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ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,073 Points:795,300 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 6:34:54 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse When legendary businessman Alfred P. Sloan took over General Motors in the 1920s, he saw limitless opportunity for the automobile industry to grow and innovate where others were simply satisfied with building and selling cars. In the process, he invented the modern American corporation, along with the hype machine of market research, public relations and advertising that comes with it. Sometimes that hype is worthy, and the hundreds of millions of dollars sunk into the development of a new "wonder car" pay off. Often, however, these upstarts don't live up to their inflated promises, resulting in spectacular flops. For every smash hit that Ford has created, such as the Mustang, it has also produced a bust of epic proportions, such as the Edsel. Here, we run down 10 of most hyped failures of Visit MSN Autos for full article

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When legendary businessman Alfred P. Sloan took over General Motors in the 1920s, he saw limitless opportunity for the automobile industry to grow and innovate where others were simply satisfied with building and selling cars. In the process, he invented the modern American corporation, along with the hype machine of market research, public relations and advertising that comes with it. Sometimes that hype is worthy, and the hundreds of millions of dollars sunk into the development of a new "wonder car" pay off. Often, however, these upstarts don't live up to their inflated promises, resulting in spectacular flops. For every smash hit that Ford has created, such as the Mustang, it has also produced a bust of epic proportions, such as the Edsel. Here, we run down 10 of most hyped failures of
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me2002 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:763 Points:319,205 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 9:45:20 AM Ignore me2002 Report Abuse Some ugly cars in that lot.
bicycle1966 All-Star Author Akron Posts:605 Points:401,090 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2012 6:03:45 AM Ignore bicycle1966 Report Abuse I enjoyed that one
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,497 Points:601,520 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:24:58 PM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse The Q45 seemed neat when new.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,972 Points:1,778,500 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 11:00:17 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Every automaker has there ups and downs.
lou30 Sophomore Author Miami Posts:187 Points:320,315 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 10:31:54 PM Ignore lou30 Report Abuse Great article. I'm surprised the vw beetle and pt cruiser (official pimp mobile) weren't in there.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,191 Points:716,935 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 10:04:49 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Every business has a flop once in a while.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:532,485 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:51:51 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Don't write off the Tundra just yet - give it time and it might take over the large pickup market, too.
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,243 Points:693,855 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:42:55 PM Ignore wamster Report Abuse I couldn't believe the new Thunderbird. It was so ugly. The original ones were beautiful.
dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,787 Points:406,700 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:27:16 PM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse A good article.
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,991 Points:740,650 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:20:53 PM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse I wouldn't want any of these dogs.
Rappcommuter Veteran Author Virginia Posts:470 Points:553,515 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:01:59 PM Ignore Rappcommuter Report Abuse Pretty cool.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,968 Points:1,158,725 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:01:37 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Just goes to show you everyone makes mistakes.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 8:48:34 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Stuff happens.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,480 Points:1,555,800 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 8:43:34 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Some cars just don't make it.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,249 Points:1,018,785 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 8:31:56 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse at least these cars failed on their own merits.
mike1881 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,285 Points:562,475 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 8:21:19 PM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse It's easy to design cars when there is no risk. If the company takes a loss, obamanomics will bail them out.
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,824 Points:863,460 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 7:22:37 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse at least these cars failed on their own merits. nowdays no one will put a car out without the government covering loses
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,345 Points:1,241,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 7:12:25 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse The Vega did not have star potential.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 6:56:38 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse the dolt will lead this list in a few short years
Tacodan Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,309 Points:652,260 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 6:45:51 PM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse Aztec !
ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,803 Points:885,445 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 6:43:48 PM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse Explorer - thanks for posting this interesting article.
ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,803 Points:885,445 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 6:42:17 PM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse They forgot to mention the Ford Pinto. I saw one on the road today. I hadn't seen one of those on the road for years.