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Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan
not only that, but doesn't even mention what's been going on in the country the last 4 months. another waste of time by someone who shouldn't be a writer.
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Coronavirus is mentioned as a reason, but it's a level playing field for every car manufacturer.
To me, the article comments are where the real meat is at. Not a lot of mention of the performance, just the same old practicality and visibility complaints we have heard ad infinitum. Probably the same people that whine about the rise of SUVs, and yet they don't realize that they are their own worst enemy...
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Originally Posted by Petrol Head
Everything you said is an exact reflection on the blind incompetence of the company. Go ahead and keep telling me how I'm wrong and you're right. Is it you're stuborn? Incompetent? Brazen overconfidence?
What good is the profit margin when you only sell a couple? Have you seen the sales chart? Or does Mary Barra and her merry band of managers show the chart upside down on the spreadsheet? You'd rather they sit on dealer lots and collect dirt than move inventory aparently.
Oh BTW, Bob Seager was on CBS This Morning a while a go. He talked about how proud he was to let GM use his song Like A Rock for the Silverado commercials. Not because he made whatever money he made on it, but because he and General Motors accountants crunched all the numbers and discovered that in the almost 20 year run of the Like A Rock Silverado commercials, GM produced and sold an extra 2 MILLION Silverados. Due JUST to his song. Which to him meant the guys and gals on the line had more work and more hours to make those trucks because there was more demand for them. Due to his what? Ahhhh yes, commercial.
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IMO Number 3 is right, it is more about profits than numbers.
Going back to what I said, they don't sell as many Porsche or Audi sports cars as Camaros, I'd imagine, but their price premium means that they are still making money at the end. Some people are more than willing to pay for the little shield or 4 rings at the front. I would say that luxury cars specifically thrive on selling fewer cars, but with higher profit margin on individual cars.
I am not sure if more marketing would have changed the overall profit, and especially that, admittedly, some of the practicality complaints are there.
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