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Originally Posted by motorhead
And the big problem is alll the issues they've had since launch. People that buy these types of read fourms and other publications just like this one and many are uneasy about what they have been reading.
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That's false. I mean are you on other car forums? Every forum has a problems section for just that, problems. Every car forum I've ever been on has people with issues. When the S550 Mustang first came out I was going to buy one and spent lots of time on M6G, there were tons of issues (and bigger ones then here) with those cars. Gobs of transmission issues, diff vibrations that couldn't be traced, thin leather falling apart, SYNC issues, engine ticks, etc, etc...first year cars can have issues, (heck, last year cars can too of course), and in 99% of the cases they can be fixed, and then the fixes are implemented for future production. You make like the 6th gen is not the norm, and in reality it is. People bitch about issues on forums, they don't post how they have no problems.
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Originally Posted by motorhead
I belive this cars days are numbered. It already met it's demise once to lack of interest. And now, they don't have firebird to help it along. I don't think it can sustain on it's own.
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That is incorrect. While the 4th gen sales weren't fantastic, there was a decent amount of profit being made as that cars platform could be traced back to the 3rd gen and the early 80's. The issue as to why production stopped was that the cars platform couldn't support the mandatory upcoming government standards for a variety of things and the factory in Canada had a capacity/unit minimum that wasn't going to work with that car in the future. GM chose to invest in SUV's as they were booming at that time.
The 6th gen has a shared platform with the ATS and CTS and a few possible forthcoming cars to share costs. Too many people think they are economists for GM and act like they know what their net profit rate is on these cars, and they don't. Sales numbers do not always equate into profits as a flat ratio. There are many variables. Ford doesn't use that platform for more then one car, so that eats up profits, plus we have no idea how GM works their profit range on the 6th gen. Ford may make (hypothetically) $5000 on each Mustang they sell, but GM may make $8000 on each Camaro they sell. So even if GM sells less, then can make more in their pockets.
There is so much speculation on "sales" numbers on this forum from people who really don't have the slightest way of knowing GM's profit structure...