When You Need Something Done, Call a Canadian

While Congress and the White House fiddle about with some kind of bailout deal for the Big 3, the Canadian Parliament came across with $2.8 billion.

Longtime Tire Review Editor Jim Smith passed away on Feb. 18, 2016. He was 57. With 30 years in the tire and automotive industries, Jim's communications experience included stints as a newspaper reporter and editor, a public relations manager and a variety of creative and management roles with a B2B marketing communications agency. A Kent State University journalism major, Jim served as editor for a number of community newspapers in Northeast Ohio before joining Modern Tire Dealer in 1984. After four years in brand and corporate public relations roles with Bridgestone Americas, Jim joined Nashville's Stumpf Bartels Advertising in 1992. He became Tire Review's editor in October 1999. Jim was honored with the Ed Wagner Tire Industry Leadership Award by the Tire Industry Association in November 2014.

Published: December 15, 2008

Of course, it is a conditional deal – conditional on the U.S. coughing up $14 billion for Detroit automakers. Otherwise, the Canadians will keep their funds.

Why $2.8 billion, you ask? It’s exactly 20% of the U.S.’s proposed $14 billion loan package – and U.S. automakers make 20% of their cars in Canada. So they’re only paying their fair share.

By the way, the Struggling 3 asked Ottawa for $6.8 billion originally. That has been trimmed back as the U.S. deal was cut down.

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– Jim Smith

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