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MichMan

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7. The headline is deceiving and not only that it is nearly as year old

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 08:06 PM

Nov 2019

The focus of the article is that "car" sales have dropped and have been replaced by SUV sales, not that overall vehicle sales have plummeted.

While it is likely that overall sales will slow in 2020, at this point the numbers are still pretty good. No one in the industry was expecting that the strong sales figures would have continued as long as they have.

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The Next American Car Recession Has Already Started [View all] CentralMass Nov 2019 OP

Too many cars are overpriced. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #1

I agree completely. CentralMass Nov 2019 #2

"Unemployment is at a half-century low, gasoline is cheap" PSPS Nov 2019 #3

Sedans are not more expensive than SUV. MichMan Nov 2019 #8

JUST HEARD, Daimler's planning #### layoffs. elleng Nov 2019 #4

:-( CentralMass Nov 2019 #5

Daimler has one plant in Alabama. MichMan Nov 2019 #9

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide. elleng Nov 2019 #10

A nation of sales clerks and part timers can not afford overpriced gas guzzlers Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #6

The headline is deceiving and not only that it is nearly as year old MichMan Nov 2019 #7