King of the Car World in '06

Feb 01, 2006 5 Replies

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the Japanese auto giant will bump up production by 10% in 2006, to more than 9 million vehicles -- increasing the likelihood that Toyota (TM ) will surpass General Motors (GM ) as the world's largest auto maker in the next 12 months



GM made 9.2 million 2005 but will likely be less than 9 million 2006 and then Toyota will be numero uno



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There was an article in today's WSJ on how Japanese are picking up the slack for everyone laid off in Detroit, by hiring in states like Alabama, Mississippi, etc.

However, I think GM will rebound. Since I purchased the new C6 corvette two weeks ago, I am amazed at how well that car is put together. I think GM is beginning to get it - maybe a little late, but they are impressing me.

When their alternators start lasting 100k miles then you know they are serious about quality.

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With GM I think there is the Corvette and everything else.

Dealer already replaced the alternator in my 2005 Sienna with 7k miles on it :)

Had DENSO all over it too...

:)

I would hope they can build a decent car for $50K+. They dump a hell of a lot of effort into the 'Vette. When they start consistently building something decent in the $20-25K range, then we'll talk GM "quality".

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