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Bob, I think they're history too. 30,000 units per year makes Subaru seem large.
~c
I have not looked at an Axiom or driven one. Are they so bad that nobody is buying?
Craig
Ken
They tried that a couple of years ago - didn't work.
As a matter of fact in game 6 he was responsible for a 4 minute penalty for cross checking Tucker in the face that resulted in a goal that was almost the death of the SENs.
(Mind you having said that, I would pay good money to have the opportunity to cross check that dirty bugger myself:-)
Cheers Pat.
If that sounds bad, what is Jeep going to do to fix their market share erosion? Much tougher.
-juice
On another note, has anyone seen the new new Suzuki Forenza wagon? Am I crazy or is this a good looking vehicle?
http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/101518/page027- .html?tid=edmunds.e.autoshow..leftnav.28.*
-Frank P.
Nicholas
Huh? Why should foreign automakers have to split their fleets?
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/nissan21_20040421.htm
Ed
It has been said that after a number of years no matter how good the coach that players tune him out. I think the likelihood of Bondra being back is about Nil, same for DeVries I think Bonk should also be gone.
As for goaltending well bad though Lalime is at times there are not many better goalies available around the league. And as for the inconsistencey I don't how they are going to address that, the team threw away literally 20 to 25 points this year on games against the leagues bottom feeders.
Also for some reason they seem to think that coming off a great game that the next team they face should mail the 2 points in.
(Okay Rant over)
Cheers Pat.
Too bad that it's RHD. Shifting left-handed is a challenge.
james
Obviously, here in the West, we've been highly entertained by the Flames/ Canucks tilt, and I must confess, as I was watching some of the other series, I was thinking 'Where's the playoff intensity? Don't these guys want to win?'
Now the Flames are in tough against the Dead Things, but hey, everything from here on in is a bonus (for the Flames).
Regards,
Owen
Just an overall marketing flop.
-mike
May not be a bad idea, paisan, there is zero overlap in product.
-juice
Next year will be interesting to see what happens if there is no lockout. One glaring problem in Ottawa from the SENs got back in the NHL. has been goaltending, They have never had a goaltender that you could have 100% confidence in.
But like I said to ED the number of truly good goalies at the moment is almost non existant.
Cheers Pat.
Hope they can fix it.
Nicholas
-juice
Bob
~c
Bob
http://www.autonews.com/news.cms?newsId=8484
Bob
seems reasonable to me. shocking to hear, perhaps, but eventually all bad things must end one way or another.
~colin
Frankly, I am not surprised that Mitsubishi has problems. They now have a design chief who has decreed that all Mitsubishis should sport their corporate nose. Its unfortunate that he is French and seems to have taken Gerard Depardie as his inspiration. It works for the actor, but not the cars.
Cheers
Graham
I'd do a copy-and-paste, but most likely I'd get spanked by the powers that be here. This is big news, so I'm sure other news services will pick up this story shortly, if not already.
Edit: Here's two more.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=7065&sid=17- - 3&n=156
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/dcx23_20040423.htm
Bob
Huh?? Does Mitsu float a higher than normal number of risky loans to customers? I find it hard to believe that's enough to "hammer" a single company more than any other.
CRaig
If DC sells both Mitsubishi and Hyundai, who would buy them? Another Asian car company? I doubt it, as there would be too much model overlap. GM, Ford or BMW? Again I doubt it. Maybe VW, as they don't have a foot in the Asian market yet.
If it does come down to Mitsubishi (and Hyundai) going on their own, it will mean "survival mode," and that they will have to concentrate on vehicles that have the most potential to reap lots of money -- FAST! That means the EVO could be among the first to be sacrificed. The EVO is a great "image" car, but it will never bring them the kind of money they will need to survive.
Bob
-Frank P
Someone here will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Mitsubishi had a "no payment for a year" promotion, or something to that effect, a year or two ago. I recall thinking at the time that they were going to get deluged with buyers that had nothing to put down on a car. A recipe for financial disaster, IMHO.
-Dan-
actually that program was hardly 0% to all comers. if you had poor credit you got the usual fairly high rates, or a denial. if you had average credit you did get 5% or less, though.
a friend bought a mitsu during that and did get 0% but he has great credit. sitting in there with him talking about the cars (I test drove them with him, gave him my thoughts) I overheard numerous other would-be purchasers who were upset at not getting 0% after their credit report came back. I imagine the fine print on the 0% ads said as much, though.
~c
http://www.motortrend.com/features/news/news030407_mitsu/
Either program sounds like desperation tactics to me.
-Dan-
-Frank P
Sounds a little like what Subaru is planning.
Hopefully they will not begin to offer zero down, zero interest and zero payments for a year.
On another note, I thought Hyundai was doing well in the states (probably another reason Mitsubishi is sucking wind). If Mercedes sells their portion, I'd think that their would be no real impact on Hyundai here.
Mark
DC owns 37% of Mitsubishi, and GM owns 20% of Subaru. If I were Subaru, I would be very wary of letting GM get a larger percentage of Subaru ownership in the future. Anything over 20% ownership puts a small company (like Subaru) in a very risky position in terms of determining their future. The larger the percentage, the less control that small company will have, and when things go bad...
Bob
~c
It's the 10-year/100-mile powertrain warranty kiss of death.
I'm sure the loss of a major competitor will change things for Subaru in terms of the WRX line. Would the USDM STi have 300HP had Mitsubishi not been around to introduce the EVO?
Ken
Their 0/0/0 offers left buyers massively upside down on loans. They got tired of the dull cars but had to pay a stiff price even to get out of their cars.
You think that builds loyalty?
Very poor, short-term thinking.
-juice
Bob
-juice
Cheers Pat.