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Ford is #1 for February 2010 |
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 The volatile standings in the automotive world have just been tousled again. With the sales numbers for the month of February 2010 all in, the Ford Motor Company has come out on top, leapfrogging over Toyota and General Motors.
According to Jerry Hirsch's article in today's Los Angeles Times, "Ford's sales rose 43%, bolstered by strong business with rental car companies as well as commercial and construction fleet customers. The Dearborn, Mich., company took over the top spot from GM by selling 142,006 vehicles last month, or about 300 more than GM, according to Autodata Corp." The article continues to state that "Ford last outsold GM -- then hurt by a strike -- in August 1998."
How did SUVs do for Ford? Here's a quote from a Ford press release:
Utility vehicles also posted strong sales increases. In February, Escape sales were up 50 percent versus a year ago, Edge sales were up 67 percent, Flex sales were up 19 percent, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 39 percent. Sales for traditional SUVs (Explorer, Expedition and Navigator) also were higher than a year ago.
So, is this a changing of the guard, or just a temporary glitch? It seems that just last year we were watching as Toyota and GM jockeyed for first place in worldwide sales, while Ford quietly slid into the background.
Have you driven a Ford lately?
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Ford is #1 for February 2010 originally appeared on About.com SUVs on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 14:22:58.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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VW Tiguan sales are peaking |
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 The Toyota recalls haven't been bad for everyone. Take a look at Volkswagen.
According to a recent press release, VW sales for February 2010 were up 32.6 percent over February 2009. Volkswagen of America's COO Mark Barnes is quoted as saying that "February marks Volkswagen's eighth consecutive month of sales growth, which can be attributed to our brand's full range of 13 different models. Our newer models such as Tiguan, Routan, CC, and all-new GTI continue to gain awareness and consideration with consumers." Tiguan sales are up by 18.6 percent for February 2010 over January 2010, with 1,690 units sold.
What Barnes doesn't say is that Toyota RAV4 sales were down by 1,095 units from January 2010 to February 2010. How many potential RAV4 buyers decided to look a bit further, and wound up buying a Tiguan instead?
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VW Tiguan sales are peaking originally appeared on About.com SUVs on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 16:15:59.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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A few of my favorite things... |
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 "Favorite" and "Best" are not synonyms. In some cases, they're not even related. For example, if someone asks me what my "favorite" movie of all time is, I might answer "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" or "Animal House," because, well, those are two of my favorites. But ask me what the "best" movie of all time is, and my answer will definitely be different. (For the record, my answer is "Raging Bull.")
Because of what I do, people often ask me to name my favorite SUV. I find it nearly impossible to answer this question directly. I have to answer the question with more questions -- "Favorite for what? Favorite for a long drive? Favorite for towing a trailer? Favorite for commuting in traffic? Favorite for taking my dogs to the beach?" By this time, my interrogator has moved on to easier prey, but I'm left to ponder the answer to the question.
I'm going to come down hard on an answer right now. My favorite SUV is... the one I'm driving this week. Whichever one that should happen to be. Reviewing an SUV is a series of brief love affairs. I have to throw myself into the ownership experience quickly and deeply from the moment that a vehicle arrives in my driveway. I have to put myself into the mindset of a person who has purchased a new SUV, and then examine the vehicle from top to bottom to figure out what motivated my purchase. I can almost always find a connection to the SUV, and it becomes my favorite for the duration of my test drive. As soon as it leaves my driveway, it is replaced by my new favorite, and the process begins again. This whirlwind of affection leaves me with the ability to see an SUVs strengths, to figure out how and why some people are able to overlook its weaknesses, and to separate "favorite" from "best" in my evaluation, without losing touch with either facet.
So, what's your favorite SUV? And why?
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A few of my favorite things... originally appeared on About.com SUVs on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 00:05:30.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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HUMMER deal falls through |
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 This one hits like a ton of bricks. GM just announced that its deal with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Company, Ltd. for the acquisition of HUMMER has fallen through. GM "will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations."
I had high hopes for the Tengzhong deal, which has been in process for the better part of a year. The company seemed big enough to handle the HUMMER brand. As you'll recall, as part of its reorganization last year in bankruptcy, General Motors committed to divesting itself of Saturn, Saab, Pontiac and HUMMER, leaving just the core brands of Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac to carry the GM mantle. A deal was in the works for Saturn with Roger Penske, but that fell through and Saturn is dead. Pontiac was executed without a trial, with no hope of reprieve from a new owner. Saab seemed to have a deal with the Swedish company Koenigsegg, but that deal fell through as well. This week, GM announced that it had completed a deal with Dutch exotic car maker Spyker to buy Saab, so barring any further hitches, Saab will live to fight another day. HUMMER seemed to be on track from day one. James E. Taylor, HUMMER's President, hinted to me in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show in 2009, that he was well along in negotiations with a Chinese company, presumably Tengzhong. You have to wonder what kind of negotiations take a year to fall apart, when the ultimate result of that failure will be the death of a brand.
According to a GM press release, "GM will continue to honor HUMMER warranties, while providing service support and spare parts to current HUMMER owners around the world."
RIP, HUMMER.
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HUMMER deal falls through originally appeared on About.com SUVs on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 18:39:30.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Leaving your job? Don't forget your 401(k) |
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Question: I'm in my 30's and have a 401(k) from a previous job, 75% of which is invested in a variety of stock portfolios. Although my stock holdings have recovered a bit recently, I'm still down about ,000 from my peak balance. I'm planning to roll over this old 401(k) into either the 401(k) at my new job or into an IRA account, but I'm wondering whether I should do the rollover now while stocks are still cheap or wait until the market has recovered and then do it. What do think? --Todd Gerecke, Lynden, Washington
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