at least GM quit making the Volt when inventory out stripped sales, i guess Dodge just keeps on cranking them out... the dealers must be having fitsRecently I noticed the local Dodge dealer had a lot full of new Rams for sale. A week later the lot was absolutely packed with Rams. I mean they were parked so close together that only Ethiopians could have walked between. A week later, the adjoining acre lot was filled with new trucks. It was unbelievable as there had to be at least two years of sales worth of trucks there. Later I drove up to Ft. Worth/Dallas and every Government Motors or Dodge dealer that I passed was stuffed with trucks. In little towns or the big dealers in the big towns. The lots were full and they were parked in adjoining grassy areas. Down here you don’t park 35-50K trucks out in the open because of possible hail or other damage. A week or so later I read in the paper that UAW workers were going to get 5-7K bonuses, which means the big pukes were going to get gigantic bonuses. I’ve never seen the channel stuffing as bad as I’ve seen lately. Even Ford and the foreign dealers inventories are way up. Now, if I remember correctly, the news reported Government Motors sales were up 17% and Fiat (US) were up 23%. I assume a sale is when the vehicle is dumped on the dealership.
at least GM quit making the Volt when inventory out stripped sales, i guess Dodge just keeps on cranking them out... the dealers must be having fits