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Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy
It really bugs me that we are all so quick to blame CAFE for all of our problems. No Firebird? CAFE... No GTO? CAFE... No STS? CAFE...
All the while the competition is HAMMERING us with NEW TO MARKET 375HP cars like like the Genesis... How come they can sell a car like that and have ZERO issues with CAFE? Mostly because they have competitive small cars that car be sold with little to no discounts.
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Oh really? Explain BMW's decision for less V8 and more I4. MB will soon follow. Hyundai is very behind on CAFE reqs, would be surprised to see what happens to them in 2015.
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Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy
The issue at GM still revolves around TRUCKS... the need to sell small cars so they can continue to flog trucks... GM Management hasn't noticed that the truck market is mortally wounded. They are praying it will come back... Heaven forbid they have a profitable, competitive big car that sells... that would mean that they would have to sell even fewer trucks (that aren't selling without ~$4,000 on the hood).
Am I the only person who gets the feeling that Management is "driving" this company while ONLY looking in the rear view mirror?
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Where on earth are you nothing this truck movement? 1 of their 18 vehicles to be released in the next year is a truck. How come all truck projects are put on hold until they can figure out the market? Why are several small cars being rushed to the North American market? Your post is incredibly flawed with falsities. Name me one company that aren't putting out a very large sum of incentives on their trucks. I do believe Nissan and Honda are currently leading the pack on truck incentives. What about Honda rushing their new truck to the market? These are the kind of things you like to ignore, but forget the fact that the truck market accounts for 22% of total sales, much more than just a small percentage.