Enough about the Big 3, what imports will go under?
#1
Enough about the Big 3, what imports will go under?
Mitsubishi?
Izuzu? (finally)
Suzuki?
Subaru?
Lotus?
Land Rover?
How many of these little guys can stay around? How is Hyundai doing?
Izuzu? (finally)
Suzuki?
Subaru?
Lotus?
Land Rover?
How many of these little guys can stay around? How is Hyundai doing?
#4
Hyundai/Kia are doing fine as they were lean and mean already. They have cheap vehicles that get good gas mileage and have reasonable quality. But from a good friend who works there they have made mistakes in timing like the large SUV Borrego and the Genesis coupe and sedan arn't likely to hit the numbers the company wanted them to hit because of the American economy.
#8
You have the domestic jobs in "foreign" automakers plus alot of overlap in parts which directly is tied to the whole industry.
I'm not sure on the financial situation of most of the import brands. I'd say the big dogs like Honda and Toyota can survive with some pain.
Brands like Isuzu should and probably will go away. Hyundai i think has gotten to the point where they could make it. They make good cars now and have been improving year after year.
I don't know. Maybe they can all make it. Smaller companys if without excessive debt but have sufficient credit probably can survive the economy.
I'm not sure on the financial situation of most of the import brands. I'd say the big dogs like Honda and Toyota can survive with some pain.
Brands like Isuzu should and probably will go away. Hyundai i think has gotten to the point where they could make it. They make good cars now and have been improving year after year.
I don't know. Maybe they can all make it. Smaller companys if without excessive debt but have sufficient credit probably can survive the economy.
#9
Isuzu was leaving the US market anyway:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/30/c...ng-u-s-market/
The official "leaving or closing" date is Jan 31, 2009.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/30/c...ng-u-s-market/
The official "leaving or closing" date is Jan 31, 2009.
#10
Why not mention Toyota or Honda? Both of them get a much larger portion of their income from their automotive businesses (although neither is exclusively in the auto business), which means that a crash of the automotive industry would be much more likely to take them out.
Isuzu might be in danger (especially if Mitsubishi and Toyota get taken out, as those two companies have a large stake in Isuzu).
Lotus is a low-volume shop building enthusiast cars -- I doubt that they would be affected, except that if Toyota gets taken out, they'd have to go elsewhere for their engines.
Suzuki might shut down their US car business, but I suspect that their ATV, motorcycle, and PWC businesses would continue.
Last edited by JakeRobb; 11-20-2008 at 10:53 AM.
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