Comments on: Has the auto market finally bottomed out? http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fan http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-437694 fan Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:54:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-437694 what is good for america would be to get rid of stupid people who loan out their trailer to buy a lot of junk nobody ever would need; to get the taxes down and the money back into the purses of the people and the companies who EARNED it. and those definitely are not the automakers, as they earned nil - when was the last time any of the big three claimed a solid profit? stop bailing them out, and if you want to buy a car, buy one thats maker will be around in lets say 3 years... not seeing to many of them among the big 3... THATS the american revolution, and its about time... what is good for america would be to get rid of stupid people who loan out their trailer to buy a lot of junk nobody ever would need; to get the taxes down and the money back into the purses of the people and the companies who EARNED it. and those definitely are not the automakers, as they earned nil – when was the last time any of the big three claimed a solid profit? stop bailing them out, and if you want to buy a car, buy one thats maker will be around in lets say 3 years… not seeing to many of them among the big 3…

THATS the american revolution, and its about time…

]]> By: Need more oil for GM http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-437112 Need more oil for GM Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:19:36 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-437112 What is good for GM is good for America. Do the right thing. Buy GM. An American Revolution What is good for GM is good for America.

Do the right thing. Buy GM.

An American Revolution

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-437074 Get Real Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:18:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-437074 Only 1931 was bad year, 1932 will be a good year....just you wait and see. The bailout packages from Washington will fix it all and people will be happily spending money again. Only 1931 was bad year, 1932 will be a good year….just you wait and see.

The bailout packages from Washington will fix it all and people will be happily spending money again.

]]> By: The Stig http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-437054 The Stig Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:32:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-437054 The bottom will be reached when Chrysler finally dies and the TARP money gets into the hands of lenders willing to .... lend it. The bottom will be reached when Chrysler finally dies and the TARP money gets into the hands of lenders willing to …. lend it.

]]> By: Need more oil for GM http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-437024 Need more oil for GM Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:36:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-437024 Everyone else is going to face a hard 2009 and probably 2010. Gm will however come out on top, increasing market share to 30% in 2009 and hopefully 35% in 2010. Americans would rather support Gm than anyone else which will help the situation. A healthy GM means a healthy America. If GM fails, we ALL fail. It is our duty to buy from them. Buy American. Buy GM. It is your duty Everyone else is going to face a hard 2009 and probably 2010. Gm will however come out on top, increasing market share to 30% in 2009 and hopefully 35% in 2010. Americans would rather support Gm than anyone else which will help the situation. A healthy GM means a healthy America. If GM fails, we ALL fail. It is our duty to buy from them.

Buy American. Buy GM. It is your duty

]]> By: Need Mo Betta oil for GM http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436947 Need Mo Betta oil for GM Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:22:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436947 GM WILL CRUSH ALL. GM WILL CRUSH ALL.

]]> By: nestle_s http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436938 nestle_s Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:17:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436938 need more oil for GM is an idiot...wow it is nice to see that you arent bantering as much. as for the foreseeable future of the auto industry only time will tell. but the way that ford has downsized and the same for the other two i see the future bright for the american auto industry. if the auto industry fails it will cause a chain affect on each industry. need more oil for GM is an idiot…wow it is nice to see that you arent bantering as much. as for the foreseeable future of the auto industry only time will tell. but the way that ford has downsized and the same for the other two i see the future bright for the american auto industry. if the auto industry fails it will cause a chain affect on each industry.

]]> By: NipponRules http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436909 NipponRules Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436909 What do you base your prediction on hummah? What do you base your prediction on hummah?

]]> By: hummah http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436882 hummah Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:32:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436882 Ford FTW. Chrysler's goose is cooked. GM might pull through with a late '09 bankruptcy. That's what my crystal ball tells me at least. Trust me the US car market has far from bottomed out. Ford FTW. Chrysler’s goose is cooked. GM might pull through with a late ’09 bankruptcy. That’s what my crystal ball tells me at least. Trust me the US car market has far from bottomed out.

