I'm asking you to know what you're talking about or have a basis for your opinions. LOL indeed. I was asking you to do your own research so you know I don't cherry pick. You don't even cherry pick. You just gorge on imaginary cherries.
First Quarter 2008 Top 15 Vehicle Sales
Model Volume vs. 2007
1. Ford F-Series 148,138 -13.7%
2. Chevrolet Silverado 122,779 -19.6%
3. Toyota Camry 107,002 +2.4%
4. Honda Accord 87,802 -3.9%
5. Honda Civic 77,532 +15.3%
6. Nissan Altima 76,407 +4.6%
7. Chevrolet Impala 71,750 -11.1%
8. Dodge Ram 68,862 -25%
9. Toyota Corolla 67,047 -23%
10. Honda CR-V 50,684 +7.9%
11. Ford Focus 49,070 +23.2%
12. Chevrolet Cobalt 48,024 +14.5%
13. Pontiac G6 45,951 +28.9%
14. GMC Sierra 44,207 -7.5%
15. Ford Escape 43,900 +11.7%
I see four Truck models totaling 280,000 units, two SUV models totaling 90,000 units, and ten Car models totaling 700,00 units. With the exception of the Impala, the only big three cars on the list were their smallest cars and they were seeing double digit growth following double digit growth in 2007. During a time that truck sales were seeing double digit drops, looks like 2007 and early 2008 showed plenty of opportunity to go after Japanese market share in the compact and midsize markets. They're doing it now with a vengance including the addition of subcompacts, hybrids, natural gas, and EVs. If US market share doesn't spike in the next five years, you can say I told you so.
http://blogs.edmunds.com/csx/2008/04...cle-sales.html
http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/01/...cle-sales.html
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