Ford sales were up with this "Cash for Clunkers" program. GM sales still plummeted. This was a good quarter for Ford.
Plummeted? Sales were up nearly 20% ....Also, and this goes for all automakers, the next 3-4 months all these Manufacturers are going to see a record free fall in sales. Cash for Clunkers Program is going to be "Hated" in the coming months. Just watch for the Repos to sky rocket !!! Ppl out there buying 30k dollar vehicles making 25k a year. The housing market didnt teach them anything.
Actually I believe GM's sales were down 20%. Ford was up 17%. It's in the article Blown65 posted right after yours.
Plummeted? Sales were up nearly 20% ....Also, and this goes for all automakers, the next 3-4 months all these Manufacturers are going to see a record free fall in sales. Cash for Clunkers Program is going to be "Hated" in the coming months. Just watch for the Repos to sky rocket !!! Ppl out there buying 30k dollar vehicles making 25k a year. The housing market didnt teach them anything.
Cash for Clunkers Program is going to be "Hated" in the coming months. Just watch for the Repos to sky rocket !!! Ppl out there buying 30k dollar vehicles making 25k a year. The housing market didnt teach them anything.
Thats awesome on the house !!! What a steal.really.
Yeah they got some issues, the new models hittin the scene in 2011 look promising.
As for GM sucking.....there still #1
It dont bother me though, I mean untill the last few years Ive felt that both Automakers (GM,Ford) have done an awefull job in producing quality products. Besides the Truck Divisions and the Mustang/Corvette, they werent doing jack **** IMO.
Heres to a better american automotive future
In fact, go to their website, and if you want to write them a letter, they specifically say on the site that they are not addressing letters regarding their styling. Isn't that smart? Sure, ignore your customers. I guess when you suck and you know it, you don't wanna hear any flack about it.
I beg to differ. The customers we sold new cars to during the "cash for clunkers" program were very different than we normally see. Because the program rules dictated that the "clunker" had to be registered and insured for at least 12 full months before trading it in, it kept the roaches away. Those that came in were very frugal people who tend to keep their cars (and other big purchases) for much longer than the typical consumer. Almost everyone of these people had stellar credit (goes hand in hand with being so frugal and careful with their money).
These were the kinds of customer we wish we could see more often, but alas, they'll likely keep these cars for 20+ years. Therefor, I don't expect skyrocketing repos, and we didn't take away from next quarter or next year's sales because these people probably wouldn't have been in the market now or then without the "cash for clunkers" carrot being offered.
GM...styling...in the same sentence? I'm confused
Exactly. I think the G8 is an AWESOME looking car, and the same goes for the Corvette, Solstice, and Sky. Other than those few charms, I don't see anything good about GM styling.
But, let's look at Ford. There's...the Mustang. The Fusion is okay, the Taurus is just flat ugly with no sense of style or personality; just boring. The Mercury Milan and Lincoln version of the Fusion/Milan looks nice, but other than that...
Most of the domestics on the market today just don't invoke a single hint of personality.
I agree with the GM vehicles you mentioned, I happen to like the Fusion, the Taurus is OK, at least it looks nicer than the Ford 500. The Explorer is too plain looking, but I like the trucks and Escape. IMO though, no auto manufacturer is really producing some vehicles that inspire emotion when you look at them, everything all seems to be a lot of blah out there, like they're all copying each other in their own boring way.
I agree with the GM vehicles you mentioned, I happen to like the Fusion, the Taurus is OK, at least it looks nicer than the Ford 500. The Explorer is too plain looking, but I like the trucks and Escape. IMO though, no auto manufacturer is really producing some vehicles that inspire emotion when you look at them, everything all seems to be a lot of blah out there, like they're all copying each other in their own boring way.
Wait a sec...I thought the Taurus was the same car as the Five-Hundred, but just with a name-change and added side-vent? Am I missing something?
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