Reading the article it's clear cars and trucks are selling, just not American cars and trucks which is bad for all of us. I think it's time the big 3 re-think their priorites and start designing and building better vehicles! It's bad to point of embarrassing and I see no reason for it!
ACROSS THE SECTOR
The industry-wide tally for March was 2.9 percent lower than a year earlier, at 1.54 million, equivalent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.32 million vehicles.
Over the first three months of the year, Ford's U.S. market share stood at 15.4 percent, behind GM's 22.9 percent and Toyota's 15.6 percent. DaimlerChrysler came in fourth at 13.8 percent and Honda placed fifth, at 9.1 percent. In the pickup truck market -- the last niche dominated by U.S. automakers -- GM, Ford and Chrysler all saw sales fall. Sales of Chevrolet Silverado dropped 12 percent, while GMC Sierra purchases were down 18 percent. Chrysler's Dodge Ram pickup sales slipped 5 percent. Toyota, however, posted an 8 percent increase in sales of its new Tundra pickup trucks.
Even the big incentives offered by the domestics is not helping while the "overpriced" Tundra sales are going up.
Even the big incentives offered by the domestics is not helping while the "overpriced" Tundra sales are going up.
Jim
No kidding, the concept posted here sometime back about Tundras 'not selling' was as bogus as the 'Tundra interior is ugly.' No doubt infiltrators into this site...
No kidding, the concept posted here sometime back about Tundras 'not selling' was as bogus as the 'Tundra interior is ugly.' No doubt infiltrators into this site...
Nah, I'm not an infiltrator, and I still maintain that the inside of the 07 is fugly. I hate metallic dashboards and big metallic knobs.
I like my 06 DC, but again, it's nothing special. A bit Ford like with the knobs they use.
I wish they could find their own style and run with it.
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Reading the article it's clear cars and trucks are selling, just not American cars and trucks which is bad for all of us. I think it's time the big 3 re-think their priorites and start designing and building better vehicles! It's bad to point of embarrassing and I see no reason for it!
I guess if it's on the web it's gotta be true But between the two sites I'd vote for the validity prize going to Yahoo news. Pickuptruck.com smells fishy
First of all I own a Tundra but even w/ the increase in sales for toyota trucks they are still not even in the running w/ any of the domestics in overall sales just a heads up reminder
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first few months of a new model is not a real great barometer. Also as mentioned above its an economy of scale thing as well. With the Tundra selling so little overall its easy to see an increase. I wonder how many of these sales are Toyota loyalists. I would guess quite a few, especially when talking about a relatively small number like 11k. The summer months should be telling.
First of all I own a Tundra but even w/ the increase in sales for toyota trucks they are still not even in the running w/ any of the domestics in overall sales just a heads up reminder
1. That's what they said about Toyota's car sales years ago.
2. The new Tundra just came out.
3. Toyota is not trying to take over the entire truck market...... yet.
4. If domestic sales continue to drop at a this rate and Toyota sales continue to rise then over the long run they might very well do just that!
5. There well always be diehard ford/chevy/dodge loyalist who would rather push their truck then drive a Toyota.
Reading the article it's clear cars and trucks are selling, just not American cars and trucks which is bad for all of us. I think it's time the big 3 re-think their priorites and start designing and building better vehicles! It's bad to point of embarrassing and I see no reason for it!
Are you just turning a blind eye to the fact that even with the new Tundra, all 3 domestic brands literally CRUSHED Toyota in truck sales last month? So by your logic, how can American trucks not be selling when they are outselling Toyota by a huge margin? Not trying to be an ***, I'm just trying to understand what it is that you actually mean?
Tundra Sales UP 8%
But between the two sites I'd vote for the validity prize going to Yahoo news. Pickuptruck.com smells fishy
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