Thread: GM Oct. Sales up 4%, Gains Market Share

Quote: Originally Posted by cdp326 How is it bait? If so few buyers care, why even offer a V6 at all then? It was bait for your initial post Quote: Originally Posted by cdp326 OHV = dated/unrefined/ the image GM is trying to shake off. Forget about that one? I didn't Quote: Originally Posted by cdp326 The line works for V6s as well, for buyers coming out of competing V6s the 3.6L is probably a better match. The 3.6L has more power than...

Quote: Originally Posted by SierraGS It was bait for your initial post Forget about that one? I didn't No I haven't forgotten, thank you. That doesn't make what I said more or less important - there are people that don't care but accept what they see in the media as fact. You and I know what OHV engines can offer but we have car magazines touting the refinement of the OHC V6 engines in minivans. Quote: As has already been...

I think a sporty package would help Malibu sell better.

Quote: Originally Posted by MonaroSS Lots of talk on here over the years about how Americans have no loyalty in their car buying decisions. But I can't help wonder if the financial crisis has not made quite a few Americans realise that their own jobs are made stronger by supporting American jobs, at least enough to make them go visit a Ford or GM showroom that they may not have done before. And this has let the product sell itself on...

Quote: Originally Posted by jzchev28 well ok, but if you do that... combine YTD totals for malibu, G6, aura, and 9-3, which lopsides it right back to GM Well, considering those sales will soon not count makes them kinda irrelevant but I know what you are saying. But that really way my point, why combine vehicle sales just because they are alike?

Quote: Originally Posted by eaton53 They don't need a hybrid. The Nox gets the mileage without it. 2010 Chevy EQUINOX 2WD/AWD 2.4L V4 - BIN 4 (6 out of 10) 2010 Ford ESCAPE 2WD/4WD HYBRID 2.5L V4 - ATPZEV (9 out of 10) Hybrids are not just about mileage. They can be quite a bit cleaner too.

Isn't the four cylinder 2010 equinox a better vehicle than the V6 previous generation. It is my understanding that with direct injection the 182 hp four cylinder motor is superior to the v6 in the previous generation equinox. I like the malibu better than the fusion..car of the year not withstanding.

Quote: Originally Posted by Barry Badrinath His name is irrelevant. I too, am sick and tired of the same comment, ad repitition, ad nauseam, from jo-jo every time he posts. We get it. TRDA has an ugly hybrid car on the market that sells well. Old GM chose to ignore it for years. GM is no longer ignoring it. We knew that 3 years ago jo-jo. Buickman was booted for the same, repetitive posting style. At least he supported GM. Good point. Why is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Klay Your list was incomplete because you cherry picked comparisons that make GM look more favorable to Ford which, is a bit deceptive. As far as the mustang/camaro comparison, I think it is pretty similar logic to one you used to compare the fusion and malibu. Who says that a malibu would sell more than the fusion even WITH a hybrid mode? You were trying to make it seem malibu would sell as much or more if it did...

Quote: Originally Posted by SierraGS My thinking is that most current GM mid-size owners have an OHV V6 in them and that they are happy with them, so why not give them something that they are comfortable with in the Malibu, this eliminates one very large factor when trying to sell a car, and once they drive a new Malibu they will be very attracted to it - attracted enough to actually buy one. The fact is that GM can directly market a Malibu...