Future of America's auto industry
05-20-2009, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RedY2KS2k,May 19 2009, 04:39 PM
And with the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards announced today, it might work. We may return to the era of selling small cars at a loss to offset the CAFE effect of the sale of a gas hog or two at a big profit. That, or $5/gallon gasoline, is the only way I see the American buying public embracing small cars.
05-20-2009, 06:27 AM
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It's coming especially if you can say SRT.
I'm thinking there will be auctions of new cars. Mecum and Barrett should be all over this.
I think the wholesale auctions will be flooded with rentals and lease cars but the bling level cars will go to auction.
Hmmm New car auctions... with on the spot financing to the qualified....works to me
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I'm thinking there will be auctions of new cars. Mecum and Barrett should be all over this.
I think the wholesale auctions will be flooded with rentals and lease cars but the bling level cars will go to auction.
Hmmm New car auctions... with on the spot financing to the qualified....works to me
fltsfshr
05-20-2009, 07:12 AM
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The snake oil salesmen will love this one..... buy your performance car now before it's too late... the end is coming.
Bull, I heard the same thing when we went to unlead gas. I heard the same thing when people said the convertible was dead. All you have to do is look at what Audi did at LeMans. Who would have believed a D car could kick butt! Performance will live on - take my word for it.
Bull, I heard the same thing when we went to unlead gas. I heard the same thing when people said the convertible was dead. All you have to do is look at what Audi did at LeMans. Who would have believed a D car could kick butt! Performance will live on - take my word for it.
05-20-2009, 07:27 AM
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Does anyone wonder what would have happened, had private enterprise and/or the bankruptcy courts been left to handle GM & Chrysler like "normal" companies?
I'm scratching my head at how (and WHY) the gov't is choosing to close some dealerships and not others, why they didn't simply go through the legal bankruptcy system like every other company, and how the government circumventing normal procedure is somehow less stressful on the markets than using the established, legal proceedings.
I'm scratching my head at how (and WHY) the gov't is choosing to close some dealerships and not others, why they didn't simply go through the legal bankruptcy system like every other company, and how the government circumventing normal procedure is somehow less stressful on the markets than using the established, legal proceedings.
05-20-2009, 07:42 AM
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Looking at who the players are. I'll bet the ones that stay open have a Union shop. that would be an interesting comparison list.
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05-20-2009, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,May 20 2009, 09:59 AM
And I'm thinking with such an aggressive step up in CAFE requirements, now is the time to buy performance, because it will once again get killed off.
05-20-2009, 08:45 AM
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For years and years anyone who follows the auto industry has known that GM has TOO many brands and TOO many dealers. Closing 1/3rd of the them is a good thing in the long run. Often state laws did not allow them to close down poor performing dealers. Dealerships & their associations insisted they must have the same model in their shop that was selling well under a different brand name in another GM shop. All this badge engineering did nothing to improve product.
05-20-2009, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,May 20 2009, 10:59 AM
Somehow I doubt it. We're all old enough to have heard that before.
Must be I'm the only one who remembers the Mustang II.
Have Dave, I thought you were old enough to remember this...
05-20-2009, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,May 20 2009, 01:20 PM
Must be I'm the only one who remembers the Mustang II.