Detroit: From Motown To Murder Town

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Death Of Detroit - USA. With General motors on the verge of collapse, Detroit is becoming more famous for it's murder rate rather than the motor industry or music.
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General Motors is clinging to survival with a little help from the US government and bankruptcy court. Yet many of GM's union members feel uneasy. Will GM use bankruptcy to shed union commitments?
'Get 10 people and ask them where they work, I guarantee that they'll say Ford, Chrysler, GM - that's why they call us Motor City' says Kenny, a former GM worker. The plant he worked at was once run by 3000 people, now it operates on a staff of 50. Cutbacks are seen everywhere. 'GM was covering health care for a million people' says Dave of the Centre for Automobile research. This gave GM a $2,000 competitive disadvantage. 'This legacy cost problem was going to wipe the company out' Dave explains. Members of the United Auto Workers, have cause for concern. 'We retired thinking that everything would be OK' says Randy. With the help of the US government, pensions are secured. But reductions in healthcare benefits are a devastating blow for Curtis, a former worker who was run over by a drunk driver in 2001. 'A new GM will emerge that can provide a new generation of Americans with a chance to live out their dreams' says President Obama, announcing the privatisation and bankruptcy claim of General Motors. For Randy this move is 'pushing us out'. These optimistic words will mean a cost of $50 billion to the taxpayer, 21,000 jobs lost and more cuts to union benefits.
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@supersixbravo1610 8 жыл бұрын

Poor old Detroit. I was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario and a large amount of the steel we produced there went to the automotive industry in Michigan and the rest of North America. We, as a blue collar industrial city always looked on the situation in Detroit with empathy. I hope that better days come for Detroit. They've endured enough.

@JustMeELC 5 жыл бұрын

SuperSix Bravo Well said & totally true.

@shananagans5 10 жыл бұрын

The problems in Detroit go way beyond GM.

@BoredSpectre 10 жыл бұрын

Things I've learned from this: 1. The city's sole reliance on the auto-industry was always a bad thing for their economy. 2. Lack of research and development on the products they are selling. Japan left them behind on fuel-efficiency, Germany and Italy left them behind on overall car performance, And the rest of the world left them behind on manufacturing cost. All of them contributed to the decline of their auto-industry, 3. Education not being prioritized enough like half of the citizens are illiterate.

@dmo5207 3 жыл бұрын

4. Democrats suck

@ouss 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks democrats

@VanVu-uu3jl 9 жыл бұрын

the whole city depends upon one big company to survive ? its the biggest problem right there.

@drinkingpoolwater 8 жыл бұрын

stop making so much sense.

@mjewell95 10 жыл бұрын

I commute to Wayne State University in the heart of Detroit everyday. I see a lot of things- and I see a lot of depressed people. Sometimes it makes me very sad. But it's my home- it's been my home for 18 years. I love Detroit and most of you will never understand why. But if you've never been here, you have no right to slander my home. Instead of leaving the 'pile of garbage' that most of you think Detroit is to fester, why don't you try helping out? How about praying for us?

@jeansguy1983 10 жыл бұрын

American cars look good but are unreliable and lose their value fast. Japanese cars are boring but reliable, efficient and hold their value. So I heard what my head said and bought a toyota Camry, even though my heart desired a Cadillac CTS. I wish american cars are better built.

@19LondBuch72 7 жыл бұрын

GMC = Gotta Mechanic Comin'

@sunlite9759 6 жыл бұрын

There re 2500 Mercedes on Craigs list Phoenix Better, guess so but at twice the cost.

@trevorlahey1956 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha gay

@plaguex1 13 жыл бұрын

"Thats who gave me the opportunity to dress the way I like to dress, drive the cars I like to dress, wear the jewelery I like to wear."

@AssadNizam 8 жыл бұрын

Just fyi the guys piece was a glock chambered in .357 SIG, not '.357 magnum' as idiot narrator said. You're not dirty harry.

@DavidVonR 8 жыл бұрын

+AssadNizam Relax nerd, not everyone is a gun expert.

@DavidVonR 8 жыл бұрын

+AssadNizam Relax nerd, not everyone is a gun expert.

@john5743 7 жыл бұрын

Dirty Harry used a Smith and Wesson Model 29 chambered in a .44 Magnum, not a .357 Magnum. Just sayin'.

