This thing is so overpriced.
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Your argument might make sense if it were based on any kind of reality. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gm-bought-back-10-billion-in-stock-since-2015-double-what-job-cuts-will-save/
Labor is ~15% of gross for auto manufacturers, even if you cut that by half, you’re making minimal inroads. But, sure, keep selling your…
I think it more likely has to do with big money players wanting easy returns and incentivizing executives for Q/Q profits. + a market driven by stock prices.
The Audi is also kind of boring. So is pretty much everything else in the segment, so it’s a really low bar to clear.
I don’t sit in the General’s board room. But if I did, I’d question that perspective. The thing is, in isolation, you’re right. But Toyota and Honda are selling and are profitable in a lot of these markets, and a lot of times, they build in-market, like in the US. The task seems insurmountable because they’ve built up…
There’s a problem of long term vs short term thinking. Short term, pulling out of unprofitable markets is the way to go. Long term, they need to be thinking about what pulling out of markets and effectively, shrinking really means. It’s one thing to trim down product lines, and another to begin abandoning things. If…
I’ll spend money where it’s worth paying money. 100+ dollar jeans seem like masturbation to me.
I’ll spend money where it’s worth paying money. 100+ dollar jeans seem like masturbation to me.
I’m here for 30 dollar jeans.
I’m here for 30 dollar jeans.
The vibe I get for all the reviews of this car is that it’s damned by faint praise. I honestly don’t like it as much as the C7 Grand Sport - and if I’m spending that money on a mid-engined car, it’s a Cayman or an Evora.
Came here to say this. Wasn’t that Senna’s like.. M.O.?
^cop out
I’m not sure it’s about the purists... every single iteration of the Porsche is usually one of the best all around sports focused cars and short of spending lots and lots more money - there aren’t many - if any - competitors that can match it.
The entire survey is 12 months. Not ten years. Jesus. What planet are you from. Take a class on datasets and stats.
I’m really glad that your personal Fusion has been dead reliable, but there is no single body of work that rates US sedans as cheap to run or as reliable as Japanese sedans, particularly Toyota.
Going by your name, I assume you have some bias. But considering the core of your rant is based a single survey with, only the prior 12 months of service history, it doesn’t seem very comprehensive. You also failed to mention that the same survey shows Ford having double the out of pocket cost for newer models than…
Your anecdotal experience isnt backed up by numbers:
Again - I’d like to see the numbers on this, because a 15 year old Taurus is not as reliable as a 15 year old Toyota anything. If I were to drive a 15 year old Mustang it would be rattling like a bucket of nails. Ford gets shit on because outside of the F series, most of their cars are kind of shit after 5 years.
I really want to see numbers on this because to me it sounds like typical anti-union bullshit. GM was on the record a few years ago saying that US labor was 5% of their total US revenue. So a 20% increase in labor costs would move their total cost vs. revenue in the single digits.
It’s also long view vs. short run - Toyota set out with an identity that was about creating reliable cars and they’ve focused on that differentiator, avoiding new tech until it was fully tested. Over decades they’ve stayed true to that idea and guess what - their cars sell for more, they have a ton of brand…