| BigAls87Z28 |
01-05-2007 12:19 PM |
Well, yeah Saturn's doing great over last year...but all they had last year is the Ion and the Vue. Now they have thoes 2, the Aura, the Outlook (which just went on sale) and the Sky, so they just boosted the crap out of there line up. With the Astra going on sale late this year, it should really make Saturn a real player in the market, and lets not forget the new Vue coming out...btw Jake, gotta see the new Vue RL coming soon...secksy.
Pontiac is mixed, as is all of GM. GM has cut back big time on fleet sales, and this is why sales are down. The GOOD news, and the positive spin on all this gloom, is that GM's average transaction price increased 8% over last year, meaning that people are buying GM cars at a higher price. They have really shed a lot of there big fire-sale, cash on the hood type incentive programs and have kept to the value pricing. Most rebates on cars are at the average for most vehicles, anywhere from 500 to 1500 bucks.
Increase in retail sales is good for GM, which means more profits, which is what GM really wants. The big test is coming up, with all of the All-Lutz vehicles coming out this year such as the new Malibu and the new CTS. Its good stuff all around for GM, they just got to keep the nose to the grind stone. Lutz works his magic on cars while Rick keeps the investors and the board happy. Good tag team combo.
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