Toyota produced 9,5 million cars this year. GM:s plans expected 9,259 million cars to be produced this year
Toyota estimates that sales have increased 6% from the year 2006 and will be 9,36 million cars. Next year Toyota plans to sell 9,85 million cars and make a record sales. Former sales record for one year was 9,55 million cars made by GM the year 1978.
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Beautiful!
DSH
It's easy to understand: There are more "little" people in this world with small behinds to fit in those Japanese cars.
It truly will be if Toyota sells well-again-and GM is zapped-again- by high gas prices and more poor management.
That's certainly not true in the Avalon.
DSH
It's easy to understand: There are more "little" people in this world with small behinds to fit in those Japanese cars.
Yet Toyota can't make a truck thats better than a 10 year old Chevy
You buy a car that costs $30.000 two years later you sell it for $25.000 then resale value goes down by $1.000 every year after that and the car lasts
15 years average repair and service costs $1.000 every yearbuy two year less per lasts yearly Total price year years repair cost yearly cost $30.000 $25.000 $1.000 15 1.000 $3.000 $30.000 $24.000 $2.000 10 2.000 $5.000
If you have to choose between two cars that costs the same initial price it can be difficult to choose. If you do know from experience that one lasts longer in general, has better resale price, cost less in repairs then the Total yearly cost is surely lower and that is what matters most to you.
If besides these costs you like the idea of having a reliable car that gets you were you want to go when you want to go plus that it draws less fuel will also affect your decision.
The differences may not aways be this obvious but in the long run you will get the general idea and that is what has been happening over a very long time.
Try $20,000 two years later.
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