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Old 11-21-2008, 08:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Do you own (or did you own ) one of the "10 Cars That Sank Detroit"?

Interesting read...

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There will be plenty of business-school case studies analyzing all the automakers' wrong turns. But, as they say in the industry, it all comes down to product. So here are 10 cars that help explain the demise of Detroit (For a slideshow, click here):
Here are cars on the hit list:
Ford Pinto

Chevrolet Cavalier

Chevrolet Astro

Ford Taurus

Ford Explorer

Jaguar X-Type

Hummer H2

Toyota Prius

Chrysler Sebring

Jeep Compass
Source: 10 Cars That Sank Detroit - FlowChart (usnews.com)


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