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10-05-2009, 09:48 AM | #1 | |
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Decline in the sales of pickups is getting worse
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10-05-2009, 09:52 AM | #2 |
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This is the opportunity for vehicles like the Brat, Baja, El Camino, and Ranchero to make a comeback.
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10-05-2009, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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Who knew people didn't want more trucks! Shocking! Good thing GM is finally figuring this out.
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10-05-2009, 02:21 PM | #4 |
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good, I hate trucks.
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10-05-2009, 02:46 PM | #5 |
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10-05-2009, 02:52 PM | #6 |
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"Four-dollar gas put the nail into it," said Mr. Knop, a pipefitter who has worked at the Pontiac plant the last 12 years. "I drive 110 miles a day, and I wouldn't drive one of these trucks."
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10-05-2009, 02:59 PM | #7 |
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10-05-2009, 03:07 PM | #8 | ||
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Compact pickups on way from India
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10-05-2009, 03:29 PM | #9 |
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I think the Mahindras will be hard to sell at 20k+. Starting them at 16k would be better.
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10-05-2009, 03:32 PM | #10 |
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42K sales first year , will see..
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10-05-2009, 03:45 PM | #11 | |
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Bottomline, the CONSUMERS did not need/want more massive trucks and the CONSUMERS are finally figuring that out. GM is simply adjusting to the "new normal". |
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10-05-2009, 04:24 PM | #12 |
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Unfortunately GM, and to a bigger extent, Chrysler, completely failed to plan for an end of the pickup truck trend and had little consumers wanted when gas prices spiked.
Ford too, but at least they started to correct the situation sooner. |
10-05-2009, 05:01 PM | #13 |
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Among the former Big-3, Ford was the best positioned for the new age. They internally forecasted the upcoming downturn and girded up by getting rid of all the assets they did not need, and hoarding cash, which was precisely why they did not have to go, hat in hand to Washington, for bailout cash.
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10-05-2009, 09:41 PM | #14 | |
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^^True, but Ford also borrow billions privately before the downturn. They essentially "bet the company."
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10-05-2009, 11:42 PM | #15 |
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10-06-2009, 12:11 AM | #16 |
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Agreed. I personally could find no reason whatsoever for the existence of the Subaru Baja, which was essentially a Subaru Outback with an open hatch area that functioned as a pickup bed. Everyone who looked at it, figured it out right away and I am not surprised that the product bombed in the marketplace.
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10-06-2009, 12:13 AM | #17 |
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10-06-2009, 10:26 AM | #18 | |
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10-06-2009, 10:38 AM | #19 |
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This is a good thing. I'm so sick of SUV's crowding the roads.
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10-06-2009, 11:17 AM | #20 |
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I'm so confused. If the decline is worsening.. they must be selling more, right?
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10-06-2009, 01:49 PM | #21 |
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10-06-2009, 02:21 PM | #22 |
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10-06-2009, 02:40 PM | #23 |
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I don't hate pickups. They have their uses. I just want the current mid-size trucks (I'm looking at you Tacoma and Frontier!) to go back to compact size like the BTTF Toyota truck:
I'd ditch my Leggy for a truck of this size with a small displacement, diesel 4-banger (you know, like the what the rest of the world gets). I'd actually love to have one of these: Last edited by teh POD; 10-06-2009 at 02:47 PM. |
10-07-2009, 01:21 AM | #24 |
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What has killed the sale of trucks is the overall decline in construction. Builders, landscapers, all construction oriented business are at a standstill. They are the ones that have been buying trucks and they buy them because that is the best vehicle for their purposes. Many of these same people have close connections to farming, hunting and fishing. No jobs, no new truck purchses for business or pleasure. Hwy61
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10-07-2009, 06:58 AM | #25 |
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err...no...at least partially.
Suzie soccer mom and the guy commuting to work is realizing they can get by with a minivan or a normal car that gets much better mileage. And I say that as evidenced by the unreal drop in the amount of SUV's on the road around here. It used to seem like I was one of the very few actual cars on the road...now it has almost flopped the other way. Construction certainly has something to do with it but the sheer number of SUV's and pickups that never hit a job site or never hit a farm was staggering. |
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