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Old 04-25-2009   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aardvaark View Post
Isn't reality that young people tend to buy imports or entry level American?
And Baby Boomers who buy domestic have pretty much made Buick the default car of the AARP croud. And we are the largest group with the where-with-all to buy these more expensive cars?

If it wasn't for BB'ers, Buick would most likely would have gone the way of the DooDoo bird.

It would seem that Pontiac has the same problem Oldsmobile had. A rapidly
shrinking buyer base. *Shruggs*
Reality is, Buick sells twice as many cars in China as the US. And that market is growing at an unbelievable rate even in this economy. I doubt they'd sever those ties knowing that fact.
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