Comments on: ‘Big Six’ automakers post massive October U.S. sales declines http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-417675 jackjimturkey Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:51:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-417675 Hard times are comin' "General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan — the five largest automakers doing business in America." Who at LLn can count? A4: "VW>Toyota." Yep. johnnycanuck: "F*cking economy. There are more fantastic automobiles out there than any time in the last 30 years and no one can afford to buy them." yep. "I sincerely hope, my American friends, that you pick the right guy." the right guy didn't run. the other right guy was Veep on his ticket. howsmydriving: "The reason for the sales decline is simple: consumers are refusing to buy FWD cars." If only. global_lightning: "Now is a good time to buy stock in Honda, Nissan, and Ford. They’re undervalued due to current problems but they also have new products in the pipeline." I'd see what ford does with the UAW before buying their stock. ricky_b: "I took advantage of the soft market and bought a new Passat V6 wagon in Oct." Before I crossed the pond, I took advantage of the price of gas ($4.75) and talked my wife into letting me buy a Vulcan. "My last car was A---a ." congrats on stepping up! Hard times are comin’

“General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan — the five largest automakers doing business in America.”
Who at LLn can count?

A4: “VW>Toyota.” Yep.

johnnycanuck: “F*cking economy. There are more fantastic automobiles out there than any time in the last 30 years and no one can afford to buy them.” yep.
“I sincerely hope, my American friends, that you pick the right guy.” the right guy didn’t run. the other right guy was Veep on his ticket.

howsmydriving: “The reason for the sales decline is simple: consumers are refusing to buy FWD cars.” If only.

global_lightning: “Now is a good time to buy stock in Honda, Nissan, and Ford. They’re undervalued due to current problems but they also have new products in the pipeline.”
I’d see what ford does with the UAW before buying their stock.

ricky_b: “I took advantage of the soft market and bought a new Passat V6 wagon in Oct.” Before I crossed the pond, I took advantage of the price of gas ($4.75) and talked my wife into letting me buy a Vulcan.

“My last car was A—a .” congrats on stepping up!

]]> By: ricky_b http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416954 ricky_b Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416954 I took advantage of the soft market and bought a new Passat V6 wagon in Oct. My last car was Acura but I HATE the direction Honda has been taking lately - same goes for Toyota and Nissan too. I also don't want to see the Big Three drop like this but until they stop offering us dummied down versions of what they offer the rest of the world, they won't get a second glance from me. I took advantage of the soft market and bought a new Passat V6 wagon in Oct. My last car was Acura but I HATE the direction Honda has been taking lately – same goes for Toyota and Nissan too. I also don’t want to see the Big Three drop like this but until they stop offering us dummied down versions of what they offer the rest of the world, they won’t get a second glance from me.

]]> By: Thunder Chicken http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416833 Thunder Chicken Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416833 Strangely enough, I read in today's newspaper that Canadian auto sales are up 1.5%... Strangely enough, I read in today’s newspaper that Canadian auto sales are up 1.5%…

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416759 yarddog82abn Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:53:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416759 WOW no more "BIG 3"... It's now the "Big 6" Good thing I'm in the Pack 10 conference.... WOW no more “BIG 3″…
It’s now the “Big 6″
Good thing I’m in the Pack 10 conference….

]]> By: jonmiles http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416747 jonmiles Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:30:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416747 Audi was up .3% Hell yeah Audi was up .3% Hell yeah

]]> By: global_lightning http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416713 global_lightning Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:01:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416713 Now is a good time to buy stock in Honda, Nissan, and Ford. They're undervalued due to current problems but they also have new products in the pipeline. They will rebound Spring 2009. If you're holding GM or Chrysler, I'm sorry... Now is a good time to buy stock in Honda, Nissan, and Ford. They’re undervalued due to current problems but they also have new products in the pipeline. They will rebound Spring 2009.
If you’re holding GM or Chrysler, I’m sorry…

]]> By: mayer_ray_nagin http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416695 mayer_ray_nagin Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416695 When Europe is hurting, that is pretty bad. Company cars make up a much larger chunk of new European auto registrations and sales than in the States. These company cars tend to be leased, and so the replacement sale is more or less a given thing, so when Europe in total is down this means the private market is really not buying squat there. I guess even Europeans don't want the piss-poor quality crap they produce there. When Europe is hurting, that is pretty bad. Company cars make up a much larger chunk of new European auto registrations and sales than in the States. These company cars tend to be leased, and so the replacement sale is more or less a given thing, so when Europe in total is down this means the private market is really not buying squat there.

I guess even Europeans don’t want the piss-poor quality crap they produce there.