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436872 Get Real Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:58:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436872 These are the same moron finance forcast "experts" who got us into this mess. Believe them again and you are a fool. These are the same moron finance forcast “experts” who got us into this mess.

Believe them again and you are a fool.

]]> By: Need more oil for GM is an idiot http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436867 Need more oil for GM is an idiot Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:53:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436867 Yeah I did read it. I took only that part to stir up the original need more oil to come back with his usual banter. Yeah I did read it. I took only that part to stir up the original need more oil to come back with his usual banter.

]]> By: gugy http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436851 gugy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:25:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436851 I agreed, I think the worst is yet to come. Maybe by 2010 things will start to improve. Until then at least one American automaker will file for bankruptcy. That's a guarantee, unless the government will keep bailing them out and never get the money back in return. Sucks! I agreed,
I think the worst is yet to come.

Maybe by 2010 things will start to improve. Until then at least one American automaker will file for bankruptcy. That’s a guarantee, unless the government will keep bailing them out and never get the money back in return.

Sucks!

]]> By: jonmiles http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436843 jonmiles Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:14:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436843 ^^LOL. I actually think overall the car market has bottomed out- keep in mind that the USED car market is influenced by only demand, and I think the deals available right now are so good that it makes no sense to purchase NEW cars. But yeah, I do think that we haven't seen the bottom of the new car sales. ^^LOL.

I actually think overall the car market has bottomed out- keep in mind that the USED car market is influenced by only demand, and I think the deals available right now are so good that it makes no sense to purchase NEW cars.

But yeah, I do think that we haven’t seen the bottom of the new car sales.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436836 johnnycanuck Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:17:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436836 Sorry, I'm too deeply engrossed in the last season of Battlestar Galactica. Are we in the midst of some kind of crisis? Sorry, I’m too deeply engrossed in the last season of Battlestar Galactica. Are we in the midst of some kind of crisis?

]]> By: CADDY-V http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436830 CADDY-V Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:58:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436830 need more oil for GM is an idiot- There sales were down 48.9 percent because they cut there fleet sales by 80 percent and that is counted in the figure. I don't know is you read the whole article? need more oil for GM is an idiot-
There sales were down 48.9 percent because they cut there fleet sales by 80 percent and that is counted in the figure.
I don’t know is you read the whole article?

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436826 Borat Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:54:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436826 Economy is a funny science. Few year ago (2 maybe 3) I recall reading major economists complaining that savings rate in US crappy compare to everyone's else. So we were spending ahead of drunken sailors and fueling the world economy: buying Chinese clothes and shoes, huge houses made of Asian plastic and some Canadian veneer, filling houses with appliances from China and parking all kinds of expensive machinery in 3 cars garages. Today we are spending less and saving more and having recession because of it. Economy is a funny science. Few year ago (2 maybe 3) I recall reading major economists complaining that savings rate in US crappy compare to everyone’s else. So we were spending ahead of drunken sailors and fueling the world economy: buying Chinese clothes and shoes, huge houses made of Asian plastic and some Canadian veneer, filling houses with appliances from China and parking all kinds of expensive machinery in 3 cars garages. Today we are spending less and saving more and having recession because of it.

]]> By: TomF http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436825 TomF Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:51:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436825 These guys HAVE to say we've touched bottom and on the way back up... it's the only way to get people shopping... if people think things are still going to get worse, they'll wait until they think THEY see the bottom. Having said that, we have not touched bottom yet by any means. Over the next two years, millions of ARM mortgages will reset or come due and this will suck all the leftover / disposable / new-car money out of the economy. We are completely doomed through 2012. Learn to love your '77 Pinto. These guys HAVE to say we’ve touched bottom and on the way back up… it’s the only way to get people shopping… if people think things are still going to get worse, they’ll wait until they think THEY see the bottom.

