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June 2014 U.S. Truck Sales – Toyota Tundra Slips
The numbers are out for truck sales in June, 2014. Leading the segment are Ram and the Nissan Frontier. The Toyota Tundra had nearly a 1k unit slip. Is demand finally starting to wan?
The Toyota Tundra had a slow month of June with posting a small drop. Is demand finally slowing?
Booming Full-Size Truck Sales Causing Quality Issues – Growth To Fast?
The recent surge in full-size trucks has been a huge part of the economic recovery and increased profitably of automakers. Yet, could the boom lead to long-term quality issues? Ford thinks so.
A Ford executive recently said the auto sales boom is causing some concern about the quality of parts.
2014 Toyota Tundra Early Sales Terrible – What is the Problem?
It has been a full month since the 2014 Toyota Tundra was set to hit dealers and the numbers aren’t good. Is the truck market cooling, bad marketing, lack of incentives or is the truck just not as competitive as Toyota thought? What’s your take?
Bill Fay, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager, was all smiles at the 2014 Tundra reveal. Wonder if he is smiling now?
Toyota Texas Plant Builds One-Millionth Truck – Market Pushes 2 Million
On the same day that Toyota announced it has built its one-millionth pickup, truck sales forecasts could reach two million this year. This could be the best year for truck sales since the 2007 recession.
Toyota says it has now built 1 million trucks in Texas.
Would $4.50 A Gallon Gas Keep You From Buying A Truck? Probably Not
According to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report website, the average gallon of regular gas costs about $3.59 today. According to a recent study by Experian Automotive, a $1 increase in the cost of a gallon of gas would have minimal impact on consumer buying behavior.
if gas prices increased by $1, in an average month with 1 million unit sales, the Small-Car Economy segment volume would increase by 7,000 units. Conversely, the same price increase would cause the Full-Size Pickup Truck segment to lose [5000 sales]
That’s right – according to Experian, $4.60 per gallon gas would barely effect new truck sales. Does that sound right to you?
