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Re: Reality or Perception? [bwia]
by backy
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Jan 06, 2009 (9:00 am)
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Replying to: bwia (Jan 06, 2009 6:28 am)
Malibu topping Altima and doing nearly 70% of Camry's sales volume in December is IMO a tremendous achievement for GM, given all the bad press about GM's future. Also the numbers show that the updated 2010 Fusion is coming just in time... or maybe dealers were running low on the 2009s?
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Re: Reality or Perception? [backy]
by baggs32
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Jan 06, 2009 (9:38 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 06, 2009 9:00 am)
Malibu topping Altima and doing nearly 70% of Camry's sales volume in December is IMO a tremendous achievement for GM, given all the bad press about GM's future.
No official numbers are out yet but don't be surprised if Malibu fleet sales are very high for December.
A large jump in month to month sales like that typically means a lot of them were dumped to fleets. I'm not saying that's definitely what happened, and for GM's sake I hope not, but history tells us that it probably was the reason for the higher number that month. Take a look at the Impala too. 9000 more sold in December than in November? 6000 more Malibus sold in December than in November? Makes one wonder doesn't it?
Note that sales of others like the Fusion, Accord, Camry, etc stayed fairly flat from month to month.
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Re: Reality or Perception? [backy]
by gooddeal2
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:03 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 06, 2009 9:00 am)
Malibu topping Altima and doing nearly 70% of Camry's sales volume in December is IMO a tremendous achievement for GM...
...topping by 44 cars?
YTD Altima = 269,668 v. YTD Malibu = 177,088
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Re: Reality or Perception? [gooddeal2]
by backy
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: gooddeal2 (Jan 06, 2009 11:03 am)
Altima used to be WAY ahead of Malibu in sales. That is why I said it was a tremendous achievement for GM. Also people aren't talking about Nissan going bye-bye, as they are with GM. Makes it harder to sell cars under those conditions.
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Re: Reality or Perception? [backy]
by berri
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:16 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 06, 2009 11:06 am)
You see a good number of Altima's in rental fleets
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Re: Reality or Perception? [backy]
by gooddeal2
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:19 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 06, 2009 11:06 am)
I understand.
BTW, I think the Nissan needs to put t a bigger engine in the Altima, may be a 2.7 L w/ 200HP? The Altima engine used to be the leader, now the Accord is at or even better (EX) than the Altima. And if the Camry gets a new 2.5L engine in about 1-2 months, the Altima will not be the special car any more.
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Re: Reality or Perception? [berri]
by backy
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:25 am)
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Replying to: berri (Jan 06, 2009 11:16 am)
Yes, and along with Malibus also Camrys, Mazda6's (even the new 2009s are showing up), Sonatas, Optimas, Fusions/Milans, G6's, and in some places even Accords. But with rental car companies keeping cars longer and suffering from a business downturn of their own, automakers can't simply dump their extra units there.
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Re: Reality or Perception? [gooddeal2]
by backy
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Jan 06, 2009 (11:28 am)
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Replying to: gooddeal2 (Jan 06, 2009 11:19 am)
175 hp is plenty for me. I think the specialness of the Altima is more due to its handling and styling, vs. power. I am weird, but if fuel economy in mid-sizers could be increased significantly by trimming power a bit, I'm all for that. My 3000 pound Jetta with a 4AT has only 115 hp and it gets me around just fine--although I don't think I'll take it on a dragstrip.
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Re: Reality or Perception? [gooddeal2]
by maxamillion85
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Jan 06, 2009 (3:01 pm)
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Replying to: gooddeal2 (Jan 06, 2009 11:19 am)
couldnt they just use the 200 hp verison of the 2.5 found in the Sentra SER Spec V?
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