Ford Motor Company, my favorite automaker, posted a year over year sales decline of 24.25% . The lowest decline of any major automaker. Toyota posted a 40.72% decline, and Honda dropped 41.46%. GM saw sales drop 29.55% even with rumors of bankruptcy (which it filed for on June 1st) and Chrysler sales fell 46.88%. Ford's comparatively light sales drop was helped by an actual increase in sales from its Lincoln brand of 2.4%. Ford has been doing amazing things recently and it shows. They have refocused on a core group of vehicle nameplates and is marketing its self well. Ford has the best online presence of any automaker, using Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress and its own recently redesigned website to raise brand awareness.
Are cars the biggest thing to worry about when talking about pollution? While stricter emission standards on cars, from an environmetnal standpoint, are not bad, focusing only on cars and trucks surly is. I've done some online reading and while I understand that the "facts" presented are not always accurate, its informing to read through. According to one British newspaper, the worlds 15 largest shipping tankers emit enough nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide to equal the world's 760 million cars. The most disturbing part? Almsot no laws restrict emissions from tankers.
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