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Originally Posted by meanmike
And look at where having all those different cars got them. Dont get me wrong I think its great that they had such a huge variety but it didn't make them money. I mean even the Vettes sales are bad right now.
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Having all those cars HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH the BK... the 100 Years of Legacy costs did. Ford currently has almost as much Debt as GM had when it filed in 2009. The $2 Billion it profited Q1 would do little to offset it. THEN there is still the UAW in the less favorable contract for Ford than it is for GM/Chrysler. (another thing that makes me question the Obama/UAW conspiracy theories, as the UAW really kinda got stuck in the GM/Chrysler negotiations)
ALSO... Vette sales are down because it is in a PREMIUM market now:
As of MARCH 2010... if U really look at the SEGMENT... here are Porsche sales of the 911 and Cayman Boxster
Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year
ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN
184 517 343 783
ALL 911
339 557 842 1,002
Total
543 1074 1185 1785
Then here are the Corvette:
Corvette
624 1,027 1,478 1,869
Keep in mind I used PORSCHE BOXSTER and CAYMAN sales combined with 911... where that effectively gives a Porsche vehicles that start at $46K-$130K and Vette vehicles that start at $49K - $117K making them not only competitors, but also same segment across the board... meaning the ACTUAL BUYING demographic that can even afford these..