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- From: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com (Ken Buck)
- Subject: Re: Japanese Full Size Trucks
- Reply-To: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com
- Organization: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:13:02 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.171302.29189@mips2.ma30.bull.com>
- Originator: buck@granite.ma30.bull.com
- Sender: news@mips2.ma30.bull.com (Usenet News Manager)
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- In article <1992Nov20.142912.38332@watson.ibm.com> born@vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >Has anyone seen the commercial advertising the new full-size truck
- >made by Toyota? (I believe it was Toyota.)
-
- yes, it's toyota.
-
- >I've read in the past that this is a VERY profitable market segment for
- >the U.S. manufacturers.
-
- sure is.
- for example, the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.A. is the Ford F-150.
- it outsells all those Honda Accords, etc., etc.
- i don't know how the other full size trucks sell, but i seem to recall
- that they're all up in the high numbers.
-
- >It will be very interesting to see how they (Ford, GM, Chrysler) respond
- >to this new entry.
-
- if i recall, their first response was to try to prevent them from
- selling any (either through tariffs or other restrictions).
- hopefully the competition will ultimately inspire them to improve
- their existing vehicles, instead.
- we'll see.
-