XPost: alt.autos, alt.autos.toyota
From: cewhite3@mindspring.com
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote in message
news:o6hbe55hoqno4r6fcm42nkarbb8i9a1o65@4ax.com...
> DETROIT (AP) - General Motors' (GM) U.S. sales plunged 21.3% in June
> and
> Ford (F) dropped 8.1% while Toyota (TM) reported a 10.2% sales surge
> compared with a year ago.
> Light-truck sales were up 11.9%, led by the redesigned Tundra
> full-size
> pickup.
> "Tundra really hit its stride this month, posting a record sales
> pace," Jim
> Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota's U.S. division, said in a
> statement. "In a short five months, the new truck's earned its
> stripes with
> both loyal Toyota owners and those new to the brand."
> [July 2009]
Check the latest numbers....
For September 2009 Tundra sales were down 21.3% compared to Sept 2008
(6,308 vs 7,696). For 2009 year to date (end of September) Tundra
sales were down 50.6% (56,599 vs 115, 026). That doesn't seem like the
Tundra is hitting it stride any more....
For September 2009 F Series Sales were UP 3.5 percent campared to Sept
2009 (33,877 vs 32,727). For 2009 year to date (end of September) F
Series sales were down 24.8% (295,426 vs 392,698).
Toyota can spin things any way they want, but the facts are clear -
the Tundra is huge flop. Billion down the tube on an oversized poorly
designed pig of a truck. They took a decent design and turned it into
a bad clone of a Silverado. I suppose you might argue that it is about
as good as a Titan, but when the debate is whether your truck is the
fourth or fifth best large pickup in the US, you should just stamp
loser on the taillgate and go back to building vehicles you
understand. At least they still have the Tacoma to give them some
credibility in the pickup world. The Tundra is just a bad joke.
Ed
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