19th Jan 2007, 12:10

8:58... please look on the internet at Wilmington News Journal Wilmington Delaware dated Jan 19 07 on the comments and read the statistics. Read it twice if it does not make sense. The statistics were presented as written... what part is it you do not understand or more likely not want to accept?

Also look at the large steering defect recall on the Tundra... was on Yahoo News main page yesterday Jan 18 2007 as well. I much prefer GM or a Ford for my full size trucks.

19th Jan 2007, 13:36

This statement is hilarious! As if this poster actually knows what every person in the world wants to drive. Oh that's right -- he assumes they all must want to drive what he WANTS them to drive.

19th Jan 2007, 15:53

The Tundra steering defect is just a continuation of a downward-spiraling trend for Toyota. The Tundra is already plagued with braking and transmission problems, and other Toyota products have faced recent recalls for major safety defects. It seems that every time I read a newspaper or magazine I see something about another big problem at Toyota. I am so thankful that we bought a domestic last time. It has not had a single problem in 60,000 miles.

19th Jan 2007, 16:19

Sorry to enlighten you, but the whole world does not conform to what America likes.

No other market likes pickups the way Americans do. This is a FACT, just like Cadillac has never been a big seller in most of the world because the cars are too big.

If you had actually ever been to a country like Germany or England or Spain or italy (just to name a few) you would see that a giant F-150 or Silverado would be so out of place on the tiny streets. Add in the $6+/gallon gas and you've got even a greater reason. Or why do you think they invented the Smart car, for fun?

In London alone it costs $15 just to get into the city due to a congestion problem. Now, how many American pickups are there????

Want even more proof? Just get on the truck sections on this site. See how many people from Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world are writing in about their wonderful ownership experience of American pickups.

19th Jan 2007, 20:29

GM must be really attractive to other countries if more than half of their vehicles are sold outside the U.S.A. Unless they are Americans on vacation as apparently this individual does not believe facts. I honestly do not understand why they rave so much over these cars. I fixed my last import drove around checking out the imports for a higher trade in hopefully. I gave up some trade in value as I flat out did not like my test driving new Toyotas and Nissans and bought a new GM

20th Jan 2007, 04:15

16:19...Want even more proof? Do not base what others drive from sitting at your chair looking at a truck web site at home. I have been to other countries and know what I've seen. Look up GM % of exports for last year when you get a chance. I only wish gas prices would drop and everyone could move off the thrift mode in the U.S.A. and buy vehicles they would like to own. We are still getting adjusted to higher fuel costs the Europeans have historically had higher fuel costs for years.

20th Jan 2007, 07:28

"Sorry to enlighten you, but the whole world does not conform to what America likes."

Sure, that is a given. But neither are YOU in a position to say what everyone in the world wants, even if you walked around a couple of city streets in Europe. So how DO you account for the fact that GM sales outside the country exceeded domestic sales? Penguins now drive pickups?

20th Jan 2007, 07:45

Hate to break it to you, but GM actually knows a thing or two about marketing. That means it CATERS to the local market, and builds vehicles that the local market wants. The rest of the world does NOT want giant SUVs, giant pickups, and so on. And GM does NOT offer them as mass market cars.

20th Jan 2007, 09:07

Sorry, I've been to those countries and can't remember the throngs of full size pickups and SUVs driving through the streets. I do remember throngs of small cars that make the Ford Focus seem like a full size sedan.

GM exports a SMALL amount of cars FROM the US because they are still not sufficient to meet worldwide tastes. The GM (and American) cars that sell are the ones designed for the local markets.

If anything, the reverse is true. The Chevy Aveo, of which I am an owner, was the best selling subcompact in the US last year. And that car was designed and built in Korea for a variety of worldwide markets.

Conversely, the Chevy Cobalt is not and will never be a worldwide bestseller regardless of what it does in America as far as sales.

20th Jan 2007, 13:08

Once again, WHAT are these cars/trucks GM is selling in foreign markets? Escalades, Silverados, Hummers?

NO, they are cars BUILT for foreign tastes.

For example, how many GM diesel CARS are sold in America? Answer: ZERO. Yet GM wouldn't sell any vehicle in Europe if it did not come with a diesel option, and diesel makes up 75% or more of some brand's sales.

20th Jan 2007, 18:02

I read annual 2006 annual car/truck sales reports which stated specific sales #'s exported not my opinion. I also indicated exactly where you could read the exact same documentation. I doubt you even looked as it seems you just reacted impulsively. If you want to talk to Penquins about how great Toyotas are you could go to your local zoo. That was a pretty bizarre analogy by the way.

20th Jan 2007, 22:15

It's ironic that other countries seem to have a greater appreciation for the reliability and quality of American vehicles than many of our own citizens do. It's a sad state of affairs when our own citizens try to destroy the jobs and lives of their fellow citizens by bashing American workers and products. It seems that it is now trendy among the yuppie crowd to openly attack anything American.

21st Jan 2007, 09:04

Just wondering which American-made computer you are typing from.

And if you're so concerned about American jobs I think you should focus your efforts on Wal-Mart, not auto manufacturers.

Oh, and I had great appreciation for my Focus - until it was in the shop 10+ times in less than three years.

21st Jan 2007, 17:23

The reason GM sells a lot of cars in other countries is because it owns several foriegn brands such as Vauxhall and Holden which are popular in Europe and Australia. Just because GM has many vehicles abroad doesn't mean they're necessarily the cars they sell here.

21st Jan 2007, 17:48

To 22:15, don't be so dramatic! Your comment is funny. No one here is trying to 'destroy anyone's job or their LIFE'. Come on. I buy Japanese made Toyota's because they're just better. We all know that. The Japanese are far ahead of the U.S. when it comes to almost anything technological; no big secret there. Almost everything you buy that is a decent product is made there. The sad state of affairs is that the United States, the greatest country in the world, doesn't TRY hard enough to make decent vehicles so that people don't HAVE to look elsewhere for something decent. I sure as hell don't support 95% of what President Bush says or does, but he has made at least one good point: GM, in the last two years, had been beating around the bush asking for a government bailout. Bush advised them to make a relevant product first. That's the truth. If GM ever reaches Toyota's standard of quality, then I will gladly buy them. Right now, the difference is still huge. I have to spend my money on Toyota's because I want something that will last.