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Old 09-20-2011, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
Wasn't Japanese stuff once in that category of "junk"? Speaking of which, how have they fared since then?
Yup, same with Korea. I don't know about you guys but the new Hyundais are actually pretty nice (not beating Germany, but nice nonetheless). 86,000 is a good number but I expected it to be much higher. Just for a reference I looked up 2010 Saab numbers, a company which has been plagued by complete lack of funding, old designs, and numerous worker strikes (sounds like BL...hmm). 2010 was 32,048 with a crappy product and no backing. For a financially successful multinational corporation (that just bought Volvo, and contracted with Fiat btw) I would imagine 10x that number!

http://media.saab.com/press-releases/2011-01-06/saab-automobile-sees-ongoing-momentum-2010-sales

Edit: reread original post, and I have to imagine I read it wrong the first time. Is that 86,000 just for the month of August or FYTD thru August (a much more common figure...)
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