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Old 02-22-2008, 10:19 AM   #26
Silverado
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I would think that GM learned from the last time around....if you want to sell more than the Mustang, you can't spread it out over 2 cars....they currently do the same thing with the truck segment. GM actually sells more trucks than Ford does. But, since neither the Silverado or the Sierra sell more than the F150, Ford gets to claim the top spot.

They shouldn't make the Firebird (sorry Pontiac fans). It will detract from the goal of Camaro sales (wasn't it said at one time they were projecting to ramp up to over 100K per year?). And, if GM is going to build another RWD platform that isn't a muscle car, they shouldn't slap the Firebird name on it. It wouldn't be right (i.e. Monte Carlo, Impala, Malibu, Charger...all names "reused", but not on the right cars...yeah, I know, all of them are nice, but GM reused too many "iconic" names on generic FWD econ-cars and Dodge took a muscle car legend and turned it into a family sedan....it just ruins the name.).
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