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Top Ten Best Selling Cars in US for 2009

TopTen Here is an interesting list from BankRate.com.  This is based on units sold, not units manufactured, like so many lists out there.

 

 

Top 10 best-selling cars for 2009 are…drum roll please:

  1. Ford F-Series: 179,632 units
  2. Toyota Camry: 150,242 units
  3. Chevrolet Silverado: 149,949 units
  4. Honda Accord: 131,043 units
  5. Toyota Corolla: 121,643 units
  6. Honda Civic: 118,459 units
  7. Nissan Altima: 96,248 units
  8. Dodge Ram: 94,516 units
  9. Ford Fusion: 85,146 units
  10. Honda CR-V: 78,197 units

What makes this interesting is that Ford is the only US based manufacturer with two in the top ten.  Ford has topped the best selling truck list for 28 years in a row.  That is an amazing accomplishment.  Another interesting factoid is that the Big-Three all have light-duty pickup trucks as their top-sellers.  Let’s face it, Americans love their trucks.  When they buy trucks, it is from the Big-Three because that is what they make the best.  Honda was the winner for having the most vehicles in the list.  It will be interesting to see the list for 2010.  Will Ford ramp up a notch with the release of the new Taurus?  Will GM make a showing in the list with a car?  Will Chrysler even be on the list?  As long as Dodge keeps making trucks, I think so.  Fiat might pull it off with a rebadged model…maybe.  I am surprised that Volkswagen didn’t make a showing in this list.  A final observation from this list is that most all of the vehicles in this list are manufactured in the US.  That should make us all feel a little better about the job situation.  Let us all hope this trend continues for many years in the future.

Lloyd…signing out

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Ford’s Momentum Takes a Hit

by Lloyd Frazier

FordInFlames Remember all those reports in the past about Ford vehicles bursting into flames while parked in America’s garages?  Several million vehicles were recalled then.  The recent Toyota/Lexus 3.8 million vehicle recall for floor mats interfering with the accelerator pedal pales in comparison.  Now, Ford has to deal with the ongoing saga of the ‘electrical switch on the cruise control’ causing sparks and fires. 

From Freep.com 14-OCT-2009 ‘4.5 million Fords are recalled’

Ford is recalling 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans, with the model years 1995 through 2003, which could have the problem. The automaker also is recalling 3.4 million additional vehicles that have the switch, including Ford Excursions, Explorers and Rangers of various model years, going back as far as 1992.

Ford states that “While the data show the majority of the vehicles being recalled do not pose a significant safety risk, we are recalling the vehicles to reassure customers and eliminate any future concerns," Ford said in a statement.

This news comes at a time when Ford has built some good sales momentum…and no government bailout to do it.  Plus, they just released a phenomenal new Taurus for the new 2010 model year that is taking the country by storm.

Will this have a lasting effect on new sales?  Maybe.  If the mainstream media keeps this story alive and well it just might take its toll.  However, you saw how quickly the Toyota recall of the floor mat issue went away.  Hopefully, this Ford recall will dissipate from our memory just as quickly…well, until the next debacle, at least.

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2009 Continental Congress – Spread the Word

I know this is not automotive related.  But, if we enjoy this industry and want to see it flourish…all business and people flourish…we have to start taking a stand.

More and more, every day, we see our liberties and rights being eroded.  Our US Government is no longer running as a strict constitutional entity.  If fact, it hasn’t since the basterdization of the constitution beginning with the Fourteenth Amendment.  Stop this rogue, illegal, so-called government of the people.  We the People have to continually keep our lanterns ready and our powder dry.  Do your part.  Make phone calls to your representatives, write letters, financially assist movements…just do something.

May God continue to bless our nation and its people…

Continental Congress 2009 – The Next Step For A Free People [full ver] from GiveMeLiberty.org on Vimeo.

Our Nation Is Out of Control
Constitutionally, Economically & Ethically
Billion dollar bailouts, federal spending into debt that enslaves our children, trillions spent on wars in places most Americans can’t find on a map or tell you why we are there, the Bill of Rights — intended to protect our God-given individual rights as a free people — now ignored on a daily basis, have eroded our Republic.

Your 1st Amendment Solution Denied
All Three Branches of Government Refuse to Respond
Brave Americans have done their duty as free men and women and exercised our most profound 1st Amendment right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." For 14 years and counting, Bob Schulz and the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education have been serving Petitions for Redress to the Judicial, Executive and Legislative branches of our government. The lengthy record of these unanswered grievances and violations makes CC2009 necessary.

What Is Continental Congress 2009?
Tradition, Necessity & Legal Process Merge
For two weeks in November, delegates representing The People of the fifty states will join together in the tradition of the Founding Fathers and their Continental Congress of 1774. Continental Congress 2009 will convene as a national assembly of We The People and attest to the increasing abuses of our Governing Documents. Together, we will decide what peaceful, legal steps can be taken to bring about compliance with our Freedom documents.

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Rush Limbaugh Runs Over Al Gore – Two Times!!

I came across this on AutoBlog.  Rush finally gets to play out his fantasy.  He drives a “green??? Ford Focus electric on the Jay Leno Show’s Green Car Challenge.  He takes out Al Gore twice and Ed Begley Jr. once with in your face verve.  And, ironically, it was with a politically correct instrument.  He sacrificed his track time but he said “it was worth it!???

Have a good weekend everyone.  Enjoy the vid…