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Obama administration now goes for Mercedes Benz

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by lys, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. lys

    lys AerodynamicMac

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    #1 lys, Mar 25, 2010
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    man, $185M fine for putting money in a US bank, when none of the bribes were made in the US or to US officials. That's the scam!!!
     
    #2 mgb4tim, Mar 25, 2010
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    MB has always been paying the US gov't. They've been fined several times for emissions or CAFE issues. Ferrari and Lambo are in the same boat. I guess that's the cost of doing business in the US.
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Mar 25, 2010
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    Perhaps Daimler gets put in the dog house for flushing Chrysler down the toilet. Look for Fiat to get the crosshairs trained on them when they pull out as well.
     
    #4 BlizzardJ, Mar 27, 2010
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    MB was convicted under long standing US law where it is a US crime to bribe anywhere in the world if you also sell inside the US. Since there is a law against US manufacturers for bribery inside and outside the US, this puts non-US companies on the same footing.
     
    #5 ctmurray, Mar 27, 2010
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    If I quote malorn I'd say:

    "... DOOMED DOOMED I tell ya ... this is only the beginning of the cover up ... the beginning of the end ! ..."

    Oh wait, that's only reserved for Toyota.
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    #7 hill, Apr 14, 2010
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