Sales figures for new vehicles at the big three U.S. automakers (I, II, III) topped year-ago...

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The Geoffster Comments (3714)
 
There has been discussion elsewhere questioning the legitimacy of GM's numbers. Some have pointed to channel stuffing and fleet sales to the federal government. Anyone know?
3 Apr 2012, 06:59 PM Reply Like

SanDiegoNonSurfer Comments (2031)
 
I'm not in GM so I haven't really been following this but Minnayville thinks the channel stuffing claims made by 0-hedge are complete nonsense: http://bit.ly/HJ91G7
3 Apr 2012, 08:06 PM Reply Like

Tdot Comments (1688)
 
Even if there was any "stuffing" going on, then GM will likely pay the price with lower earnings and margins, as incentives kick in to clear inventory.

Ford, for example, doesn't really care that much whether GM tries to grunt out extra production volume in order to try to claim some kind of artificial sales crown, or claims of high year-over-year growth. GM can go collect some nice pretty golden crowns for free at Burger King, for all Ford cares. Ford is laser-focused on managing and adjusting production to meet projected demand, and to maximize profitability.

Profitable Growth comes from offering superior products that people desire to purchase, not from pushing unwanted wholesale units into dealership back lots to sit there and collect dust.
4 Apr 2012, 08:23 AM Reply Like