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15 Apr 2018, 00:49 (Ref:3815569) | #1 | |
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MARCH VEHICLE SALES
There has been lots of talk on this and other forums about Ford not supporting Supercars, and possible Holden cutback, much of it subjective,
I thought it would be interesting to look at it objectively by noting the vehicle sales for March 2018. These figures include cars, SUV's and utes. 1.....Toyota........18,878.....18% 2.....Mazda...........9,723......9% 3.....Mitsubishi.....8,810......8% 4.....Hyundai........8,443......8% 5.....Ford..............6,687......6% 6.....Nissan...........6,191......6% 7.....Honda............5,586.....5% 8.....Volkswagen...5,137.....5% 9.....Holden...........5,116.....5% 10....Kia................5,084.....5% The old theory of win on Sunday and sell on Monday seems to no longer apply, with Holden in 9th place. It would be a long time since Honda beat Holden. The Toyota figure includes 4,348 Hi-Lux utes. Indicating how the market has changed, SUV's now make up a whopping 42% of the market. Presented for interest. |
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15 Apr 2018, 01:13 (Ref:3815576) | #2 | |
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Well that settles it, SUV racing!!
But seriously, the ZB is quite the failure for Holden and I no longer see their financial involvement in Supercars as being beneficial to them. |
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15 Apr 2018, 01:22 (Ref:3815577) | #3 | ||
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Cant WIN ON SUNDAY and buy on Monday as there is no V8s in the showroom.
I have a mate who is a buyer for Holden dealerships and suggests the V8s are so keenly sought after. I guess its a lifestyle and institution for us Aussies such is SUVs to Americans |
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15 Apr 2018, 01:23 (Ref:3815578) | #4 | |
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To a certain degree those figures suggest the more cars you sell the less involved in motorsport you are...
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15 Apr 2018, 03:50 (Ref:3815594) | #6 | |
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The Ranger accounts for around 60% of Ford sales and a fair chunk of those are fleet sales.
Ford have weathered the storm better than Holden. Helped by the Ranger and access to hero cars like the Mustang, Focus RS and soon the Ranger Raptor. Everest is gaining ground, but they still need more or better product in their showrooms. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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15 Apr 2018, 03:56 (Ref:3815597) | #7 | ||
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But 3 years warranty compared to 5 (or 7) on a new car is not equal and has resulted in me changing. plus they always seem a little more expensive. Went to bathurst in ansd FG-X XR8 a few years back and was amazed by technology i take for granted missing in the XR8 |
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15 Apr 2018, 05:31 (Ref:3815601) | #8 | ||
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Hard to sell the new commodore at work when we can not get any. Have had two delivered and sold one of those. Actually had to buy another one off Holden in an auction......
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15 Apr 2018, 10:24 (Ref:3815684) | #9 | ||
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Must be why so many people want to see SUV's race.
I hope no ones misses the sarcasm. |
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15 Apr 2018, 19:42 (Ref:3815816) | #10 | ||
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Honda waste even more on being a backmarker in F1, but this is a company that built (multiple) F1 cars for learning purposes at the R&D headquarters at a time when they weren't even in F1. |
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15 Apr 2018, 22:33 (Ref:3815858) | #11 | ||
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That means the rest were 1,918 units. |
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17 Apr 2018, 15:05 (Ref:3816199) | #12 | ||
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Vauxhall / Opel have given notice of termination to all their European dealers. ...
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Somewhat inevitable given the takeover of the two brands by PSA. (Formerly PSA Peugeot Citroen). Im sure the Vauxhall Opel Sales in Europe will be absorbed into their PSA dealer network.
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I would expect that not all dealers would stay part of the network though so there is likely to be some trimming, the article talks about ⅓ of the Vauxhall dealer network going so it is a major reshuffle by the sound of it. |
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News like this would have to have an impact on consumers, wondering if they buy their new Vauxhall whether they could get it serviced at that dealer, or if they would be there at all...
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