@crispycashchedda4350 4 жыл бұрын

Do the sight shoot 357?.

@stetsonwarner8440 9 жыл бұрын

357 magnum Glock? lol

@stetsonwarner8440 9 жыл бұрын

Glock only has a 357 sig. The guy on here said 357 magnum, but its a Glock. He doesn't even know what he has. Mossberg all the way!

@canabox7112 5 жыл бұрын

357 Sig maybe? lol

@williamstraughan6385 9 жыл бұрын

don,t blame the g m company blame the dam unions strike strike and the riots in the 60,s and 70,s

@pearltippins7280 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when I first came to Detroit I hate this city but as I got older I grew to love this city and I still love Detroit I just don't love what people do and say about the city. ...people just don't care about each other and they don't care about the city like they should....I hope things change soon I hope all the killing stop and love come back to the Motor City 💖💖💖💖💖💖

@willga731 11 жыл бұрын

"In the U.S. employers typically pay for they're employees Healthcare and Pension" Lol, wish I worked for one of those 'typical employers'

@u2bMODERATOR 10 жыл бұрын

Robocop is returning. Maybe Alex Murphy can decrease the crime as he did in the 80's.

@ephraimdrakeful 9 жыл бұрын

over inflated corporate salaries are to blame not the unions. Giving their management 6 and 7 figure salaries, and bonuses is shameful when you have to take away a loyal employee's dental care away. Corporate greed is what busted the auto industry to unions.

@stalex111 13 жыл бұрын

This is really well made, good job.

@daddsim 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the unions in your response. Decades ago, they repeatedly protested for more and more generous pensions despite the city losing hundreds of thousands of people. And no politician can get elected in Detroit without their backing, so they did whatever the unions wanted. It was a vicious cycle.

@crafted4521 10 жыл бұрын

How sad. Good luck everyone in Detroit. God bless them

@ouss 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks democrats

@1polymath 9 жыл бұрын

50 billion dollars aint shit compared to a 800 billion dollar BANK BAILOUT!

@jesus7es7dios7 9 жыл бұрын

no bailout... not if its going to cost the country al that money... instead, lets get rid of the criminals who still have survived hiding in Detroit and put them in jail or process them via the criminal justice system.... then, lets have private industry come to Detroit and further expand.... finally, lets BRING THE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO THIS CITY AND STRUCTURE DETROIT BRICK - PER - BRICK.... HAVE A HARD WORKING CLASS COME TO DETROIT TO STRUCTURE IT AGAIN... AND THE CHEAPEST HAND OF LABOR ARE THE MEXICANS.... SO ... IN OTHER WORDS, HOLMES, THIS COULD BECOME A LATINIZED CITY.... ARRIBA... AMIGO.

@gonace 10 жыл бұрын

The American way, "me me me" no concern about the community or the people next door. That's why U.S is in a drown spiral..

@mesatop5 11 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the death of the (former) dominant paradigm, folks. Another great documentary by Journeyman. Keep 'em coming!

@Fishhunter2014 9 жыл бұрын

What if you bought the LAND RIGHTS and all the buildings on a city block in detroit? Could you turn that into farmland or would the soil be unable to sustain it?

@TheSterlingArcher16 10 жыл бұрын

Slash taxes and let the unions fail. Detroit is fixed.

@ctcole77 9 жыл бұрын

Completely false.......Detroit failed because it could not be competitive in a world market.

@ingavalentino5007 7 жыл бұрын

GM couldn't compete with Toyota, Honda, VW etc. The later are low cost producers, always innovate for consumers benefit & reliable after sales service.

@Mylatenightvids 7 жыл бұрын

Overpay ? U must be Republican

@TNT73BLF 12 жыл бұрын

You’re correct, cities can break down but only those individuals who feel entitlement after the break down will fail, those who pick themselves up by the bootstraps and move to find work to support their families win. People spend more time and energy waiting for the actions of others when they should be focusing on making things happen for themselves and their families. Self preservations has been the way of the American, since our beginning.

