Re: Mitsubishi can't sell Raiders

From: Terrible Tom (SilverEightynine@aol.com)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2006 - 10:37:40 EST


Andy Levy wrote:
> Fewer than 500 sold in February. 208-day inventory. Mitsu just can't
> move the trucks.
>
> http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060315/FREE/60313011/1041/MOTORSPORTSNEWS
>
> Mitsubishi has been in trouble for a while now anyway. Did they
> really think a truck, in an already-crowded market, with gas prices
> where they are, was going to do well under their brand, with almost
> zero marketing effort?
>

I'm not surprised to hear this - I didn't expect raider to sell well.
Its not that good looking a truck in my opinion... and like you said,
with an already crowded market, and rising gas prices again (we're up to
$2.60/gal for reg)... its just not going to sell.

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