Nupe2
Well-Known Member
Anybody looking for an SUV? Oh and by the way, Ford, GM and Chrysler had better wake up...read on: http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/Article_Evan_091_20050901.htm
The future of GM, FORD and CHRYSLER?
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tirdun
staring into the abyss
I've got one. It gets 22mpg and takes care of all my hauling/towing needs.
I think GM is trying to make money by getting people into GMAC financing. If it means a short term bloodbath, they don't seem to care. I expect it will fail and GM will find itself laying off thousands in the near term. They simply don't have any depth to their car line.
D/C/Jeep is making money, but barely. Although Jeep has intro'd a new ginormous SUV (Commander?) at the wrong time. I'm sure it started development back in the heyday of big trucks, now they're stuck with it.
Ford is trying very hard to be GM, instead of trying to be Honda/Toyota. I have no idea why.
I think GM is trying to make money by getting people into GMAC financing. If it means a short term bloodbath, they don't seem to care. I expect it will fail and GM will find itself laying off thousands in the near term. They simply don't have any depth to their car line.
D/C/Jeep is making money, but barely. Although Jeep has intro'd a new ginormous SUV (Commander?) at the wrong time. I'm sure it started development back in the heyday of big trucks, now they're stuck with it.
Ford is trying very hard to be GM, instead of trying to be Honda/Toyota. I have no idea why.
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Bustem' Down
Give Peas a Chance
But all of those companies are currently working on full sized hybrid trucks and SUV's so I'm not sure there's much to worry about. Ford already has a hybrid suv on the market.
Goofing_Off
New Member
Well, the writer's assumption that the rest of the country follows the trends of LA is a bit off-base. Trucks will continue to be popular in rural areas, because they're needed, regardless of the type of gas mileage they get. However, Detroit is indeed going to need to start focusing on fuel efficiency in its vehicles, regardless if they are trucks, cars, minivans, etc. I certainly wouldn't be buying a big, inefficient SUV with these prices, and will be looking for fuel efficiency when I buy my next car. It's a shame that the American car industry is in such dire straits.Nupe2 said:
Tonio said:
Is the profit margin really higher on SUVs? I see dealers offering rebates below invoice on SUVs while there's a wait list of folks willing to pay retail for hybrids. I think the American auto makers have spend so much time, energy, and $ creating a demand for and developing large SUVs they've just got themselves in a bad situation -- REALLY bad if they don't change their ways SOON.
ACESRT04
THE OTHER
I was watching an autoshow a few weeks back where GM started their hybrid program on the very large trucks and busses. They are going to keep scaling down this technology into the 2500 and 3500 then finally down to the 1500 and smaller trucks. The way their plan was laid out showed they were really putting a lot of thought and planning into it. But like so many have said before too little too late.Bustem' Down said:
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Bruzilla
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The Ford Escape Hybrid SUV has been a bust down here in the south. If you use the a/c there isn't enough power to run the car, so the engine pretty much runs 100% of the time.