NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 As a member of the media, I agree that the network level does everything it can to scare the living daylights out of people. Without getting too political, let's not forget some networks seem to have a vested interest in this administration. Locally, however, I know my station has worked to become a resource for those who need help. In each newscast we have several stories aimed at helping people find work, get loans, protect their job or business, and the like. Also, keep in mind that the media (as an industry) is getting killed right now. All of the big media companies have had substantial layoffs, so it's hitting these people very hard. Many reporters and anchors have to deliver the news each day knowing that their contract isn't being renewed, and they'll be out of work themselves in 3 weeks. Thankfully, we're family owned, local, and the entire company has zero debt. So, as long as we can make enough to pay the staff and keep the lights on, we're in okay shape. http://www.10tv.com/live/content/news/survival_source.html I think we're almost around the corner, and hopefully sales will be on the upswing mid to late Summer. Local news is definitely better than the national outlets when it comes to limiting sensationalism, but unfortunately, television network (non-cable) news in general is dying, almost as fast as newsprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme4x4 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Right now, the economy is a self fulfilling prophecy. The news reports ONLY how horrible everything is, and throws the D word around, which scares the living daylights out of most people. The buying public keeps reading/watching this depressing news, and even though most of them are not affected much at this point (except in their 401K's), thay start worrying that things are getting real bad............. and like the banks, hoard money............... and stop buying everything except the essentials. This causes the manufacturers/distributors/retailers to lower production..................... which causes more layoffs and bad news. Then, the sensationalist media, once again, does nothing but report all the new doom and gloom.................. which then perpetuates the cycle even further. At some point, Joe Blow consumer will go................ "huh, even though all I read is depressing economic news, my life has not changed much................. I guess I really can go buy that ____________ that I have been wanting." This is when the upward trend will happen. There is such a thing as too much information, and having that information come to you too instantly. When that happens, you don't have time to truly look at things in perspective, and make educated decisions. All you can do is react. That said, while I know what is going on, I don't immerse myself in it. At times, when I have done this, I got very depressed. Thus, I quit, and am a much happier person. Look outside...................... it is a beautiful day out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxcomet Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I turned NBC on this morning and heard the "D" word at least 15 times in the span of 5 minutes. (depression, not the other "d" word). I knew it was going to happen after yesterday's wallstreet performance. I just groaned and turned it off. Jeez. Also read where German makes were up 20% in Feb. Good for them. Stand by for a diesel update from MLHM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 LINK-Ford News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Also read where German makes were up 20% in Feb. VW: -17.5% MB: -23.5% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStag Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 In the uk I haven't really seen the media use the "d" word as often as they might but yesterday the word was used much more. If you look at share prices they are falling at depresion era mirroring rates..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Local news is definitely better than the national outlets when it comes to limiting sensationalism, but unfortunately, television network (non-cable) news in general is dying, almost as fast as newsprint. Local news isn't dying. The old idea that "They come to us and watch when we tell them to" is. As someone who looks at our ratings, along with that of our competitors daily, we have more viewers, and a larger "share" of available households than we've had for 10 years or so. All this will do is weed out the operations who don't accept the changes necessary. We have an awesome website, which gets millions of hits every month, and it's all done in house. The design and information management are all done in our building, and it's updated by the minute. We are prominent on Facebook and Twitter, allowing our viewers to interact with our newscasts. We also have a 24 hour statewide cable news operation which we own, the Ohio News Netwok (ONN), which has its highest viewership and income in the 11 years it has been around. Local news isn't dying, it's just changing. Those that don't change will be left behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxcomet Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 VW: -17.5% MB: -23.5% Actually, I think it was sales IN Germany, not overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savetheplanet Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Right now, the economy is a self fulfilling prophecy. The news reports ONLY how horrible everything is, and throws the D word around, which scares the living daylights out of most people. The buying public keeps reading/watching this depressing news, and even though most of them are not affected much at this point (except in their 401K's), thay start worrying that things are getting real bad............. and like the banks, hoard money............... and stop buying everything except the essentials. This causes the manufacturers/distributors/retailers to lower production..................... which causes more layoffs and bad news. Then, the sensationalist media, once again, does nothing but report all the new doom and gloom.................. which then perpetuates the cycle even further. At some point, Joe Blow consumer will go................ "huh, even though all I read is depressing economic news, my life has not changed much................. I guess I really can go buy that ____________ that I have been wanting." This is when the upward trend will happen. There is such a thing as too much information, and having that information come to you too instantly. When that happens, you don't have time to truly look at things in perspective, and make educated decisions. All you can do is react. That said, while I know what is going on, I don't immerse myself in it. At times, when I have done this, I got very depressed. Thus, I quit, and am a much happier person. Look outside...................... it is a beautiful day out there. I agree, the media makes $$ from playing on the D fear, just like they did with terrorism and Iraq a few years ago. However trying to get the public to go out and spend money they should be saving is what got us into this problem in the first place. As far as Ford Mo. Co. goes those gas guzzlers that made Ford all that short term profit are coming back to bite them in the A$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Well Toyota's down 37.5 http://www.toyota.com/about/news/corporate...03-1-sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 As far as Ford Mo. Co. goes those gas guzzlers that made Ford all that short term profit are coming back to bite them in the A$$. I'm sorry, how so? I know, how dare Ford make vehicles that the (then) current market demanded, and sold them at a profit, no less. Those bozos up in Dearborn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smok Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I'm sorry, how so? I know, how dare Ford make vehicles that the (then) current market demanded, and sold them at a profit, no less. Those bozos up in Dearborn... I don't think the problem is that they made gas guzzlers, rather they didn't have the foresight to diversify and make smaller fuel efficient vehicles. That was a managament decision NOT to invest some of those profits to build up the 'less' profitable smaller car market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) As far as Ford Mo. Co. goes those gas guzzlers that made Ford all that short term profit are coming back to bite them in the A$$. Please see the post after yours. How does Toyota's enormous drop in sales and profits correlate with the idea that Ford's problems are because they built too many gas guzzlers? You fail. In fact, you double fail. Toyota, the supposed "green" car company, has ended up taking government financing even sooner than Ford did. Maybe it was Toyota's lack of gas guzzlers that led to their current problems? :shrug: Edited March 3, 2009 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Local news isn't dying. The old idea that "They come to us and watch when we tell them to" is. As someone who looks at our ratings, along with that of our competitors daily, we have more viewers, and a larger "share" of available households than we've had for 10 years or so. All this will do is weed out the operations who don't accept the changes necessary. We have an awesome website, which gets millions of hits every month, and it's all done in house. The design and information management are all done in our building, and it's updated by the minute. We are prominent on Facebook and Twitter, allowing our viewers to interact with our newscasts. We also have a 24 hour statewide cable news operation which we own, the Ohio News Netwok (ONN), which has its highest viewership and income in the 11 years it has been around. Local news isn't dying, it's just changing. Those that don't change will be left behind. Local news isn't dying. I just said local television news is dying. I rarely watch local television news at all and I'm still very informed on local events and politics. Their websites is where all the good info is anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tico Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Agree... these numbers don't mean much until we see how the others fared. 365 Navigators? 2990 Mustangs? Ouch. Tauras and Crown Vic outsold Mustang!?!?! Edited March 3, 2009 by Tico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navlys32 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Local news isn't dying. I just said local television news is dying. I rarely watch local television news at all and I'm still very informed on local events and politics. Their websites is where all the good info is anymore. When does the new fusion go on sale? did they start building it yet? hopefully the 2010 fusion can steal sales away from the 20K or so camries sold in february. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintlaz1 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Tauras and Crown Vic outsold Mustang!?!?! I just want to give props to the Mercury Sable for a 35% increase. its the last hurrah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smok Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Tauras and Crown Vic outsold Mustang!?!?! Sign of the times. I noticed that too. I am concerned with Ford's showing. They should be able to STEAL some more sales from GM and Chrysler, who are near bankruptcy. That fact and the 55% decline in the truck sales are worrisome. Didn't they add another shift at Dearborn to make F-150s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 When does the new fusion go on sale? did they start building it yet? hopefully the 2010 fusion can steal sales away from the 20K or so camries sold in february. Won't be available for delivery for another couple of months. Should definitely help the sales some when it does get here though. Taurus and Mustang arrive soon also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Sign of the times. I noticed that too. I am concerned with Ford's showing. They should be able to STEAL some more sales from GM and Chrysler, who are near bankruptcy. That fact and the 55% decline in the truck sales are worrisome. Didn't they add another shift at Dearborn to make F-150s? Would January 2008's truck numbers be higher because of fleets buying trucks in January? I always thought fleet sales were higher at the first of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Would January 2008's truck numbers be higher because of fleets buying trucks in January? I always thought fleet sales were higher at the first of the year. F-series sales for Febuary were actually less than 2000 units lower than they were in January, which linearly makes sense when taking into account fewer selling days in February vs January. Ford had a very strong Feb '08 compared to Jan '08 (52,548 vs 41,125). That accounts for the big jump in percentage, even though actual sales weren't much different at all compared to last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005Explorer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 GM is down 53%. I haven't seen anything on Chrysler yet. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gm-u...&dist=msr_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtenthusiast Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 When does the new fusion go on sale? did they start building it yet? hopefully the 2010 fusion can steal sales away from the 20K or so camries sold in february. They have been building them for about a month now. You will see them start arriving the end of this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 One good thing is Ford's inventory is down 32% to 405,000. Does anyone know how many days of supply this inventory number equates to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Does anyone know how many days of supply this inventory number equates to? Strictly going by the number of days in February to calculate an average based on sales, about 118 days across the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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