Automakers Forced Crank Out Updated Models - Who Is Most Likely To Have Stale Bread On The Showroom Floor?

Automakers, in an attempt to survive in a hyper-competitive market, are introducing more new vehicles than at any point in the past two decades. The trend is powered by a desire to gain market share, capitalize on the popularity of segments such as subcompact SUVs, meet stricter federally mandated fuel requirements and entice new buyers with fresh products.

Automakers have launched an average of 38 new models per year for the past two decades, but over the next four years that number should balloon to an average of 48 new models per year, according to John Murphy, senior auto analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research.

“The model-intro activity is picking up pretty aggressively as we go through the next four years,” Murphy told automotive journalists in Detroit recently

MattDarringer - 7/14/2014 9:33:51 AM

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VW will once again be gasping for air with its boring and outdated products.

Let's prepare to laugh at Mitsubishi when they rebadge Samsungs.

I'll even toss FCA into the mix because Marchionne seems to have an all new 5 year plan every week. He points the company in one direction (i.e. kill Dodge) and then decides on a path completely contradictory. The 200 should have come 6 months after the Dart because it is literally just a lengthened Dart. Nothing challenging to engineer there. FCA feels like cash flow is a big issue.

TehShibbs - 7/14/2014 2:34:07 PM

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009, please proofread your titles before you submit them. Pretty sad "journalism."

MorePower - 7/14/2014 8:17:50 PM

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It is not journalism. This site is mostly opinion based with some news aggregated from other sources.

HughJass - 7/14/2014 3:27:06 PM

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Definitely not the Koreans, right Autospies? The new Sonata already looks old, like a 4yo Ford Fusion. Oh wait, that's because they copied the Ford Fusion who's current body design is 4 years old.

MorePower - 7/14/2014 8:23:24 PM

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Of the American auto manufacturers, Ford is in the best position to "refresh" its product line. GM still has some product overlap slowing it down and Dodge/Chrysler is capable but probably does not have the money.

Dodge is probably still the fastest at taking a single vehicle from concept to showroom than the others.