@PanzerFaustFurious 10 жыл бұрын

"all races are equal" hahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhaaaaaa

@walperstyle 10 жыл бұрын

The Union helped kill GM just as much as the executives and the in-ability to manage a brand properly. The Unions owned something like 20% of the shares. This should never be allowed. This gives leverage in decision making. When you have a company, you need to make cuts and re-structure to survive. If one type of car 'sucks'... you need to stop trying to sell it to the people. (or 15 types of the same SUV for that matter). Focus on what sells, and keep it simple. Don't keep dead weight either... this includes union bosses that extort. Put the Union bosses to work on the line for a while.

@EconCat88 13 жыл бұрын

@plaguex1 It looks to be due north from Renaissance Center?

@eddiebatmv 11 жыл бұрын

At 2:36 shows the Michigan Central Train Deport. It went out of business when AMTRAK stopped running trains there in 1987. People take planes instead of trains nowadays. At 2:41 shows the Brush Park neighborhood, with some home built in the 1870s. After WW2, many of these former mansions were converted in apartments, then evolved into flophouses. A few of these mansion have been restored, such as 97 Winder Street built in 1880, and having 11,000 sq. ft. Currently listed at 2.5 million.

@doire7 10 жыл бұрын

Dave Cole talking out his a$$. Those workers paid into those pension plans, be it with lower wages or GM taking a portion of their wages. Until idiots like this realize, that middle to upper management to the CEO, are the reason these companies are failing, things will never change. But i would expect a response like that from him because he's fighting his own corner. CEO pay is up an astounding 725%. The average CEO used to be paid about 65 times the average worker, now it's 273 times the average worker. They get this even though the businesses they are running are failing. Rewarded for failure with bonuses etc and they wonder why things are going wrong.

@FIVEOFEVER 10 жыл бұрын

Bullshit! Workers never contributed one penny to those pensions. They were 100% funded by GM.

@doire7 10 жыл бұрын

Checkm8king2 Worker's built those cars. They earned those pensions. Who are you to say they didn't. Worker productivity in the US has gone up decade on decade since the 70's, yet inflation has out paced their pay rises. They are earning less than they did in the 70's when adjusted for inflation. On the other hand CEO's pay has gone up an astounding 273 times more. Debate me on those issues.

@FIVEOFEVER 10 жыл бұрын

Simple. Look at your paystub. Where does it say "contribution to pension".

@doire7 10 жыл бұрын

Checkm8king2 First off, i'm self employed. It was part of their agreement with GM. It does not matter if they paid into it or not, which my guess is that most probably did. So if i make a work agreement with you and i go back on that agreement then its ok with you? Nah didn't think so.

@Engineer9911matt 12 жыл бұрын

"Drive the cars I like to dress" oops lol

@emm28bee 11 жыл бұрын

Detroit stubbornly refused to start making smaller more fuel efficient cars. The Japanese got the jump on us. Plus the quality suffered. It's difficult for a city when its entire economy is primarily based on one industry. As a former Pittsburgher, and a proud American, I hope Detroit finds its way and can reinvent itself.

@Nightverslonn 10 жыл бұрын

They didnt get a good salary, they were getting 74 bucks an hour to do the bare minimum effort. If a toilet backed up, the employees would walk by and say get a plumber, because its not my job. The city set up lavish pensions for all their employees, spent the money and now 1/2 of the entire city budget is needed to support the pensions. There is no money for police or fire and the city has dropped into anarchy. Anybody with money left long ago. And now its a waste land.

@BigSCTVfan 10 жыл бұрын

It really is a shame, people that wanted to buy a Toyota instead of a GM vehicle ruined the American economy.

@chong3201 10 жыл бұрын

How do you figure, out sourcing of jobs ruined the American economy. Toyota manufactures more vehicles and parts in north America then all the big three combined.

@andycliff1965 10 жыл бұрын

Toyota just make better cars ,full stop ,G.M shit

@BigSCTVfan 10 жыл бұрын

bob suruncle Oh sure, now Toyota does employ a lot of Americans, but the Big 3 used to employ a lot more Americans. Hiring some Americans is the least Toyota can do after having wrecked the American economy from the 70s to 2008.

@l.j.garner7980 10 жыл бұрын

Sending our entire manufacturing industry to China ruined the American economy. Printing money like there's no tomorrow ruined the economy. Some guy driving a Toyota had basically nothing to do with it.

