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Re: Who will be the US "Big 3" in 2016?

Denso Global is only a Japanese sales company. They buy parts made all over the world, but mostly in the far east.

mike hunt

>> >>> >>>> Hachiroku wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>My prediction for the 2016 *retail* US sales rankings: >>>>>> >>>>>>1) Toyota >>>>>>2) Honda >>>>>>3) Hyundai >>>>>>4) GM-Ford (as a merged company) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Make that: >>>>> 1) Toyota-GM >>>>> 2) Honda >>>>> 3) Ford >>>>> >>>> >>>> An interesting take. I can't see Toyota going all the way to the altar >>>> with GM though. What would Toyota get out of it? Also, Toyota has a >>>> long history of being an independent company in mind and action. >>>> Nissan, on the other hand, started out as a company which was always in >>>> bed with at least one foreign company and continues that pattern today. >>>> >>>> I can see the long-shot Nissan-Renault-GM deal happening as a much >>>> higher probability than an Toyota-GM tie up. >>>> >>>> John >>> >>> GM/Toyota have been manufacturing cars for a LONG time as NUMMI, mostly >>> in California. >>> They gave us some of the worst Toyotas ever, namely the Nova (~85-87) >>> and the Prizm. >> >> >> What's so bad about the Prizm? Or are you talking about some prizms made >> before 93 that I don't know about. I love my 95' and it seems that most >> of the reviews I've read on it are good as well. It's at 140K and still >> seems to run stong. Granted I've had to replace the interior door >> handles, but those are no biggie. > > > They used a lot of Delco electrics in those, and they just aren't as > durable as Denso. >
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Mike Hunter
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You are quite incorrect. Denso is one of the largest parts manufacturers in the world. For decades they went by the name Nippondenso, but for some reason shortened the name a few years back.

You can see a list of some of Denso's US factories at:

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Some are 100% owned by Denso, some are joint ventures. Most of Denso's production is outside of the US, but they are expanding in the US all the time.

Denso's sales for the quarter ended June 2006 were 856.2 billion yen, ~ US$7.4 billion

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In fact, GM named Denso it's supplier Company of the Year for 2006:

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To borrow a phrase from Ronald Reagan: "There you go again". By that I mean saying things with seeming authority yet getting the facts wrong. You remind me of a Marketing VP I used to work with. His favorite saying was: "Often wrong, but never in doubt".

John

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John Horner

Ya right LOL

mike hunt

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