GM sales sky rocket in the Middle East

[GM lover]

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/51667...s-surge-for-gm

Note a 42% increase of sales in Iraq

[Butz]

It seems as if GM isn't affected by the US hate, then again not all hate the US not even in the Middle East

[FenwickHockey65]

I read once that the Iraqis didn't see the cars as American cars but as Canadian cars?

[I-Love-Pontiac]

I was excited... until I saw how many cars we are talking about here.

[suckstobeyou]

Originally Posted by I-Love-Pontiac

I was excited... until I saw how many cars we are talking about here.

you need to take into account the profit margin that they are making there though.
These cars retail at a mich higher price point since they are considered premium and also don't carry any incentives

[MCGARRETT]

GM has always done well in the Middle East, watch a news report from anywhere in the Middle East and you see old GM cars in the back ground, especially the RWD mid-size and full size cars. General Motors of Iran used to assemble knocked down domestic GM cars in Iran, cars like the 1975-1979 Seville and the Buick "Iran", which was the same as the X-body 1975-1979 Skylark, of course this all ended when Jimmy Carter let the Iran fall into the hands of the Iyatolah Komeini.

[Ming]

Lots of Aussie-built (South African?) Commodores as Chevies, too over there.

[paul8488]

To add to the high profit argument... the GM full-size SUVs are growing in popularity. Sure, the overall volumes aren't huge, but thwey're growing, and the profit there has to be huge, as it's already huge back at home.

[HoosierRon]

Originally Posted by Butz

It seems as if GM isn't affected by the US hate, then again not all hate the US not even in the Middle East

Originally Posted by Butz

It seems as if GM isn't affected by the US hate, then again not all hate the US not even in the Middle East

Sales of American cars are up in Iraq.
Sales of American cars are down in America.

[aa2]

Chevy's brand, freedom and transportation for all people is also very appealing in the third world. While many westerners are depressed and even anti-progress, the third world is young and full of energy, and excited about business and their own increase in standard of living.. The car is the ultimate in freedom and material ownership. And Chevy is about value per dollar spent and built so the average person can afford it.

Imo 'Brand America' the brands associated with America's high standard of living for the average person and individual freedom, are far more popular in the rest of the world then it is widely thought. The news media talks to some socialist intellectuals or elites from these nations.. or it talks to violent groups and their reactionary beliefs and asks them what the people want there? But how often do they talk to just the average person in countries like the middle east.

[vcs2600]

And how many of those cars were purchased by the US government or contractors?