September 2006 Sales Thread
10-04-06, 10:26 AM
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10-04-06, 11:21 AM
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10-04-06, 11:44 AM
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10-04-06, 11:52 AM
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Civic sales are down because production of all-new CRV is at full steam. This was expected.
Fit sales have always been dependent on supply. If Honda's supply was able to meet demand, then the Fit wouldn't have one of the shortest 'Days on lot' in the industry. Fit worldwide sales should be expected to drop. It is in fact an 'old' model everywhere else in the world. We've received the Fit in the US during the middle of it's model cycle.
Fit sales have always been dependent on supply. If Honda's supply was able to meet demand, then the Fit wouldn't have one of the shortest 'Days on lot' in the industry. Fit worldwide sales should be expected to drop. It is in fact an 'old' model everywhere else in the world. We've received the Fit in the US during the middle of it's model cycle.
Only in September 2006, their sales dropped 12% in Japan. In August their sales dropped 20% in Japan.
Saying that they dont have enough supply for Civics and Fits, would mean that they had 2-3 factories burn down in fire, it is just ridicilous.
10-04-06, 11:55 AM
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I honestly expected it to do better. It is a beautful car and showed some great numbers the previous months - which tells me those numbers were a combination ES330 and ES350 sales. My only thought is that it is at max capacity.
Ron - the 550/M5 numbers are down due to the model changeover. What is weird is that the M5 actually outsold the 550 from Sept 05-Dec 05 (not sure on the exact months).
edit: correction, only the M5 is going through a model changeover - but 5-series production was stopped during August for the "holiday"
Ron - the 550/M5 numbers are down due to the model changeover. What is weird is that the M5 actually outsold the 550 from Sept 05-Dec 05 (not sure on the exact months).
edit: correction, only the M5 is going through a model changeover - but 5-series production was stopped during August for the "holiday"
10-04-06, 12:27 PM
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Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
10-04-06, 01:46 PM
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10-04-06, 01:49 PM
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As discussed, they shut down during the month of August - inventory is tight. Add to this that the X5 is at the very end of its life cycle.... and you have lower sales. Things should/will change with the new X5. Stick around.
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
To which, of course, you as a diehard bimmerphile reply, "roflcopter."
10-04-06, 02:01 PM
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10-04-06, 04:29 PM
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As discussed, they shut down during the month of August - inventory is tight. Add to this that the X5 is at the very end of its life cycle.... and you have lower sales. Things should/will change with the new X5. Stick around.
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
I mean thats just funny... sorry guys, we dont want to produce cars anymore... go to Lexus, they obviously do want to produce cars :-).
LOL.
p.s. yes, I am sometimes quite shallow and dont read posts completly, hence previous lol :-).
10-04-06, 04:30 PM
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10-04-06, 04:38 PM
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As discussed, they shut down during the month of August - inventory is tight. Add to this that the X5 is at the very end of its life cycle.... and you have lower sales. Things should/will change with the new X5. Stick around.
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
spwolf, I have to ask you, do you know what lol means? It means Laughing out Loud. Can I ask what part of my post would make you "laugh out loud"? Did you read the part "My only thought is that it is at max capacity"? Or did you miss that?
Of course, you could have written "LOL - Doug, how could they be at max capacity when they sold 7973 of them in August (vs the 5851 of them in Sept)".
While it is "cool" to say that you are all sold out, it is situation that Toyota and Lexus dont particulary like, because it means that their customers are going somewhere else. I have seen few heads roll due to new model shortage in our European markets, most recently in past 3 months when our main Toyota/Lexus distributor for region (7 countries) fired responsible for shortsighted planning of all new Rav4 and Yaris stock ordering, when demand was tripple of supply.
So again, while it might seem cool to say that you are all out, in business world it means lost sale despite heavy costs incurred to make that sale.
10-04-06, 07:59 PM
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10-04-06, 09:24 PM
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While it is "cool" to say that you are all sold out, it is situation that Toyota and Lexus dont particulary like, because it means that their customers are going somewhere else. I have seen few heads roll due to new model shortage in our European markets, most recently in past 3 months when our main Toyota/Lexus distributor for region (7 countries) fired responsible for shortsighted planning of all new Rav4 and Yaris stock ordering, when demand was tripple of supply.
So again, while it might seem cool to say that you are all out, in business world it means lost sale despite heavy costs incurred to make that sale.
So again, while it might seem cool to say that you are all out, in business world it means lost sale despite heavy costs incurred to make that sale.