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Although many people claim to have seen the end of the SUV gravy train prior to last summer's rapid spike in fuel prices, the truth is the real death of the SUV craze is less than 12 months old.
Combine that with an automotive product development cycle that is 24 to 30 months long when accelerated, and you have will have products such as Chrysler's new SUV. A new vehicle hitting the market just after people have decided they no longer want that to buy anything in that genre.
I foresee that SUV's and pick-up trucks will survive long into the future, but they will no longer be foolishly used as the family grocery getter. They will return to their prior status of specialized work or specialized leisure vehicles, hauling light cargo and oversized trailers.
This same long product development cylce risk impacts other businesses too, commercial aircraft builders is one quick example.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Nero fiddled while Chyrsler burned, newwithasaab, Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:22:46
- at NY Autoshow, Chrysler's showing the 500 (link/photo), JohnA
, Thu, 9 Apr 2009 22:09:16 - Mi-Roger and Justin are right that, Noel, Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:15:11
- The ugly reality of long product development cycles, MI-Roger
, Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:45:37 <-- Viewing This Message - Well...., Justin VanAbrahams
, Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:04:48
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