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Permalink Reply by Leonard Buchholz on December 8, 2010 at 12:50pm

Ford. Great Product, Great Positioning, Great Management.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Sanders on December 8, 2010 at 12:54pm

To be political correct I work for a great dealer group and hope it will be the Lexus product. To answer the question; Hyundai

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Permalink Reply by Mike Scott on December 8, 2010 at 1:09pm

Ford will have the greatest increase, because as construction increases Ford Truck Sales will increase with it. Ford is the only independent America Automotive Company so the Construction companies will do everything they can to but Ford. It is now the Gun Owner and the Ford Owner that shows their true American Spirit.

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Permalink Reply by Tree King on December 8, 2010 at 2:36pm

Kia hands down! More car buyers are now looking at Kia. Many people say they would have never even thought about Kia, but with the latest in technology and the fact they are building in the USA makes a hugh difference not to mention the warranty! Since Kia opened its new plant in West Point Georgia last October, the Sorento has been the number one selling suv in its class for the last six months in running!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Gorham on December 8, 2010 at 3:12pm

I agree.

Terry A Powell said:

I think this is a good analysis in the US market.

Ramaswamy Ganesan said:

Ford & GM - USA, Hyundai & Kia from Korea would be the major player and see the biggest increase in sales volume in 2011.
Reason : Ford & GM is customer focused now with new models!
Hyundai & Kia are very aggressive in marketing and with latest new models along with more features.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Gibson on December 8, 2010 at 3:28pm

Well...lots of talk about increases in the US. In Canada this year, Chrysler and Land Rover have seen the highest increases while Toyota is among the largest decreases. I believe the domestic brands are in the best position to increase given the many years of lost sales. Last month, Chrysler led the way with a 33.6% increase - that's 12 consecutive months of year-over-year growth and the best November since 2002. Our store saw a 127% retail sales increase in November and is up 40% for the year.

http://www.ottawadodgechryslerjeep.com/news/november-2010-sales

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/87950/20101202/ford-leads-canadian-...

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Permalink Reply by Jim Richter on December 9, 2010 at 9:56pm

Are you talking about unit sales? or % of increase? by units I'd say Ford right now, with DCJF(iat) not far behind over the next year as their new product kicks in. By % of increase I'd forcast Hyundai/Kia and Subaru, but they obviously start from a much lower sales base.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Ladd on December 10, 2010 at 9:22am

How large an increase does the group forecast for the US retail market from 2010 to 2011? 

 

Chrysler is asking all their dealers for a 50 to 60% increase for that period. 

 

What kind of odds would the group give for that kind of increase happening?

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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey Veit on December 20, 2010 at 11:28am

One of the advantages of being at the bottom of the barrel is the huge growth potential.  Inside the USA sales, I would think GM has the product, the factories and the opportunity.  World wide, I don't see Toyota throwing in the towel anytime soon.

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