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In article <JnbAg.208187$mF2.71992@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"JohnR66" <nospam@att.net> wrote:
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> "Reasoned Insanity" <mintclovers@@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >> My prediction for the 2016 *retail* US sales rankings:
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> >> 1) Toyota
> >> 2) Honda
> >> 3) Hyundai
> >> 4) GM-Ford (as a merged company)[/color]
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> > Why is Hyundai on the list? Everything I have seen made by them is a piece
> > of shit compared to anything Japaneese or American.
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> Hundai is a heck of a success story. Near death after selling a bunch of
> crappy cars, they turned things completely around in recent years.
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> Don't give up on Ford or GM they can make a comeback.
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> IMHO, their fist big step is making cars that appeal to younger people. All
> the teens want Hondas and Toyotas and probably continue buying them as they
> age. I've worked for the same emplyer for 17 years and know many people
> well. If they're not driving a Ford or GM truck, then it is a Toyota, Honda
> or Mazda. Many of the US passenger cars are older models. One minor trend is
> a couple of new Ford Fusions out in the lot.[/color]


Their first big step is unloading all the union contracts. They are
watching Northwest do in their unions. GM will follow. Cut overhead
first.



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> I find myself wanting a Toyota Yaris liftback. I find myself needing
> something with better mileage for daily driving (I need to keep the truck
> for hauling for my side business). Once I again, the American Automakers are
> asleep at the wheel. They don't produce anything that compares to the
> Yaris/Fit/Scion. Yes GM has the Aveo, but what's with the crappy fuel
> mileage? I looked at the Focus, but the design looks tired and boring after
> nearly 7 years.
>
> Next there's the Ranger compact truck. A decent, reliable vehicle that
> actually has some Japanese hardware in it, but Ford won't redesign years
> after it should have been and the "middle" engine is the anemic 3.0L V6 that
> gets SUV like gas milege and has less HP than many 4 bangers (like GMs new
> model). The 4L V6 is better after they gave it some more power a few years
> ago, but the full size truck mileage mumbers stink.
>
> Next there's GM that dumps the compact truck and intruduces a redesigned
> "midsized" pickup in the midst of higher gas prices. Fuel economy could be a
> bit better and it still gets the solid black dot treatment with CRs
> reliability score - just like the crappy S10 it replaced.
>
> Pontiac. Lets build cars that all the models look the same! Let's make the
> GTO a family appeal car. RIP new GTO. Sheesh.
>
> Overall, their problem is they are too slow in responding to the marketplace
> and seem to clueless in designing cars with appeal.
> John[/color]
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