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Old 07-07-10, 08:48 AM
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Panamera doing pretty well
pretty well? those are amazing numbers for such an expensive vehicle!

HS having gone through its first recall, and now second, definitely could use some help.
it is far beyond help even without the recalls. i saw one on the interstate this weekend and person i was driving with said "ew". i agree, the car is absolutely hideous from the side view.

the GS is selling 2 per dealer per month. it is effectively dead.

the LS, RX, IS, ES are fine (RX is awesome!). the GX/LX are side shows.

some other thoughts...

was just in s. florida. saw several audi Q5's and lots of audis in general saw a susprising number of genesis sedans too.

bentley must do well in miami - saw loads, haha
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http://www.canadiandriver.com/2010/0...t-for-june.htm

Hyundai outsold Honda in Canada last month, what a change!
 
Old 07-08-10, 10:19 AM
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Hybrid sales

The Prius just dominates, amazing.

Model Units
Toyota Prius 10,998
Ford Fusion 2,010
Honda Insight 1,491
Lexus RX450h 1,304
Ford Escape 1,260
Toyota Camry 1,097
Toyota Highlander 611
Lexus HS 250h 603
Honda Civic 595
Altima 479
Mercedes ML450 212
Chevy Tahoe 168
GMC Yukon 132
BMW X6 128
Mercury Mariner 100
Mercury Milan 93
Chevy Silverado 82
Cadillac Escalade 68
Mercedes S400 63
Mazda Tribute 55
GMC Sierra 38
Chevy Malibu 36
Lexus GS450h 22
Saturn Vue 14
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 11
Saturn Aura 5
Lexus LS600hL 4
The RXh has always sold very well for a fairly expensive hybrid SUV. We know that the RX 350 by itself still would outsell the class and the hybrid 450h by itself outsells quite a few mid-size SUVs and nearly all the cute-utes.
Mid Ute
RX-7,796 (350 and 450)
Enclave-4,561
MDX-3,847
SRX-3,804
X5-3,273
M class-2,124
MKX-1,306
Lexus RX450h 1,304
GX-1,120
XC90-926
X6-695
FX-678
Cayenne-496
Toureg-309
ZDX-265
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Hybrid sales

The Prius just dominates, amazing.

Model Units
Toyota Prius 10,998
Ford Fusion 2,010
Honda Insight 1,491
Lexus RX450h 1,304
Ford Escape 1,260
Toyota Camry 1,097
Toyota Highlander 611
Lexus HS 250h 603
Honda Civic 595
Altima 479
Mercedes ML450 212
Chevy Tahoe 168
GMC Yukon 132
BMW X6 128
Mercury Mariner 100
Mercury Milan 93
Chevy Silverado 82
Cadillac Escalade 68
Mercedes S400 63
Mazda Tribute 55
GMC Sierra 38
Chevy Malibu 36
Lexus GS450h 22
Saturn Vue 14
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 11
Saturn Aura 5
Lexus LS600hL 4

Total industry hybrid sales excluding Prius = 10,681

Prius alone = 10,998



This is why the Prius is synonymous with the term hybrid.

LOL at Honda's uber-epic fail Insight. That's gotta hurt. Even the Ford Fusion hybrid is handily beating the DEDICATED hybrid Insight and it's just a option of a standard car. Way to go Ford!!

Many of the cars on that list are dangerously close to not being a feasible offering by the automaker. There can't be any money being made for many of them.

Thanks for the list Mike!
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Toyoya sold 676,675 units in June, only 14,639 of which were hybrids or 2% of their total sales. That isn't very many in the grand scheme.

Now if the Prius can sell 11k units a month who is to say that if you took a staple vehicle like the RX or ES and made it hybrid only that it wouldn't do just as well, adjusting the sales figures accordingly. Of course are not meerly talking about only selling 450hs, but a cheaper version as well. And this idea isn't just limited to Toyota as well. I wanna know who will be bold enough to try this first.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Hybrid sales

Model Units
Toyota Prius 10,998
Ford Fusion 2,010
Honda Insight 1,491
Lexus RX450h 1,304
Ford Escape 1,260
Toyota Camry 1,097
Toyota Highlander 611
Lexus HS 250h 603
Honda Civic 595
Altima 479
Mercedes ML450 212
Chevy Tahoe 168
GMC Yukon 132
BMW X6 128
Mercury Mariner 100
Mercury Milan 93
Chevy Silverado 82
Cadillac Escalade 68
Mercedes S400 63
Mazda Tribute 55
GMC Sierra 38
Chevy Malibu 36
Lexus GS450h 22
Saturn Vue 14
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 11
Saturn Aura 5
Lexus LS600hL 4
The raw numbers don't tell the whole story. How does one define a non-dedicated hybrid model (i.e., Fusion, Camry, Civic, etc...) as being a sales success?

