[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by lendaddy

SUV's are not the reason they are failing. Unless you are claiming the resources spent on developing them were better spent on small cars?

SUV's still make them money, less than before but they are profitable.

Toyota and Nissan make big ass SUV's too guys. This is much deeper than that.

They need to build cars with the goal of each being "best in class" rather than building to a price point.(among other things).

Actually, Nissan killed off the Titan, and seriously cut the line rate on the Armada. Toyota has taken a bath on the brand new Sequoia and Tundra, but they can absorb the hit. Plus, both companies are making so much on small cars and hybrids that it really doesn't matter. If I recall the chart from another thread, Nissan sales are up something like 14%, and I think Toyota had small gains as well.

Otherwise I agree, their cars are inferior for the American market. It's really sad, because GM is finally starting to compete. Chrysler has been a sinking ship since Mercedes wised up and dumped them. Ford doesn't seem to care, as they sell their best products overseas. The euro Focus (totally different than ours) and Mondeo are best in class cars. Even GM is smart enough to start bringing euro market cars to the states, and suprise suprise, they're getting good reviews.