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Old 02-01-2008, 02:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
Ming
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Re: January sales: GM up, Toyota down

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Originally Posted by paul8488 View Post
All GMs small cars are up, which is nice to see, and fairly expected, I guess.


Say it ain't so!

Lutz: “That is not the case here in America, land of the big truck and big horse” and, he added, “the big American.”

Lutz Says US Buyers Won't Embrace Small Cars At Today's Gas Prices

GM is offering decent small cars now. They couldn't always say that. Whether they really want to sell me their small cars - as opposed to grudginly offering them - remains to be seen. My mailers and e-mail blasts are still Astra and Aveo-free and are instead dominated with SUVs and pickups (what GM wants to sell me), with the occasional launch hoopla for a sedan. But long term marketing is still SUV-Crossover-Pickup centric.

Great to see the reversal in sales with Toyota and GM! Let's hope GM can make it a trend.
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