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THe Toyota dealership I work at sold 20 NEW Toyotas yesterday. Not a banner day by any means, but not bad for a cold January day in the middle of a massive recall. People trust Toyota and I really don't see that changing. I have 2 Toyotas that fall into the category of the recall, but I am not worried about driving them. They will get their shit together.
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Woule have bought another Saturn, but sadly that company is going the way of the dinosaur.
Hope Toyota keeps churning out those Camrys. Next vehicle wlll either be that or a Sonata.Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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It really is too bad, you know? Went and bought one totally based on word-of-mouth; everyone I knew who owned one loved it as well and said so. Dealership I picked it up from was INCREDIBLE all the way around (the Service Department was awesome).
Wanted to buy an 'American' car (even though 60% of it was assembled in China and Mexico), and Saturn was the only thing close to acceptable.
Sadly, there's a reason why the American auto industry is in the shitter; their cars just aren't as good as foreign cars.Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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How would you like to be the engineer responsible for this cluster fuck?
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IMO, the Camry is an overpriced, overrated ugly vehicle.
And ELVIS, the goddamed SRT-4 is also...sounds like a fucking pissed off bumble bee when you drive down the road. Rides like a Go-cart.Comment
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GM, Ford may be benefiting from Toyota woes
Toyota sales fall 16 percent; other automakers see double-digit growth
The Associated Press
updated 3:37 p.m. ET, Tues., Feb. 2, 2010
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp.'s car and truck sales fell 16 percent in January, a month when the automaker recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of several models. Most other automakers reported higher sales, a sign they may be benefiting from Toyota's woes.
January is typically a weak month for U.S. auto sales, but automakers were expecting sales to improve over last January, when they dipped to a 26-year low because of the tough economy. Sales never really recovered last year, totaling 10.4 million cars and light trucks, the lowest since 1982.
General Motors Co. said its January sales rose 14 percent due to higher fleet and crossover vehicle sales. Crossovers are sport utility vehicle-like in size but sit on a car instead of a truck frame.
Crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., meanwhile, was up 25 percent while Japan's Nissan Motor Co.'s rose 16 percent.
Chrysler was down 8 percent while Honda Motor Co. sales fell 5 percent. Korean automaker Kia said its January U.S. sales were essentially flat.
George Pipas, Ford's top sales analyst, said he did not see evidence that Ford was taking buyers from Toyota Motor Corp., which halted U.S. sales of eight popular models due to faulty gas pedals in the final week of the month.
Ken Czubay, Ford's vice president of sales, said Toyota's actions may have hurt sales for the industry as a whole toward the end of last month.
Toyota said it would suspend sales of the Camry sedan, its top-selling vehicle, and seven other cars and trucks on Jan. 26 following a recall over sticky accelerator pedals. Toyota has said dealers will get the parts to fix the problem by the end of this week.
In the meantime, Toyota could lose thousands of sales in January and February. The car-buying site Edmunds.com predicted Toyota's U.S. market share would drop to 14.7 percent in January, its lowest level since March 2006. The recall affects 2.3 million cars and trucks in the U.S.
Ford and General Motors Corp., meanwhile, have been offering incentives to Toyota drivers who trade in vehicles.
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I know I am writing off February. I guess we'll have to see what March and April bring. One thing I can say is it couldn't happen at a better time. February is a very slow month in auto sales. Toyota will rebound. My career depends on it.Comment
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Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!Comment
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Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!Comment
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