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Re: DECEMBER AUTO SALES -
01-06-2009
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Curious state of affairs. * *The end of 2008 shows GM is still numberone, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. *. "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U..S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. *"No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? *Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government *technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished.. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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Curious state of affairs. * *The end of 2008 shows GM is still numberone, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. *. "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U..S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. *"No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? *Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government *technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished.. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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Curious state of affairs. * *The end of 2008 shows GM is still numberone, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. *. "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U..S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. *"No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? *Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government *technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished.. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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Curious state of affairs. The end of 2008 shows GM is still number one, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. . "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U.S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. "No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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Curious state of affairs. The end of 2008 shows GM is still number one, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. . "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U.S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. "No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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Curious state of affairs. The end of 2008 shows GM is still number one, by around 3/4 of a million vehicles, Fords market share went UP during the fourth quarter and all of the Japanese manufacturers, with the exception of Subaru, when down. . "Ed White" <cewhi... (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:qa2dneTmc9y_fv_UnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com... "IYM" <s u N r... (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote in message news:gjtr5q$171$1 (AT) news (DOT) motzarella.org... "C. E. White" <cewhi... (AT) removemindspring (DOT) com> wrote in message news:49626657$1 (AT) kcnews01 (DOT) .. DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U.S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. "No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... I love how all the news articles all start with "Ford down 32% in December", then also mention as a side note that Honda is down 35% and Toyota is down 37%......Shouldn't it be the opposite? Nobody is surprised about Ford, but Toyota and Honda being down more than Ford is not "Top Line" worthy? No it is not. Toyota losing money is not news worthy. Toyota having more people being paid for doing nothing than GM and Ford combined is not news worthy. Toyota getting loans from the Japanese government is not news worthy. Toyota blowing BILLIONS on a third rate pig of a truck is no newsworthy. Toyota's CEO getting canned for making stupid decision is not newsworthy. Toyota benefiting from Japanese government technology development programs is not news worthy. Toyota is perfect. Repeat after me - Toyota is perfect. Negative comments about Toyota will be punished. American manufacturers are crap. Toyota is perfect..... Ed |
nameplates (about 14% combined). And, for the first time ever, more
foreign nameplate vehicles were sold in the US than Michigan 3
vehicles, excluding large trucks.
Jeff
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DECEMBER AUTO SALES Ford sales fall 32%; VW, Daimler also drop Ford Motor Co. posted a 32 percent decline in December sales as the U.S. auto industry capped its worst year since the early 1990s. Ford's drop was its 23rd in the past 24 months. The Volkswagen brand was down 14.4 percent, and Daimler AG plunged 23.5 percent. Subaru of America, the only other automaker to report by midday, slipped 7.7 percent. Ford's results bolster analysts' forecasts for an industrywide fall of more than one-third. That would be the fourth straight monthly tumble of more than 25 percent, amid the longest U.S. recession since the early 1980s and a national debate over whether the federal government should rescue Chrysler LLC and General Motors. "No one wants to buy anything," Jesse Toprak, Edmunds.com's executive director of industry analysis, said in an ... |
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