Budget Car News

We all know that when you are dealing with GMC, it is all about the trucks – seriously – all about trucks.  Well, I can tell you now that GMC is actually switching gears a little bit and they are moving themselves away from that particular line and moving onto things like SUVs – smaller ones.

Take the brand new GMC Granite Concept that was debuted at this years Detroit Auto Show and I can promise that it is going to be smaller and less rough-and-tumble than any other vehicle that GMC has ever come out with.

Another great thing about the brand new GMC Granite Concept is that if it does go through, the price is going to be lower, which in this day and age is always nice!

Car manufacturers feel the pressure of the global credit crunch as they review their figures for October. The monthly sales are considered to be the lowest performance of the auto industry in almost 25 years.

The numbers are not for the weak hearts as Toyota sales have declined by as much as 23%. Ford experience a year to year drop of 45% as its October sales took a nose dive down by 32%. Honda and Daimler AG sales were also a lack luster with a 24% drop.

Other car manufacturers like Isuzu, Suzuki, and Porsche suffered a 45% decline.

The drop in sales of the automotive industry is on its 12-month straight, and is consistent with the projection of analysts who viewed businesses highly dependent on financing to suffer a great deal.

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