Thursday, October 20, 2011

The American auto industry is doomed to lose face

Automotive Proizvodstvo08-07-2008 American auto industry is doomed to lose face American auto industry can not get out of the black stripes. Following the successive negative reports auto giants General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Concern Chrysler for the first time in its history stopped immediately and for a week all its own factories. Rise in fuel prices has made gas-guzzling American cars unpopular. To hulking American car industry has survived, he would be forced to immediately abandon the idea of ??promoting national brands and move their own production to third world countries, experts believe. Temporary cessation of production management group calls "commonplace for the automotive industry." The official version - factories closed due to maintenance. However, only a seasonal slowdown in consumer activity and the need for routine maintenance can not explain the complete shutdown of all the facilities of concern. Shares of Chrysler in the first six months of this year fell by 20-25%. In June, the concern had sold 36% fewer minivans and SUVs, 30% decreased the May figures for trucks. Today, the fall in demand linked to rising prices for automotive fuel, which reduced the popularity of inefficient SUVs and minivans, which have been traditionally strong American automotive corporations.

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