First, I'd snag Jo?o Fernandes - a great Portuguese lean guy - from the sleepy little village of Aveiro and tell him the bvacation's/b over and put him to work as my right hand man / lean adviser. b..../b Posted by: Josef bHorber/b | 24 June 2006 at 07:52 AM. I agree with all you said Josef. My suggestion for tax breaks was only for "a year or two" and the intention was that all three parties to the deal - GM, the Portuguse workers, and the government make a contribution to the b.../b