R.I.P. General Motors (1931-2006)

It is not often I can agree with you

 

It appears you are talking to yourself again, they have a name and a place
for people that do that LOL


mike

 

I wonder it Honda and Toyota are trying that hard.
Rental fleets a noted for buying excess stock, usually of slow moving
lines.

 

That's true.
A few weeks my brother in law got a Ford Explorer for the mid sized car
rate. Admittedly that rental location usually rents the Explorer in the
winter for the local ski hills.

A few years ago in may Atlanta Budget wanted me to take a Cherokee for
the mid sized car rate. Not being familiar with it or even interested in
it, I waited until a mid sized car came in.

 

Except for at least one GM car.
The Impalla is selling so well they are keeping production volumes up.
It does sell very well as a rental or taxi.

 

That has been obvious with the big problems of lost high priced SUV
volume.
Thanks for admitting it.

 

You mean like all the Corollas and Civic they rent? Me things you are
confusing fleets with rental car companies.


mike hunt

 

Actually both GM and Ford car and smaller SUV sales are up, it the larger
SUVs that have slowed.


mike hunt

 

You are such a lying sack of shit, Mike. Admit it, you just make this
stuff up out of thin air. If you told me my mother loved me, I would
call her and check it out.

As of May 31, GM car sales are down 13% while trucks are only down 4%.
Not what you expected, huh? The story is that the redesigned BIG SUVs
have been selling much better than the old ones did last year. That
seems to be cooling quickly with $4.00 gas fears and the realization
that they are not much better than the old ones. Ford car sales are
up 8% but their truck sales are down 9%.

All this is measured on the basis of 2005 sales which were so bad that
the "big three" ended up offering huge discounts to retail and fleet
buyers. So will they offer the same discounts this year, Mike? Or
will they shut down the production line? Or will Prince Charming
arrive and buy up all those vehicles at full MSRP?

 

And so the fleets will buy only about a third as many GM cars, even
though they are selling at the same price?