Automotive News - May 14, 2007
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>let's...assign preliminary grades, based on sales performance, to some
>of the new cars and trucks on the market for the 2007 model year... >
>A+: Jeep's Wrangler
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is easily the best of the >new breed. OK, I know the Wrangler has been around for years, but the >four-door hasn't, and the four-door is doing the job. Wrangler sales >were up 77.7 percent for the first four months of this year. It richly >deserves its grade of A+.
That depends on how poor sales where last years and how many units you are talking about
>B+: The new Toyota Tundra
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receives a grade of >B+. Its sales have increased since its February introduction, and the >only thing that keeps it from an A is the fact that it has not yet >achieved its nut of 16,667 deliveries a month. That's what it will take >to reach Toyota's stated target of 200,000 a year. April was the new >Tundra's best month, with 14,200 sales. That's something else for the >Detroiters to worry about - as if they didn't have enough already.
It really deserves a A++ because it is new model and concept that is in uncharted waters. It is doing really well considering that each sale is lakely "stealing" a detriot truck sale.
>Sharing the B+ grade is the Ford Edge crossover
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- After four months, it was right on its >goal of 100,000 a year. But why is the goal so miserly? Face it, >neighbors: A 100,000-a-year seller isn't going to do much to save Ford >Motor Co...
This is misleading because what other sales is Ford loosing on other models with this? You need to look at the big picture on this one to rate it.
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