@BigSCTVfan 10 жыл бұрын

Jerry Garner The decline began before they moved to China and massive layoffs happened. All those young baby boomers buying Corollas and Civics instead of Fords and Chevys in the 1970s got the ball rolling.

@susannesheffer1848 7 жыл бұрын

unions did that to motor city.

@ishmael802 6 жыл бұрын

Susanne Sheffer that and GM never evolved thir product to keep up with Japan.

@richardblankenship5481 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of black gangs being referred to as “unions.”

@nancyhicksgribble9799 11 жыл бұрын

What is scary is its not just the manufacturing industry it's all aspects of employment. My husband has a Ba and 20 yrs exp and he's been out of work for 2 years. It's scary

@ThatsRight1776 11 жыл бұрын

I paid for college on my own, graduated in 2008 and had the loans paid off by 2012. My parents didn't help at all. My mom's condo was foreclosed on and the company my dad worked for went under about 10 years ago so he was working free-lance and borrowing money from me. I went to community college the first two years and worked as many hours as I could to save money. I went to Northern Illinois where I got my Bachelors, I hope to get a masters one day. I have yet to surpass the 40K/year mark.

@alundavies8402 3 жыл бұрын

Well done what you achieved in studying but my heart is sore that you can’t get a really good salary

@ThatsRight1776 3 жыл бұрын

@@alundavies8402 I appreciate the sentiment; but in the interum between the previous comment and now, I was promoted, changed professions, and was promoted again, and my salary has increased by a good amount since this comment. I look at this old post and kinda laugh that I wanted to spend time, energy, and money on getting a masters degree.

@marcusfelton8729 4 жыл бұрын

The government would not do any other group of people like this.nor would any other group aloud this.

@mmondt9440 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an engineer with 0 benefits, no retirement $65k/yr. My uncle worked at Ford welding the rear gates on pickups in Lorain OH. Last five years at Ford he was on parking lot duty making $100,000 a year. Retired with incredible pension and benefits. A co-worker at a prior engineering job told me how at Ford, someone would sabatoge the line. If the line was down for more than two hours or so, workers were sent home with full pay thanks to the union.

@joshhenderson2866 10 жыл бұрын

just a thought: when a corporation promises you something for a lifetime of work, don't assume they will uphold their end of the bargain.

@vrj40 8 ай бұрын

From 3,000 people to produce to 50 to produce. If industry is eliminated there is no opportunity to have a viable town anywhere whether its Detroit or West Virginia. If a solution is not figured out for our nation in terms of jobs and industries with living wages, we will sadly no longer have a nation. And this applies to every nation around the world.

@plaguex1 13 жыл бұрын

Anyone know where 09:02 is? I can't figure out through Google Earth where it is.

@kritner007 10 жыл бұрын

Thu Phat, again, how do profits go UP for companies that need bailouts? What do you use to count with?

@mythril4 11 жыл бұрын

That room full of people you see at 12:20, they are part of the problem. Listen to them "my city is dying, people are dying, thousands of children suffer in the city but I want all my money!" This was the attitude that helped lead Detroit to hell, take all you can take and ignore the end result of taking more than production can provide. It does not matter your age or your condition, you can be a bad person at any age. A smart person knows NEVER to pool all your money in one spot.

@ThatsRight1776 11 жыл бұрын

I am young (late twenties)but not naïve. I realize a companies number 1 priority is profit, or in the case of a non-profit, efficiency. I've worked for a large faceless sort of organization and I've also worked for a smaller company where they are loyal to employees that have worked there for 30 years but even then I know the main interest of the business is to remain in business. I believe a strong work ethic and willingness to adapt ensures you will be an important tool in the company shed.

@KronikKid2100 11 жыл бұрын

You're both right. I always thought joining a Union would help us, the non-union workers fared better. Pay union dues and not getting represented properly. Your job is at risk because the union wages and benefits are too high to compete again non-union employers. The companies can't handle the pressure either. Corporate big-wigs and union leaders are on the same side.

@HockeyVictory66 6 жыл бұрын

This video is from 2009. It's even worse now because GM doesn't make too many vehicles here in the US and the demand for GM vehicles in general has not recovered.

@ashland1977 13 жыл бұрын

@order9066 Thank you. Towards the end I was going to guess Canada but I figured someone would know for sure. Thanks again.

