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Sorry to have been so long since the last entry... been a wild year for me. Let's see, what's been going on?..

The late arrival to the party could very well be wondering why they bothered. Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA was quoted in Automotive News last week from the Paris Auto Show regarding the company's outlook on the Tundra.  Lentz noted that Toyota does not want to get caught in the Ford F-Series vs Chevy Silverado war for first place in sales, or market against the all-new Dodge Ram 1500 or Ford F150.  He acknowledged that many of the former buyers of pickups - commuters and those who wanted the "image" - have left the market for more fuel efficient vehicles (aka, cars) and likely won't return. Toyota expected to sell 20,000 units per month after a fairly successful launch year, but their September 2008 sales were a dismal 7696, down over 60 percent from the September 2007 tally...

Earlier this week, Ford announced that the redesigned 2009 F150 will be delayed about 2 months to help clear inventory of the existing model.  Ford blamed the economic downturn and rising fuel prices for the slower-than-expected sales of their biggest selling vehicle The following are the May 2008 and year-to-date sales numbers for the top selling vehicles in the US, in order of May sales: Honda Civic      53,299       164,994 Toyota Corolla   52,826      152,308 Toyota Camry   51,291      198,309 Honda Accord   43,728      166,158 Ford F-series   42,973      235,924 As many people know, the Ford F-series (150 through 550) has been the best selling vehicle nameplate for 25 straight years.  And by the year-to-date numbers, they had something of a headstart before fuel prices blew through the roof in March. I was going through some archived email and stumbled across this... caveat:  July 2005 was the famous Employee Discount program at all of the Big 3...