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Re: USA: Top Twenty selling nameplates thru JUNE 2009 (YTD )
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Originally Posted by minnfang
Another bit of proof of what happens when the price of gas drops...
Toyota Corolla / Matrix -37.5%
Honda Civic -42.2%
Ford Focus -43.8%
Chevrolet Cobalt -54.8%
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And I said last year when the price of gas drops -- as I said it would -- folks would just flock back to trucks. And they did. I have a whole rant about that, but I'm tired of typing it in. I await the inevitable climb in gas prices to result in more bellyaching by next summer.
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To appeal to enthusiasts GM needs to build on a flexible platform and be able to build small numbers and do it profitably. Hopefully we'll see some of that in the future with Alpha and Zeta, assuming the latter survives.
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