@whotolduso 13 жыл бұрын

@awm4151 I lived there all through highschool and college both in Hamtramck and Detroit neighborghoods and never encountered places like the ones shown in the video unless I went looking for them. Yes, they do exist and theyre not small, but I enjoyed the good parts of the city none of which are shown. After traveling everywhere in the country I realized that the city actually had more interesting experiences to offer than many other places in the US considered far superior.

@DeLorean4 10 жыл бұрын

Journeyman Pictures: In the description, "Detroit is becoming more famous for its murder rate", not it's.

@tomasbickel58 9 жыл бұрын

Germany has a highly profitable auto-industry and strong labor unions. But they (indursty and unions) call themselfs "social partners", which means: everybody gets it fair share of the cake. But 2 thing: a) reluctant leadership is suicid, b) never ever have your pensions at a/your company

@neildavis2999 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a Chevy Cavalier. WHat a POS!!! The water pump broke several times, the starter sucked. It was cold blooded and uncomfortable. Stereo sucked. I hope the engineer of that thing is out of work!

@whotolduso 13 жыл бұрын

@awm4151 well, depends on what youre looking for. I think midtown, downtown, new center in addition to the places u mentioned are all cool plus new upscale places along the river. Royal Oak has always been virbant, and Ferndale is following suit. What I like the most is the variety of places to go at night and events happening on the weekends. nothing is over commercialized overpriced or cookie cutter.

@EconCat88 13 жыл бұрын

Randy Sanduski speaking at 13:00 must have had his eyes closed. The miracle was that GM made it as long as it did before falling into government hands.

@Jeenyus1983 13 жыл бұрын

@TargetHFFH Very well said...I couldnt agree more...

@AntisXP 11 жыл бұрын

„Drive the cars i like to dress“ that killed me right there XD

@ReyCarmesi666 11 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks for the imformation =)

@CasundraAnderson Ай бұрын

Wow nice to see this for myself all truth my family worked hard being that they were born in 1935

@Dan_The_Juice_Man Жыл бұрын

Detroit has made a decent comeback. Crime is still rampant beyond the gentrified areas.

@EconCat88 13 жыл бұрын

@wormtech I LOL when I heard that during the video.

@garywood9525 11 жыл бұрын

That Gold toy Corvette he holds at 10:42 is one of the Made In China ERTL series classic cars. The originals were made in Detroit by Jo-Han and then X-L plastics. Good luck finding any toy made in the USA.

@TocksicTaylor 11 жыл бұрын

I died a little inside when the reporter said the man had a "357 magnum" and then showed his glock.

@jackdorsey8902 2 жыл бұрын

I think he meant .357 sig, but what would he know.

@AJ12994 13 жыл бұрын

@Mathias3710 the suburbs are as much of detroit as downtown is, sure the population of detroit is down, but there is still a huge number of people in the suburbs

@seldenkid48 10 жыл бұрын

hey Journeyman why don't you show some of the new construction in Detroit ?

@thedrunkenpodcast4741 10 жыл бұрын

4 years ago.....

@carologan 11 жыл бұрын

Very good documentary

@ThatsRight1776 11 жыл бұрын

I've read up on it quite a bit, listened to the radio, watched the news, talked to people that work in hospitals. The ACA is already damaging the economy and has the potential to be detrimental to it long term and that truly concerns me. Come on Lou, any change is not good change. That's like saying trading in your 2013 Ford F150 for a 1991 Ford F150 with slipping transmission is good because its a change. Congress and their staff have been exempted from it, even Unions are now opposing it.

@allgoo19 10 жыл бұрын

"more generous pensions and when GM is on its knees for these exact reasons" == That's funny. Any data to back it up? Union member peaked in 1960s, so did the economic boom. After that, union had no choice but being defensive. Detroit started declining in 1980s when the management already had upper hand over union thanks to the help from Reagan. In 1920s, Calvin Coolidge was famous anti-union. the economy went down and car companies nearly lost their business. Coincidence?

@litestuf 5 жыл бұрын

The UAW is the first group to blame for the demise of Detroit. Their uncompromising attitude "Never back down" was the harbinger of the end.

