Sports Cars Grab Attention of AutoObserver Readers
By Michelle Krebs January 22, 2010The best-read post on AutoObserver this week - by a long shot - was an item on Chevrolet
Corvette sales plummeting to a 50-year low in 2009.
As sports car sales in general nosedived, Chevrolet sold only 13,934 Corvettes, the worst sales for the nameplate since 1961 when the car was still in its first generation.
Consumer reaction on Edmunds.com's various sites to the Honda CR-Z sport hybrid, unveiled at the Detroit auto show during press week was another popular read. The post noted that the positive buzz on the CR-Z concept unveiled at the Tokyo auto show last fall turned negative when enthusiasts saw the production version, which they found disappointing.
Automakers' cautious outlook on 2010 given at the Detroit auto show captured readers' attention, as did a feature on Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's challenges.
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1 - Chevrolet Corvette sales hit their lowest level in 50 years.
2 - The Honda CR-Z was lost in translation from the concept (pictured) unveiled at the Tokyo auto show to the production model unveiled in Detroit.
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