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The market share of the domestic "Big 3" will continue to decline.

No earth-shattering news here, as we all know this direction that this automotive cruise ship is headed. And as with any ocean liner, it takes forever to change direction. This link has some interesting statistics and commentary regarding this trend.

In a quote from the article: It's a familiar pattern...
GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group have seen their U.S. market share decline steadily over the last 10 years, from 72 percent in 1995 to 57 percent last year. The auto information site Edmunds.com predicts the combined U.S. market share for the traditional Big Three will fall to 54 percent in January.

Here's another related discussion at Edmunds on what it means to "buy American."

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2 Comments

tryan says:

03:54 AM, 01/30/06

Certainly nothing new here, but I'm curious what DaimlerChrysler's share of that 57% is.

ateixeira says:

11:26 AM, 01/30/06

The 300C is why DCX is the one hurting the least. Ford hasn't taken enough risks, and GM is catching up now basically.

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