Miken

The Case for Making Bigger Cars

Yet another "automotive expert in his own mind" from Seeking Alpha. Where do they find these guys? This one comes from that hot bed of automotive excellence, the United Kingdom.

I'll let others point out many of your errors, but I'm going to take on your assertion that the F-150 is the best pick up on the market. I'm afraid you have fallen prey to the marketing people at Ford's attempt to spin the data.

The F-150 has sold 473,933 units so far this year (thru November). GM's pick ups (Silverado and Sierra) have sold 587,289, a full 113,356 more units. By way off comparison, the Toyota Tundra has sold 128,858 units in the same time frame.

The Silverado has won the following Truck of the Year awards:
2007 Motor Trend Magazine
2007 Detroit NA Autoshow
2008 Road and Travel
2008 Automotive Journalist Association of Canada

It was awarded the 2008 J.D. Powers Initial Quality Award for large pick ups in 2008.

In a few months, you will be able to purchase a strong 2 mode hybrid version which will improve fuel economy by 40% (Silverado is already the best FE for a large pick up with a conventional powertrain). This will be the only full size pick up truck with a hybrid system on the market.

In my humble opinion, people connected with the financial sector should stick to that. It would seem to me that that industry has a critical shortage of "experts" right now.