----- Original Message ----- From: "xponentrob" <[email protected]> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 4:49 PM Subject: Re: Scouted: U.S. to collapse in next two years?
> *************************************************************** > So I'm wondering if the more expensive luxury versions of the comparable > models are seeing similar falls in sales. > Are people forgoing the "bells and whistles" also? > To Answer my own question: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-06-voa59.cfm "Industry analyst Jesse Toprak says that while the slumping global economy has hurt all vehicle sales, trucks and sport utility vehicles outsold cars because of deep dealer discounts, lower gas prices and the fact that hybrids cost $3,000 to $5,000 more than conventional cars." It is a known that dealers have had a lot of overstock in trucks and SUVs from last summer. I would think that if the same discounts were available for the hybrids, sales would not have dropped off so steeply. xponent Da Moneez Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
