Toyota HHR?
12-03-2007 | 08:17 PM
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In the Japanese language, kamikaze is usually translated as "divine wind" (kami is the word for "god", "spirit", or "divinity"; and kaze for "wind"). The word kamikaze originated as the name of major typhoons in 1274 and 1281, which dispersed Mongolian invasion fleets.
pretty funny joke actually. I believed it. But everyone tells me I'm gullible. To name a vehicle "devine wind" would have been believable in 1939, before the name was adapted to the suicide pilots.
But I don't see much of a relationship of the Highlander to the HHR, except maybe the basic wagon shape and the horizonal chrome grille bars.
12-03-2007 | 09:11 PM
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12-04-2007 | 08:10 AM
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HHRuss is probably thinking of the percentage gain year to year. This just came out and if you look at percentage gain into the market, Toyota is killing GM. But on unit sales, Toyota is far behind GM....not to say they won't catch up. This list is the top selling vehicles in the US.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0071203?rpc=44
http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0071203?rpc=44
12-04-2007 | 04:30 PM
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Toyota's been throwing incentives on the Tundra ever since they started selling them. But they're still WAAAY overpriced. You can get a Silverado with a 4.8 V8 and LS trim cheaper than a Tundra with a V6 and work truck trim. GM, Ford, and Chrysler make insane profit on trucks and SUVs, so the incentives really don't cut as much into the bottom line as they do on smaller cars.
But Toyota hit a few potholes last month. Sales of the new Tundra pickup fell. Toyota hinted that it might boost incentives againon the big truck so that it can meet its goal of 200,000 sales this year.
12-05-2007 | 01:01 PM
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GM truck building slowdown:
"General Motors of Canada Ltd. is idling its truck assembly plant in Oshawa for two weeks at the start of the new year, in another ominous sign for the country's auto sector.
The automaker confirmed yesterday that it will halt output of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup models because of falling demand in the key U.S. market.
The stoppage follows GM's decision in August to eliminate a third shift and about 1,200 jobs at the same plant at the end of this month.
"It just keeps getting worse," said Chris Buckley, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 222.
GM's latest move will mean the temporary layoff of about 2,700 workers on two shifts who will receive about 65 per cent of their gross pay through federal Employment Insurance and company supplementary employment benefits.
The Oshawa plant, a big profit producer for GM, assembles about 440 trucks a shift and has generally run flat out in recent years. The two-week halt would reduce output by about 8,800 trucks and also curb parts production by suppliers in the region."
Reported on Dec 5 at thestar.com
Doesn't sound too good for GM trucks sales and production.
"General Motors of Canada Ltd. is idling its truck assembly plant in Oshawa for two weeks at the start of the new year, in another ominous sign for the country's auto sector.
The automaker confirmed yesterday that it will halt output of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup models because of falling demand in the key U.S. market.
The stoppage follows GM's decision in August to eliminate a third shift and about 1,200 jobs at the same plant at the end of this month.
"It just keeps getting worse," said Chris Buckley, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 222.
GM's latest move will mean the temporary layoff of about 2,700 workers on two shifts who will receive about 65 per cent of their gross pay through federal Employment Insurance and company supplementary employment benefits.
The Oshawa plant, a big profit producer for GM, assembles about 440 trucks a shift and has generally run flat out in recent years. The two-week halt would reduce output by about 8,800 trucks and also curb parts production by suppliers in the region."
Reported on Dec 5 at thestar.com
Doesn't sound too good for GM trucks sales and production.
12-05-2007 | 01:32 PM
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12-05-2007 | 01:57 PM
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It's probably true that everyone's production is down (or almost everyone.)
Your right in that 8800 out of 750000 is not that significant but that 8800 cut is only for the beginning of a quarter. If they cut 8800 every quarter thats about 5%. Also, if 8800 is an optimistic number further cuts maybe be larger as the year goes on. Actually production and sales figures won't be known until times has passed.
Your right in that 8800 out of 750000 is not that significant but that 8800 cut is only for the beginning of a quarter. If they cut 8800 every quarter thats about 5%. Also, if 8800 is an optimistic number further cuts maybe be larger as the year goes on. Actually production and sales figures won't be known until times has passed.
12-05-2007 | 09:32 PM
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I dunno. 753,158 trucks compared to 177,336 is a lot of ground to cover. They're a little over halfway there to Dodge's sales. Of course, it'll be interesting to see what happens when they introduce their 3/4 and 1 ton trucks, or if they introduce any kind of diesel engine.
Hey I ain't rootin for toyota, just saying they are aiming to take full size p/u market share from GM. Don't rag on me, I own 3 chebbies.
12-05-2007 | 10:50 PM
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Wonder what ever happened to the Nissan Titan? Wasn't THAT supposed to be the Big 3-killer?