Toyota Tops Ford!

I see Ford and Chevy trying to change their look and also introduce new
technology. That may save them eventually. I think the new Chevy Malibu
looks nice, but I also think Chevy should change the name of the Malibu...

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DETROIT (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. overtook Ford Motor Co. to become the No.
2 automaker by U.S. sales in 2007, using new products and relentless
strategy to break Ford's 75-year lock on the position.

Toyota sold 2.62 million cars and trucks in 2007, which amounted to 48,226
more than Ford, according to sales figures released Thursday. Toyota's sales
were up 3 percent for the year, buoyed by new products like the Toyota
Tundra pickup, which saw sales jump 57 percent. Ford's sales fell 12 percent
to 2.572 million vehicles.

General Motors Corp. remained the U.S. sales leader, selling 3.82 million
vehicles in 2007. But that was down 6 percent from the previous year as
customers turned away from some large sedans and sport utility vehicles and
GM cut low-profit sales to employees and rental car agencies. GM's car sales
fell 8 percent for the year while truck sales were down 4 percent.

It's also expected as rental fleet sales wind down to help with resale
value. But I think it's a good wake up call for Detroit. After all,
the former Delphi division's paying $62/hour for someone to mow grass
is just way too much.

But I'd wait until Malibu gets the new 6T series clutch-to-clutch
transmission with the 4 or 6 cyl later this year. It sure beats the
lousy Toyota gear-skipping U-series any day.



On Jan 6, 1:51 am, "Mr4701" <NoExi....RemoveThis@Earth.net> wrote:
> I see Ford and Chevy trying to change their look and also introduce new
> technology. That may save them eventually. I think the new Chevy Malibu
> looks nice, but I also think Chevy should change the name of the Malibu...
>
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>
> http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AUTO_SALES?SITE=TXDAM&SECTION=...
>
> DETROIT (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. overtook Ford Motor Co. to become the No.
> 2 automaker by U.S. sales in 2007, using new products and relentless
> strategy to break Ford's 75-year lock on the position.
>
> Toyota sold 2.62 million cars and trucks in 2007, which amounted to 48,226
> more than Ford, according to sales figures released Thursday. Toyota's sales
> were up 3 percent for the year, buoyed by new products like the Toyota
> Tundra pickup, which saw sales jump 57 percent. Ford's sales fell 12 percent
> to 2.572 million vehicles.
>
> General Motors Corp. remained the U.S. sales leader, selling 3.82 million
> vehicles in 2007. But that was down 6 percent from the previous year as
> customers turned away from some large sedans and sport utility vehicles and
> GM cut low-profit sales to employees and rental car agencies. GM's car sales
> fell 8 percent for the year while truck sales were down 4 percent.