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Originally Posted by nmulax
While it'd obviously help, they don't need 60% of the country to go out and buy their product... they just can't lose 60% of their current sales. You're right... their market share is under 37%. But, be aware that GM has the highest market share in the US.
November 2008 (2007) US Market Share:
GM 20.4% (22%)
Ford 15.8% (14.3%)
Chrysler 11.4% (13.7%)
Toyota 17.4% (16.7%)
Honda 10.2% (9.4%)
Nissan 6.2% (6.8%)
BMW 2% (2%)
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So your blanket statement of "people havent been buying big 3 for a while ever since the big 3 started sucking decades ago." is without grounds. Oh, and if you don't think the Big 3 falling would hurt the imports as well, you're wrong. Many of the the imports being built here share suppliers with GM/Ford/Chrysler. |
And a lot of people saying the big 3 are unreliable, blah blah blah comes from people who haven't ever owned one. Just like a large number of people who say BMW's aren't reliable.
They did say last night on the news that Chrysler is in the biggest hole. Both GM and Ford are bring products to the table that are catching the eyes of people who have never looked at either brand before. Chrysler is lagging far behind in that aspect.