RSchneider
Elio Addict
That was a good find and it now really makes me wonder what's going on.Sure.... go to the first video posted. Go to post #22 on the “When-Really?” thread posted by xAaron. It’s the WKBN 27 video that lasts about 1 min in length. At about 13 secs into the news segment, they cut from the news anchor to the footage of The Governor walking to the Elio. In those 3-4 seconds of him walking toward the Elio - it sure appears to be Stu Lichter walking by his side. Stu is talking to the Governor while making a gesture toward the car. As they get to the car - there’s a cut (edited) showing the Governor walking around the back and entering the car. Paul is there with the Gov at that point. Next shot is the Governor walking around the back of the Elio and if you look in the background... you can see Stu standing on the sidewalk... the clips are short, but he’s there.
To me, it appears that Stu was “introducing” the vehicle ..... leading the conversation. Paul was in back of them, while walking to the Elio. Once they got to the car - Paul took over.... what was all said - who knows. But it’s great to see Stu still involved - and apparently in a big way.
Added: if that isn’t Stu..... he has a twin brother! Lol!
I think that's correct. 2020 election is coming up and there are two sides.I think it’s a shot across the bow of Shreveport.
1. OH politicians don't act upon Elio and no jobs at that plant. Don't reelect those politicians
2. LA politicians don't eliminate the fine $0.5M, then the other $7.5M fine, Elio moves to OH. No jobs at that plant. Don't reelect those politicians.
Only reason this might backfire is because the Shreveport plant has been idle for so long that they already lost hope. Plus, people in Ohio have already searched "Elio Motors" and have found either very little press over the last two years or a bunch of angry reservationists. They can figure out the timeline pretty easy.
The reality is, that Lordstown plant is not going to fire back up. Every single plant that closes down goes through the same exact scenario. There's an effort to get it to reopen or get the manufacturer back in there and because there's "The best workers out there are sitting idle" but in the end even those people give up. If a plant like that does open back up, it takes years and most likely, it won't be automotive and if it is, it's about 10% of what it was in the glory days.
For a company under an SEC gag order, they sure made a spectacle of themselves in Columbus with the Gov. I hope they don't get fined.