Having said that, we have not touched bottom yet by any means. Over the next two years, millions of ARM mortgages will reset or come due and this will suck all the leftover / disposable / new-car money out of the economy. We are completely doomed through 2012. Learn to love your ’77 Pinto.

]]> By: Need more oil for GM is an idiot http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436822 Need more oil for GM is an idiot Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:46:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436822 Sales declined 48.9 percent for General Motors... hahahaha Dont buy Gm let em die! Sales declined 48.9 percent for General Motors…

hahahaha

Dont buy Gm let em die!

]]> By: anti-believer http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436821 anti-believer Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:42:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436821 if there isn't any credit available then no we are not at the bottom yet. if there isn’t any credit available then no we are not at the bottom yet.

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436819 yarddog82abn Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:35:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436819 LOL... We had the same topic yesterday in our sales meeting... The auto groups numbers show that sells go up year after year after the last week of Feb. We are expecting it go up, month after month until October. Due to the holidays. The truth is that unless economy starts to stabilized, and we "stop" hearing that fortune 500 company's are having massive layoff's... Consumer confidence will not be strong enough to get the ball rolling in the right direction. How can you fill confident of a car purchase when you see your co workers getting Pink-Slips? So unless we see that 1st, it's still ham & chess sandwiches with Coup-O-Noodles and a Coke... That's my lunch for today, but to tomorrow is BBQ Rib-Fridays... ;) LOL… We had the same topic yesterday in our sales meeting…
The auto groups numbers show that sells go up year after year after the last week of Feb. We are expecting it go up, month after month until October. Due to the holidays.

The truth is that unless economy starts to stabilized, and we “stop” hearing that fortune 500 company’s are having massive layoff’s… Consumer confidence will not be strong enough to get the ball rolling in the right direction. How can you fill confident of a car purchase when you see your co workers getting Pink-Slips? So unless we see that 1st, it’s still ham & chess sandwiches with Coup-O-Noodles and a Coke… That’s my lunch for today, but to tomorrow is BBQ Rib-Fridays… ;)

]]> By: Z06ified http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436809 Z06ified Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:11:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436809 With tens of thousands of layoffs announced almost daily now, I think this is wishful thinking. Without job and income growth, it's gonna get worse before it gets better. With tens of thousands of layoffs announced almost daily now, I think this is wishful thinking. Without job and income growth, it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.

]]> By: Bubs Solo http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436800 Bubs Solo Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:41:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436800 To quote the great Jim Lahey Sunnyvale Trailer Court Supervisor "We're in the middle of a $hit storm buddy" To quote the great Jim Lahey Sunnyvale Trailer Court Supervisor “We’re in the middle of a $hit storm buddy”

]]> By: ricky_b http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436799 ricky_b Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:40:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436799 Hate to agree (because it's a scary thought) but I don't think the US auto market or economy in general is going to stabilize until much later in 2009 or even into 2010. Too much damage to over come. Sadly, there's a lot of big auto changes coming in 2010 MY but it's just not enough right now. Hate to agree (because it’s a scary thought) but I don’t think the US auto market or economy in general is going to stabilize until much later in 2009 or even into 2010. Too much damage to over come. Sadly, there’s a lot of big auto changes coming in 2010 MY but it’s just not enough right now.

]]> By: Mutant@DCX http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436796 Mutant@DCX Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436796 Agreed Borat. Tip of the iceberg. Agreed Borat. Tip of the iceberg.

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/has-the-auto-market-finally-bottomed-out.html#comment-436795 Borat Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:29:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=14503#comment-436795 From point of view of economy, we are probably facing harsher times in the future. As an optimist, I’d say the bottom is ahead of us. As far as domestic auto industry, we are in bottomless pit called government subsistence and it took how many years to rid of Federal welfare? From point of view of economy, we are probably facing harsher times in the future. As an optimist, I’d say the bottom is ahead of us.

As far as domestic auto industry, we are in bottomless pit called government subsistence and it took how many years to rid of Federal welfare?

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