A "number-oriented sales douche" would probably come from the finance side. In These are the people who will argue over an IP switch because it costs 3 cents more, even if its vastly superior. See Harold "Red" Poling, who famously said, "If I can't quantify it, it doesn't exist".
Derek Kreindler
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Uhh, sales and marketing is one place where you're going to find car guys.
If only @WorldStarAutos was still up and running.
I approve of your top 2 choices
That would be me in my Miata. No steelies, using factory rims until my 6ULs go on this spring.
Guys, just out of curiosity, what were the top 10 scoring cars under $40k?
By 2020, Iran's auto market is expected to be 50 percent larger than Australia. Maybe we'll see Iranian/IKCO made Zeta sedans?
Diesels AND hybrids are both a statistically insignificant part of the auto market, compared to how much attention they get.
The C/D article is total bullshit and the author has no idea of how economics impact these decisions.
"...but is the best four-wheeled Mercedes hot rod SUV actually the SRT Cherokee?"
Why should a RWD vehicle that is at an inherent disadvantage to CAFE, interior packaging and sales in the snowbelt be the one rather than an Epsilon II FWD car which can spin off so many more models, get better interior space and sell better in the snowbelt? You are confusing what you personally like with what is a…
That's irrelevant to this discussion.
Sales of the Commodore are in the toilet. The car basically survives on fleet sales in Australia, similar to how the previous gen Impala always sold in big volumes, but very few went to retail customers.
CAR: A Drama of the American Workplace by Mary Walton. A must for any car reviewer, aspiring car reviewer or one who wonders why an auto maker can't just doa limited run of manual transmissions.
What you get in Thailand affects the small truck market
In world markets like Thailand, the small/midsize quadcab is the most popular bodystyle.
Thanks for the mention, guys!
Perhaps because he didn't live in the USA during the time it was for sale,.
Canadians don't get the ZSP but ZMT is standard, as are heated seats. 99% of 320i examples will be auto but dealers here don't keep a lot of inventory on hand and are cool with letting you custom order. I suppose it's a fair tradeoff.