@DrCruel 13 жыл бұрын

@SeanP7195 Here's another funny bit. Toyota makes cars in the US, and at a good profit. They refuse to allow unions in any factory they run, and will close shop and move elsewhere if the workers do decide to unionize. They did have one factory that was unionized - the NUMMI plant in California, which had a union because the plant was run in partnership with GM. When GM went bankrupt, the union DEMANDED that Toyota pick up GM's obligation. Toyota immediately shut the factory down.

@wendymaree 8 жыл бұрын

If I can speculate over what might have happened: the decline in the auto industry. I'm OS, but the auto industry has declined here as well what with cheap imports being so plentiful our local industry didn't stand a chance. However, because of the generous Government allowances and pensions paid in this country to the unemployed, no one felt the need to turn to crime in order to survive as it seems that those who were desperate and despairing might have in Detroit. Paying allowances to those who are unemployed, rather than increasing taxes and draining the economy, this actually circulates the money straight back into the economy - as the poor need to spend most everything of what they receive to live. This providing of everyone without work or means to live with a Government allowance also help to eliminate crime as everyone has enough to live on. This system also provides more volunteers to help with charity work as the Government insists that the younger people must do a certain amount of volunteer work per month to be eligible for their fortnightly allowance. Education and medical expenses are mostly free as well for those receiving Government pensions and allowances. This system works well for this country. Even back when the economies of many European countries were collapsing, the Federal Government -instead of reducing pensions- they decided to give all on pensions an extra bonus of about $1400 so that more money would be recycled into the economy. This boost to the economy meant that this country pretty much sailed through the depression-like conditions of 4-6 years ago which affected most of the rest of the world. EDIT: On re-reading what I've just posted, I've noticed that the words after '...the Federal Government...' have been crossed out. This wasn't done by me and I've no idea why this has happened. YT censorship of comments regarding the Federal Government?

@sgtcrab1 13 жыл бұрын

The lack of a national health program in the US put the auto industry into a hopeless competetive situation, It cost about $2000 LESS to build a car in Canada than in the USA. The same said for Europe and Asia. The same applied to all manufacturing in the US. That plus the greed of owners who moved plants to Mexico and China and elsewhere killed the USA. Not even a light bulb or a TV is made in the US anymore. Sad!

@godboy50 13 жыл бұрын

The city of Detroit has been locked in a downward spiral for 40+ years. To think that the negotiations of a UAW contract will make a difference either way is completely laughable. Thank goodness Sanduski didn't lose his pension though. Pity the thought.

@warrenschemmer8657 6 жыл бұрын

Go outside Detroit. It is a total different world........ You tell me the problem!

@metooblueshoes 13 жыл бұрын

when i see those people walking out these plants in danger of loosing their jobs and livelihoods i find it hard to joke about their suffering... in fact, i find it a tad bit sickening.

@detroitbluesguy 11 жыл бұрын

A lot of us dont have any health care and retirement..I left Detroit in 63 and see that as the best thing I ever did

@tatude1972 14 жыл бұрын

i am from one of the other GM towns in michigan (saginaw) and that town got nailed very badly as well. the numbers of the jobless and crime rate literaly hit the roof!!! it is such an ugly time to be living in here in america, especialy in michigan where the economy is at its worst out of all 50 states :(

@Zincink 11 жыл бұрын

We need an updated version of this video in HD. Someone go there and try not to get murdered.

@timosha21 11 жыл бұрын

on an intellectual note - NYC was declining at a rapid rate in the 70s but managed to turn itself around... Can Detroit follow NYC?

@jeanmanuforti 6 жыл бұрын

Why the surprise at what Detroit's become? The tendency to industrial decline is inevitable in an inflexibly single-industry economy.

@cyberfrank-bx2nv 5 жыл бұрын

there are many factors to this. 1- real estate has inflated a lot, one has much less money for a car. 2- oil has dramatically increased, so every good s costs went up as well. 3- cars became overly sophisticated instead of simple, they are more expensive to do that way. 4- the market needs a Chevette, no electric package, for a very low cost reliable car that can be bought new. 5- there also needs to be an electric equivalent available, with minimum accessories. 6- Detroit needs to manage goods for homeless - poor in exchange for work - services. 7- salvaging the safe buildings should be a priority, it could be done by homeless people to live in temporally. 8- once cleaned up, wind turbines and solar panels can be installed to save on power in growing food. 9- social services could manage this structure to salvage citizens and buildings together. 10- the city will get safer as people will not be as desperate, and gain hope for improvement quickly. university projects by students could help for the technical process of green food and energy. Detroit needs new ideas to get back up, the economy is so different now, do the math.