]]> By: howsmydriving http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416693 howsmydriving Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:58:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416693 The reason for the sales decline is simple: consumers are refusing to buy FWD cars. If only.... The reason for the sales decline is simple: consumers are refusing to buy FWD cars.
If only….

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416661 Borat Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:02:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416661 In terms of car sales Europe is in crapper, but Europe is hardly an indication. It usually was selling less cars then US (households need only 1 car per family and public transportation is decent), cars stay longer on the road (they are driven mostly on weekends in cities and most population lives in cities), cars are smaller, with less options and lucky for them cost much more then in US (somebody has to pay for socialized medicine). The real question is where is BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in car sales, since those are developeing markets. China sucks, don't know about Russia and Brazil. I imagine that India will suck soon (they depend on US for their income). In terms of car sales Europe is in crapper, but Europe is hardly an indication. It usually was selling less cars then US (households need only 1 car per family and public transportation is decent), cars stay longer on the road (they are driven mostly on weekends in cities and most population lives in cities), cars are smaller, with less options and lucky for them cost much more then in US (somebody has to pay for socialized medicine).
The real question is where is BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in car sales, since those are developeing markets. China sucks, don’t know about Russia and Brazil. I imagine that India will suck soon (they depend on US for their income).

]]> By: supercfc http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416633 supercfc Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:58:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416633 storm storm

]]> By: C6Racer http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416631 C6Racer Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:05:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416631 I forgot to add that Europe would be above Africa. I forgot to add that Europe would be above Africa.

]]> By: C6Racer http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416630 C6Racer Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:04:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416630 If you're looking at an atlas, or any type of map, Europe is the first giant chunk of land to the right of the Atlantic Ocean. Hope that helped, Mr. Piston. If you’re looking at an atlas, or any type of map, Europe is the first giant chunk of land to the right of the Atlantic Ocean. Hope that helped, Mr. Piston.

]]> By: Mr. Piston http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416623 Mr. Piston Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:15:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416623 Uhhhhh, Where's Europe? Uhhhhh, Where’s Europe?

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416621 johnnycanuck Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:07:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416621 F*cking economy. There are more fantastic automobiles out there than any time in the last 30 years and no one can afford to buy them. I sincerely hope, my American friends, that you pick the right guy. F*cking economy. There are more fantastic automobiles out there than any time in the last 30 years and no one can afford to buy them. I sincerely hope, my American friends, that you pick the right guy.

]]> By: DrFill http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416620 DrFill Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:55:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416620 Outside of the Camaro, I don't see much success ahead for GM Impala outsells Malibu almost 2 to 1 still, which I thought was interesting Mazda 6 sold 4000 Chevy Traverse Chevy Traverse, which has been pounding the tv more than Obama/McCain combined, sold 1300 1300? The mighty Hyundai Genesis an impressive 1211 (up 8.9% over September, Hyundai sings!) Lexus RX less than 5000 (first time that has happened maybe EVER) No one is enjoying the end of 2008 DrFill Outside of the Camaro, I don’t see much success ahead for GM
Impala outsells Malibu almost 2 to 1 still, which I thought was interesting
Mazda 6 sold 4000
Chevy Traverse
Chevy Traverse, which has been pounding the tv more than Obama/McCain combined, sold 1300
1300?
The mighty Hyundai Genesis an impressive 1211 (up 8.9% over September, Hyundai sings!)
Lexus RX less than 5000 (first time that has happened maybe EVER)
No one is enjoying the end of 2008
DrFill

]]> By: Ross http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416617 Ross Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:43:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416617 Disclaimer: I am a huge GM fan. But seriously what does GM expect? Trucks and SUVs can only do so much. The Lambda clones will soon cannibalize each others sales. The Camaro has been in development/pre-production since like 2003. The Challenger and Mustang will be biting into any fan base the Camaro thought it had - I don't care how good the interior looks on the Camaro. The future looks rather bleak for GM as we now know it. Disclaimer: I am a huge GM fan.

But seriously what does GM expect? Trucks and SUVs can only do so much. The Lambda clones will soon cannibalize each others sales. The Camaro has been in development/pre-production since like 2003. The Challenger and Mustang will be biting into any fan base the Camaro thought it had – I don’t care how good the interior looks on the Camaro. The future looks rather bleak for GM as we now know it.

]]> By: A4 http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416616 A4 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:36:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416616 VW>Toyota VW>Toyota

]]> By: tyler_is_aero_tt http://www.leftlanenews.com/big-six-automakers-post-massive-us-sales-declines.html#comment-416613 tyler_is_aero_tt Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:16:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11121#comment-416613 Um, we've known this for like 3 months. Um, we’ve known this for like 3 months.

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