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	<title>Comments on: Isuzu exits the US market</title>
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		<title>By: mystvearn</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148601</link>
		<dc:creator>mystvearn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>swift will not sell well there.they like things big</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>swift will not sell well there.they like things big</p>
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		<title>By: mitlanevo</title>
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		<dc:creator>mitlanevo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>from 6-figure to 4-figure? wow, unbelievable!

well, no comment on that, but how i wish Isuzu can venture into car production again......

we know that the Piazza is a failure (to most people) but i still like to see Isuzu making family sedan or anything other than trucks......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from 6-figure to 4-figure? wow, unbelievable!</p>
<p>well, no comment on that, but how i wish Isuzu can venture into car production again&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>we know that the Piazza is a failure (to most people) but i still like to see Isuzu making family sedan or anything other than trucks&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: szw</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148543</link>
		<dc:creator>szw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>can&#039;t fight...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>can&#8217;t fight&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Alifz</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alifz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good move Isuzu...

US market is now declining, nothing good for business over there. Even the US goverment now have to help it&#039;s economy.

Isuzu Shall move to India and China, for good sake.

Cheeers..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good move Isuzu&#8230;</p>
<p>US market is now declining, nothing good for business over there. Even the US goverment now have to help it&#8217;s economy.</p>
<p>Isuzu Shall move to India and China, for good sake.</p>
<p>Cheeers..</p>
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		<title>By: abtm</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148482</link>
		<dc:creator>abtm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What&#039;s the point of isuzu in US anyway, they have a strong Chevy brand that everyone adores. It&#039;s the same story as Australia, where the Isuzu D-Max is sold as a Rodeo under the local Holden umbrella</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s the point of isuzu in US anyway, they have a strong Chevy brand that everyone adores. It&#8217;s the same story as Australia, where the Isuzu D-Max is sold as a Rodeo under the local Holden umbrella</p>
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		<title>By: raptorclans</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148480</link>
		<dc:creator>raptorclans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>People in the US have too much of a liking for enormous trucks... the pickups like the ones sold in Malaysia just don&#039;t cut it for them... even though they are pretty huge already

I like Isuzu, they make great trucks :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People in the US have too much of a liking for enormous trucks&#8230; the pickups like the ones sold in Malaysia just don&#8217;t cut it for them&#8230; even though they are pretty huge already</p>
<p>I like Isuzu, they make great trucks <img src='http://s2.paultan.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: ndmervin</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148469</link>
		<dc:creator>ndmervin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good move on Isuzu&#039;s exit. The pickup scene in the US is too competitive. Isuzu may not flourish in the US of A but in the Asian countries, its a seller, thanks to the fuel efficient pick-ups. 

Sabah has been dominated by Isuzus before the Hilux came in...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good move on Isuzu&#8217;s exit. The pickup scene in the US is too competitive. Isuzu may not flourish in the US of A but in the Asian countries, its a seller, thanks to the fuel efficient pick-ups. </p>
<p>Sabah has been dominated by Isuzus before the Hilux came in&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: kakilubuk</title>
		<link>http://paultan.org/2008/01/31/isuzu-exits-the-us-market/#comment-148467</link>
		<dc:creator>kakilubuk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please to welcome this models into Malaysia and also please reduce the price. Mahal betul kereta Isuzu ni!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please to welcome this models into Malaysia and also please reduce the price. Mahal betul kereta Isuzu ni!</p>
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		<title>By: 4G63T DSM</title>
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		<dc:creator>4G63T DSM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One end you have the domination of Ford products (F150/F250/F350), then the GM Silverados, and the Dodge Rams. Add to that the rather competent Nissan Titan, and the Toyota Tundra...I&#039;m not surprised that Isuzu is left high and dry.  Pickup customers are also very brand loyal.

GM already has platform sharing GMC and Chevrolet trucks so its unlikely that they want to carry more deadweight.
 

the D max is one size down from the &quot;fullsize&quot; trucks. Same reason why the Hilux and Frontier isn&#039;t sold there as well. People usually op for V8s for the torque needed to pull trailers. Only a handful of trucks populate the lower rungs of the &quot;compact pickup&quot; segment. Mazda B series (based on the Ford ranger)  is the only Japanese player. the Honda Ridgeline don&#039;t really qualify as a &quot;real&quot; pickup. 

One has to understand that a V6 powered compact truck is only a few grand cheaper than a entry level V8 truck. Why bother with the V6?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One end you have the domination of Ford products (F150/F250/F350), then the GM Silverados, and the Dodge Rams. Add to that the rather competent Nissan Titan, and the Toyota Tundra&#8230;I&#8217;m not surprised that Isuzu is left high and dry.  Pickup customers are also very brand loyal.</p>
<p>GM already has platform sharing GMC and Chevrolet trucks so its unlikely that they want to carry more deadweight.</p>
<p>the D max is one size down from the &#8220;fullsize&#8221; trucks. Same reason why the Hilux and Frontier isn&#8217;t sold there as well. People usually op for V8s for the torque needed to pull trailers. Only a handful of trucks populate the lower rungs of the &#8220;compact pickup&#8221; segment. Mazda B series (based on the Ford ranger)  is the only Japanese player. the Honda Ridgeline don&#8217;t really qualify as a &#8220;real&#8221; pickup. </p>
<p>One has to understand that a V6 powered compact truck is only a few grand cheaper than a entry level V8 truck. Why bother with the V6?</p>
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		<title>By: BanyakMasukWorkshop</title>
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		<dc:creator>BanyakMasukWorkshop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the story has nothing to do with a new and upcoming d-max.  Thats a current model being sold in the US.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the story has nothing to do with a new and upcoming d-max.  Thats a current model being sold in the US.</p>
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		<title>By: sxe10r</title>
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		<dc:creator>sxe10r</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>will be the next 2009 Isuzu Dmax ??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>will be the next 2009 Isuzu Dmax ??</p>
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