@packr72 11 жыл бұрын

German auto-workers get paid over $67.00 per hour. A stationary economy, corporate and union greed, technological advancements, and a global automotive market. When you go all in on one hand(the auto industry) and it losses, well you're screwed.

@vtecrkp1 11 жыл бұрын

I'm just going to clarify the ".357 magnum" comment the commentator made. That IS NOT a .357 Magnum. Glock does not make a .357 magnum. IF it is a .357 at all it is a .357Sig.

@plaguex1 13 жыл бұрын

@EconCat88 I realize that, but still can't figure it out.

@colinphieffer1785 11 жыл бұрын

Without competition, GM would be more profitable. A very intelligent observation.

@whatsgoingon07 13 жыл бұрын

@Thirdgen83 it's kicking in

@mikewashere01 11 жыл бұрын

I'm a welder in kalamazoo mi im 21yrs old and i will tell you how hard it is to find production jobs in michigan you are damn lucky if you can find a skilled job at $15/hr.

@thomasthetans 11 жыл бұрын

Unfortunetly for them to have you as a dad, and the university for you as a student.

@jlilmitche 12 жыл бұрын

Well, in good news, GM, Ford, and Chrysler have all reported record-high sales for the first quarter of 2012 higher than any since the recession began.

@bubu84pl 11 жыл бұрын

American dream has turned into American nightmare.

@Kevin-Murphy-007 11 жыл бұрын

so sad to see a once thriving city in ruins.i am G.M.till i die.i always had one,always will.i still believe in G.M. even though some may say i am crazy to do so.feel very,very sad for Detroit.i hope things get better.later.

@CEOkiller 10 жыл бұрын

Shit! I thought Detroit was a separate country! I wanted a imported car so I bought a Chrysler since it was "Imported from Detroit"!

@gregorycook9953 11 жыл бұрын

i live in detroit its really bad bro bankruptcy and a person that lived around the corney got her head cut off

@vanpaden 11 жыл бұрын

I can't relate to that. I'm from the Gulf Region of Texas and living expenses are incredibly cheap. Average petroleum refinery operator is getting paid around $27 an hour, and they are risking their lives in amongst highly flammable chemicals and oil. Considering cost of living in Detroit is below the national average, it doesn't stand to reason that these people are getting 30-40 bucks an hour for a relatively safe job. Not for me at least. However, I do respect your opinion.

@TheFireElevator 11 жыл бұрын

I wasn't, I was saying "Japanese" and "Korean" brands to list the following brands: Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Kia.

@MankindFails 5 жыл бұрын

It's annoying that people always blame poverty for crime and gangsters. In the places where people's are the poorest, most people arent criminals. They just do with what they have. Wanting to live the big life isnt an excuse to be a criminal. There's so many things I'd want I cant afford and I dont sell drugs or steal from people because of that...

@SeanP7195 13 жыл бұрын

@1800MRROOF I to have lived in Detroit all my life and still have yet to see these "vibrant communities" you speak of. Also, if Detroits problems are all related to the Big 3 struggling, then why was Detroit so dangerous and troubled in the late 60's and 70's when the Auto industry was humming along?

@Undying3001 11 жыл бұрын

This video is still relevant today.

@azthundercloud 13 жыл бұрын

@dnlcast2 the toyota will look and drive like new after several years. cant say that about dodge, ford, gm. had a toyota for 15 years and it looked like it just rolled off the assembly line.

@jooks223 11 жыл бұрын

Let's hope so...

@fredferd965 6 жыл бұрын

Once, the "Big Three" were General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Now, the "Big Three" are (in alphabetical order) "Honda, Mitsubishi, and Toyota." What will it be tomorrow?

@ThatsRight1776 11 жыл бұрын

I don't have any kids, nor a wife, just a girlfriend. Although I enjoy working with my hands I switched from a labor job to a desk job about a year ago. I took a cut in pay but I have a lot of potential with it. I'm very good with math, and that's the most important aspect of what I do so i enjoy it. Haha, you could have worse addictions than working hard. Glad you are able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.