the port for these orphan vehicles. They are turning dozens of acres of the nation’s second-largest container port into a parking lot, creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business and an economy in peril."

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/economy/19ports.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1227072026-kcYvUzJP7y4cmwMauKWJ4A&pagewanted=all#

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The New York Times

 

[Gullwing]

MB I know where you can store two vehicles, just let me know.

When you hit stop at the factory it doesn't stop the vehicles already on the way.

 

[Merc1]

WOW, same thing the Chrysler and Ford were doing in Detroit a few years ago, renting space just to park extra cars.

M

 

[far2000]

MB I know where you can store two vehicles, just let me know.

When you hit stop at the factory it doesn't stop the vehicles already on the way.

Why only 2..?.........

 

[ZicZachZo]

You know as I was reading the article I thought to myself, "damn I wanna work at that port... No one would mind if I took that S class for a spin... "

 

[Gullwing]

Why only 2..?.........

Only have so much space. But if they really need me to take more then two, well twist my arm