The Cars Americans Will Not Buy

24/7 Wall St. :

April car sales data are out, and they are not cause for celebration. Though sales are up 2% overall from last April, they have cooled somewhat since the February and March run. There are a few winners, however, including Toyota (NYSE: TM), Chrysler and several European auto makers, some of which are up over 20%. Meanwhile, General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Ford (NYSE: F) are down.

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Comments

[JonB2057]

03:59 PM on 05/08/2012

[oliver clothesov]

07:45 PM on 05/07/2012

VW made in US with 70mph not available to Americans!!!!????

Hey Huff Po - here's a lead story for you. Someone do some fact checking for me? thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBnlXGvA1Wk&feature=related

[pattywoo]

07:27 PM on 05/07/2012

Progressives want the masses to give up their cars.
Cars go here and there, wherever and whenever the driver desires, without timetables. Cars encourage people to think they—unsupervised, untutored, and unscripted—are masters of their fates AND encourages people in delusions of adequacy, which make them resistant to government by experts who know what choices people should make and is subversive of the deference on which progressivism depends.

[SirenForSanity]

10:29 PM on 05/07/2012

LOL

[Imaliberal67]

04:53 PM on 05/08/2012

I'm a progressive and I own three cars, including an SUV, and a motorcycle. I'm anxiously waiting my next car purchase.

I didn't bother to read past your first phrase given that you'd already invalidated an predicated statement based on your first sentence.

[SMBrown2]

07:04 PM on 05/07/2012

Obama should just make us all buy a GM vehicle. Apparently the commerce clause gives them that authority.

[Imaliberal67]

04:51 PM on 05/08/2012

Tell me, does the commerce clause or its implementation in AHA tell you which brand of health insurance to buy? No, it does not. So why would you think that it could be used to dictate to you which brand or model of car to buy? Oh, that's right, you think that because you don't understand what you're talking about and you're metaphorically challenged.

[JackTheSkipper]

06:34 PM on 05/07/2012

Even Bubbas now prefer a car with the high MPG ratings. The sooner US automakers realize that, the better they will be in the long run.

[SMBrown2]

06:59 PM on 05/07/2012

Exactly. That's why they are selling out of Volts.

[RevJimIII]

07:44 PM on 05/07/2012

What is a "Bubba"?

[ElCojonuo]

01:24 PM on 05/10/2012

A hip guy from Manhattan and its environs.

[Uhgg]

06:18 PM on 05/07/2012

Volt will not be bought

[LintLass]

06:44 PM on 05/07/2012

They should stop trying to package them so weird. Style em retro... put hatchback on.

Win.

[postpostmodern]

07:39 PM on 05/07/2012

It's such a small blip on the radar that it didn't even register on the list.

[hazbro24]

05:40 PM on 05/07/2012

The dodge ram on the list: who would buy that? It's the 2 door, 6 cylinder, 2 wheel drive model.

All of the expenses of owning and operating a truck (mileage, increased insurance, maintenance costs) and none of the capabilities of a truck. All it's good for is helping your friends move, and who wants to do that anyways?

[Rantibus]

05:29 PM on 05/07/2012

It's utterly obscene in the second decade of the 21st century for a car to get 18 MPG.

[SMBrown2]

07:00 PM on 05/07/2012

The government should stop people from buying those.

[PRONESE]

05:02 PM on 05/07/2012

Chevy Volt.
The Coal Powered Car.
R/ PRONESE

[yakmeat]

04:34 PM on 05/07/2012

I guess they're right. I wouldn't buy any of these either.

[J0E1]

04:20 PM on 05/07/2012

I don't know why people still buy Toyotas.  They are not the bullet-proof cars of old, almost every model is dated, and they are priced at a premium compared to their American cousins.  When I was shopping for a small SUV, I could not believe how expensive a base model V6 RAV-4 was.  $29k got you a sluggish V6 engine, a loud interior, and ZERO features.

[Imaliberal67]

04:45 PM on 05/08/2012

Toyotas are made for people who think of a car as an appliance. It might run forever (though these days not any longer than most other average vehicles), but it's not something you're going want to think about, just like your washing machine. IMO If you're going to spend $20-40k on a vehicle you're going to use every day, it might as well be fun and give more satisfaction than merely being able to say it hasn't broken down (yet). And what of it when it eventually does?

[ElCojonuo]

01:28 PM on 05/10/2012

Honda's are better.
The Toy's are just that, TOYS.

[AnswerToJob]

03:58 PM on 05/07/2012

They can't seem to mention VOLKSWAGON by name? Up 25%?

[muck-raker]

05:04 PM on 05/07/2012

the VW turbo diesel is going to be a big seller.

[cbsbg]

06:18 PM on 05/07/2012

Wrong my friend, as a former VWOA employee , the company had problems with head gasket, (2) starting in cold weather problem with diesel gelling, (3) price of fuel, makes it cost prohibited

[nolookpass2]

05:06 PM on 05/07/2012

Volkswagon is up because they reduced prices to gain marketshare. I think it is awesome but that is the main reason sales are up.
New cars are priced lower than used cars at the moment.

[jestermarcus]

03:49 PM on 05/07/2012

Would everyone just shush about "I only buy American!" and all that. Most Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans are made here in America. Just a couple of years ago, if you looked at all the parts and labor, the two most "American" cars were the Camery and the Accord.

[tonewheel]

03:42 PM on 05/07/2012

I was a diehard GM buyer since the 70s. Since 1998, however, I've driven only Infinitis. They're bulletproof, built well, and run and run and run with regular basic maintenance.

[ALittleBitCrazy]

02:35 PM on 05/07/2012

Even still, I never want to own another Toyota.

Their cars are killer!

[trouble4]

03:46 PM on 05/07/2012

LOL, Nope just something the government created when the big three were in trouble, or did you not read their almost apology where they said they couldn't find anything wrong with the cars and attributed it to floor mats or driver error.

[J0E1]

04:14 PM on 05/07/2012

Did you miss the outed email exchanges between senior executives acknowledging the problems and ignoring them?

[nevergiveup]

04:07 PM on 05/07/2012

Your comment typifies the ignorance of people in the US, who believe garbage disguised as "news" on NPR (now National rePublican Radio), Faux News and all the other hate-talk sites.

No one was killed. That Toyota story was a sham from day 1 of US "news" coverage.