Again, I like Subarus because they’re tough. if you live somewhere like South dakota, and don’t know when you’ll be buying again ….
Why would anybody buy a RAV4 or Highlander?

Nothing can bolster the Sebring. It’s like a Camry/ES without the built in somnambulant customer base.

“Honda’s Civic and CR-V both saw increases over last year’s figures.”

Reading a story on Cash for Clunkers, there was a couple up in orance county, trading about a (c) 20-year-old Suburban that got 13 mpg and had 236,000 miles on the odometer, for a CR-V.

I think these good folks somehow equate Honda with fuel efficiency, and despite the obvious durability of their previous ride, went straight to the Honda dealer on the advice of a “Friend.”

GM has an image problem, clearly. These people should’ve been at least LOOKING at an Equinox.

8,662 people can’t tell the differince between a Honda and a luxury vehicle … or don’t care.

Where’s Kia? That Forte is going to make some rivals nervous.

mayer_ray_nagin: Someone should go for 2. FIRST PRACTICE GAME IN 5 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DenverGuy217: “Fugly doesn’t sell.” i THINK YOU’RE RIGHT.

DrFill: “legendary Camry?” Never have so many paid so much for so little … yep, legendary.

DrFill: “party people” ain’t buying Hybrids.

driestone: “I know there are a lot of people who buy Subies for other reasons, and I’m certainly happy they are posting gains, but I just don’t understand why!”

I imagine they’re mostly sold in the western Midwest and the Rockies.

SoTXFord: “Rangers are sucessful despite no advertisement and no real update in years because they are dirt cheap and just keep going and going…”

Yep.

Full Disclaimer, I own an 06 Ranger… the damn thing is for sale and thanks to new model pricing, I can’t give the damn thing away…

Mayer, I’ll allow the field goal on the general fugliness of the Crapuras. (the grille, the grille).

The AWD Volvo S60 R-design is a badass 4-door sedan, those are worth getting excited about. I think overall Ford’s lineup is really weak (lame new Mustang, domestic (not Euro) Focus, no Festiva yet, same old 150) so the fact that they are doing well is interesting.

Honda down a paltry, temporary, not even worth reporting 15.8%….which is less than 20%. I win. (snicker snicker)

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Now, it’s overtime.

Ford doesn’t spend a PENNY on advertising of the Ranger, just think about all of the ads for the above brands, the developement costs, the dealerships…

No wonder Ford stock is up!!!!

The party people have spoken!
DrFill

Disappointed in Mazda6 sales (2,500)
That’s a nice ride!

Interesting fact of the day:
Camry rulz cardom at 184k sales
If you combined (Or eliminated one) Chevy Malibu and Impala, it would outsell the legendary Camry by 300 units!
Assuming no one woke up and left the Chevy lot
DrFill

I’m quite happy with these gains.

Did Suzuki not make the chart?

Pontiac wasn’t down as much as they probably should have been, considering they are being CANCELLED. Maybe that should send some sort of sign to GM’s management about Pontiac selling TRIPLE the amount of cars than Buick? Dealer’s can’t and won’t make it with only the Buick and GMC lines.

Jeep’s another happy suprise, still doing well all things considered.

Ford is well, living it up not taking the government’s money. People know this and it shows that they spend money for companies they think are in a better place. I’ve been down on the Mustang versus the Camaro, but I’d actually go and buy a Mustang right now simply because it’s a Ford. That’s something I thought I would never say.

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I’m not sure if you and being flippant about it. Not that it is an altogether bad thing, at least FORD sold more units period. But the thing that got Detroit in trouble to begin with is latching onto short term success as if it were going to last forever.

I would like to see FORD but the kind of work they lavish on the F-150 or the Expedition on the old Panther. The Expedition ended up with IRS and some of the most definitive user content in the segment. The NISSAN Armada is a bold face copy of the Expedition, though with some differences that may lend itself to more adventuresome usage than the more family and luxury oriented Expedition.

All said, the “dinosaurs” still do not have long left for this world.

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Chicks don’t call me the cumback king for nothing!