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Wall Street insiders attempting to predict the demise of the Detroit Three (GM/Ford/Chrysler) blame most of the domestic auto manufacturing difficulties on the rise and fall of the SUV. They believe that General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler LLC (mostly under the management of Daimler-Benz) didn't have the foresight to build high quality cars when money was pouring in from easy-profit vehicles like the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Dodge Ram. On the surface, these insiders appear to be correct.Â
- 2010 Ford, Gm, And Chrysler Truck Sales Vs Car Sales In America
Their car portfolios are vastly improved compared to what they were just a few years ago, but Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still sell a whole lot of pickup trucks and large sport-utility vehicles. Although the Graphs below don't include Mercury...
- Top 10 Best-selling American Cars In Canada - September 2010
When asked to find deals on domestic crossovers for Sympatico Autos, The Good Car Guy instantly began research on vehicles built by Ford, Lincoln, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler. It then became clear that a truly domestic crossover...
- Canada Auto Sales By Brand May 2010
*updated 07.12.2010* Canada's car market dipped 10.6% in May. Auto dealers must've been happy with light truck sales in May - a category which includes most SUVs, crossovers, minivans and trucks - which rose 12.8%, grabbing substantially more...
- Hybrid Sales In America Drop In 2008? By The Numbers
After gas prices brought Americans to their knees in the summer of 2008, a time when the Honda Civic temporarily outsold the Ford F150, one would assume that hybrid sales rocketed upward last year. One would be correct in that assumption, right? Wrong....
- A Question From The Good Car Guy
Condemnation directed at the Detroit Three is running rampant. "They build the wrong vehicles", says America. "New leadership is required," say the analysts. "Why not sell us their better Euro-market cars?" inquires the umm.... auto bloggers. Valid...
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THE DETROIT THREE OFFERS TOO MANY TRUCKS? BY THE NUMBERS
Wall Street insiders attempting to predict the demise of the Detroit Three (GM/Ford/Chrysler) blame most of the domestic auto manufacturing difficulties on the rise and fall of the SUV. They believe that General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler LLC (mostly under the management of Daimler-Benz) didn't have the foresight to build high quality cars when money was pouring in from easy-profit vehicles like the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Dodge Ram. On the surface, these insiders appear to be correct. Take American luxury cars, for instance. In the early part of this millenium, the only prominent vehicles at Cadillac and Lincoln were their jumbo SUVs, the Escalade and Navigator. Mainstream brands like Chevrolet and Ford were offering an abomination called the Malibu and an ancient design called the Taurus. The few takers snapped them up at rock bottom prices.
For a deeper look at the gravity of the situation in numerical terms, check this Numbers post from a few days ago with figures supplied by TIME. For perspective on the issue, read The Good Car Guy's question from yesterday. For facts about automaker offerings in the U.S. domestic market in 2009, keep reading. Oh, and by the way, to attempt to sway the argument in favour of cars instead of trucks, models like the F-150, F-250, and F-350 were lumped together. It didn't help. Also, TSV means anything that isn't a car: trucks, SUVs, and vans.
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TOTAL CARS @ GENERAL MOTORS: 21
TOTAL TSVs @ GENERAL MOTORS: 26
TOTAL CARS @ FORD MOTOR CO.: 10
TOTAL TSVs @ FORD MOTOR CO.: 14
TOTAL CARS @ CHRYSLER LLC: 8
TOTAL TSVs @ CHRYSLER LLC: 16
Buick cars/TSVs: 2 to 1
Cadillac cars/TSVs: 4 to 3
Chevrolet cars/TSVs: 6 to 9
GMC cars/TSVs: 0 to 8
Hummer cars/TSVs: 0 to 2
Pontiac cars/TSVs: 6 to 1
Saturn cars/TSVs: 3 to 2
Ford cars/TSVs: 4 to 10
Lincoln cars/TSVs: 3 to 2
Mercury cars/TSVs: 3 to 2
Chrysler cars/TSVs: 3 to 2
Dodge cars/TSVs: 5 to 7
Jeep cars/TSVs: 0 to 7
- 2010 Ford, Gm, And Chrysler Truck Sales Vs Car Sales In America
Their car portfolios are vastly improved compared to what they were just a few years ago, but Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still sell a whole lot of pickup trucks and large sport-utility vehicles. Although the Graphs below don't include Mercury...
- Top 10 Best-selling American Cars In Canada - September 2010
When asked to find deals on domestic crossovers for Sympatico Autos, The Good Car Guy instantly began research on vehicles built by Ford, Lincoln, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler. It then became clear that a truly domestic crossover...
- Canada Auto Sales By Brand May 2010
*updated 07.12.2010* Canada's car market dipped 10.6% in May. Auto dealers must've been happy with light truck sales in May - a category which includes most SUVs, crossovers, minivans and trucks - which rose 12.8%, grabbing substantially more...
- Hybrid Sales In America Drop In 2008? By The Numbers
After gas prices brought Americans to their knees in the summer of 2008, a time when the Honda Civic temporarily outsold the Ford F150, one would assume that hybrid sales rocketed upward last year. One would be correct in that assumption, right? Wrong....
- A Question From The Good Car Guy
Condemnation directed at the Detroit Three is running rampant. "They build the wrong vehicles", says America. "New leadership is required," say the analysts. "Why not sell us their better Euro-market cars?" inquires the umm.... auto bloggers. Valid...