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Replying to: torque_r (Jan 04, 2009 7:40 pm) Completely agree. I wanted the 3.2 turbo instead of the stupid V8 on the current one but investment shot it down. LaCrosse engines are going to be 3.0L 250 hp and 3.6L 290hp which should be plenty for a mid sized vehicle with the AWD version for now. But hopefully an AWD Super will show up with a turbo!! The ES currently has a 3.5L 270hp. With the facelift will it get an upgraded engine? Perhaps the 303hp version? The V6 Camry is also 3.5L except 268 hp. |
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GM's car sales fell 25% to 87,506 while light-truck sales dropped 35% to 132,524 GM light-vehicle sales in 2008 totaled 2.95 million units, down 23% from 2007. Toyota posted a U.S. December sales drop of 36.7% to 141,949 units from 224,399. Car sales slid 34.8% to 79,259 while truck sales slumped 39% to 62,690. Toyota U.S. sales in all of 2008 totaled 2.22 million, down from 2.62 million vehicles in 2007. down 16% for the year Honda reported a 34.7% decline to 86,085 cars and trucks, with its top-selling Accord sedan off by 28.5% to 22,348 units. Overall, truck sales slipped 40% to 35,167 units while car sales fell 30.4% to 50,918. For the year, Honda's sales dropped 8.2% to 1,428,765 cars and trucks. Nissan Motors handed in a retreat of 30.7% to 62,102 vehicles from 89,555 units in December 2007. Car sales slid 26.8% to 38,507 units while trucks sales declined 36.1% to 23,595 units. Nissan U.S. sales in 2008 fell 10.9% to 951,350 vehicles from 1.07 million in 2007. For 2008, Ford's sales fell 21% to 1.98 million vehicles Chrysler said its monthly sales sank to 89,813 amid a 63% cut in fleet sales. Total sales for the year dropped 30% to 1.45 million vehicles |
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Jan 05, 2009 11:30 am) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 05, 2009 1:43 pm) |
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Here we go guys: Industry Total: 13,244,018 down 18% Any automaker whose sales dropped less than 18% has actually gained market share. 1- GM: 2,954,819, down 23% 2- Toyota: 2,217,660, down 15% 3- Ford: 1,980,966, down 21% 4- Chrysler: 1,453,122, down 30% 5- Honda: 1,428,765, down 8% 6- Nissan: 951,350, down 11% 7- Huyndai: 401,742, down 14% 8- Volkswagen: 314,318, down 5% 9- BMW: 303,568, down 10% 10- Kia: 273,397 down 11% 11- Mazda: 263,949, down 11% 12- Daimler: 249,750, down 1.5% 13- Subaru: 187,699 up 0.3% 14- Mitsubishi: 92,257 down 25% Despite the fact that everyone has suffered horrible drop in sales, they all gained market share, except the big three and Mitsubishi. Market Share: Big Three: 6,388,907, 48.2% Market Share. Asian: 5,912,787, 44.6% Market Share. European: 1,036,794, 7.8% Market Share The big three sold less than 50% for the first time in history, while Asians (Japanese and Koreans) are on their way to outsell the Domestics.
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Replying to: torque_r (Jan 05, 2009 8:53 pm) Pricing will not be out for awhile but it is rumored to start at $35k or so. |
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Replying to: torque_r (Jan 06, 2009 2:50 am) One difference for MB: Daimler shows down 11.2% according to WSJ Regards, OW |
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Replying to: torque_r (Jan 05, 2009 8:53 pm) Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Jan 06, 2009 4:00 am) RX starts at 39K, MDX/X3 at $40k so the $35k rumor above may be low. One thing that has sorta been dropped on these forums. It is all about gas mileage right now. There are questions on why they dropped a little 2.8 turbo into it instead of the 303 hp 3.6L which would also drop in. CAFE is here to stay. |
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Sure wish they would post the charts on line that they put in the paper but: The year the automotive industry would like to forget is memorable for slumping sales, spikes in gas prices and a shift in consumer tastes to cars and smaller vehicles with growing interest in hybrids and electric vehicles. Toyota was the year's best-selling brand for the first time, ending the traditional race between Ford and Chevrolet. And 2008 saw wild fluctuations between car and truck sales. The year began and ended with trucks cornering around 52 percent of the U.S. market; in between, that share dipped as low as 43.1 percent, but cars prevailed overall. It took trucks almost a century to outsell cars, with pickups, minivans and SUVs finally achieving that feat in 2000, said George Pipas, U.S. sales analysis manager for Ford Motor Co. "Now seven years later, passenger cars have outsold light trucks." Pipas doesn't think it's a trend that will reverse itself again anytime soon. Some things stayed the same. The Ford F-Series remains the best-selling truck for the 32nd year and the best-selling vehicle for the 27th consecutive year, with 515,513 units sold. Chart shows trucks slightly outselling cars slightly Jan/Feb and then cars really outselling trucks April May June and then even March, Aug, Sep, Oct and then cars slightly outselling trucks Nov, Dec. Looks like we will not be getting $1 gas this year:( |
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