You look at the Highlaner Hyrbid and you see only 611 units sold. By the numbers, that certainly isn't a lot, considering it's more luxurious counterpart, the RX450h sold more than twice the amount. But 611 hybrids out of 5,962 total Highlanders sold is a good 10.2%. The Ford Fusion hybrid sold 2,010 out of 18,412 total units. That's a solid 10.9% were as the Camry hybrid sold 1,097 out of 28,435 Camry's. A mere 3.9%. Worse yet is the Civic hybrid with only 595 units sold out of 26,474 units, a measly 2.4%

The BMW X6 sold 128 hybrids out of 695 total units. That's a pretty impressive percentage and even better than the impressive RX hybrids. (18.4% to 16.7%).
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Interesting. Thanks for doing the math.
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Originally Posted by RX300-BV
The raw numbers don't tell the whole story. How does one define a non-dedicated hybrid model (i.e., Fusion, Camry, Civic, etc...) as being a sales success?

You look at the Highlaner Hyrbid and you see only 611 units sold. By the numbers, that certainly isn't a lot, considering it's more luxurious counterpart, the RX450h sold more than twice the amount. But 611 hybrids out of 5,962 total Highlanders sold is a good 10.2%. The Ford Fusion hybrid sold 2,010 out of 18,412 total units. That's a solid 10.9% were as the Camry hybrid sold 1,097 out of 28,435 Camry's. A mere 3.9%. Worse yet is the Civic hybrid with only 595 units sold out of 26,474 units, a measly 2.4%

The BMW X6 sold 128 hybrids out of 695 total units. That's a pretty impressive percentage and even better than the impressive RX hybrids. (18.4% to 16.7%).
I was just sharing the figures. Sales goals differ for each hybrid. Still RX 450h figures are impressive.

Lets not forget the Fusion hybrid is newer than the Camry hybrid and arguably better.

Those X6 hybrid figures are impressive considering the MSRP of the car and the 2 MPG gain
 
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Acura continues to run 0 everything on multiple models. June was every model.

http://www.acura.com/tools/shopping/currentoffers.aspx
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I was just sharing the figures. Sales goals differ for each hybrid. Still RX 450h figures are impressive.

Lets not forget the Fusion hybrid is newer than the Camry hybrid and arguably better.

Those X6 hybrid figures are impressive considering the MSRP of the car and the 2 MPG gain
You're right. Sales goals I think would be a significant factor on determining the sales success of a hybrid. The Insight is a great example. It's number 3 on the list but it is so far off from its sales target and hasn't made a dent at all in Prius sales.
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Originally Posted by -J-P-L-
LOL at Honda's uber-epic fail Insight. That's gotta hurt.
Wait until the CR-Z comes out...
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http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/13/r...better-than-j/


Hyundai has had the largest jump in transaction prices so far this year, but the Detroit Three have made the kinds of gains they haven't seen in years. Overall, according to Edmunds.com data, consumers spent an average of $29,217 on a car through the first five months of this year, with the domestics all meeting or exceeding that number. Only Chrysler fell a hair short, with an average transaction price just seven dollars below the industry average. However, all three Detroit companies posted percentage increases that beat the industry.

While the popularity of full-sized pickups, crossovers and SUVs has made a difference for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, the "more disciplined approach" to running their business caused by the recession and their own financial issues, has also been credited for reducing inventory and incentives. Additionally, buyers with good credit make up more of the consumer pool now, and they're choosing more
 
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China sales last month...top selling cars

1. SAIC VW LaVida 21,500
2. FAW VW Jetta King 18,900 (yes, that MK2 Jetta)
3 (tied). BAC Hyundai Elantra 18,300
3 (tied). SAIC VW Santana 18,300
5. FAW VW Bora 16,200
6. BYD F3 16,000
7. Brilliance Junjie 駿捷 15,400 (aka Brilliance BS4)
8. FAW Xiali 14,800 (rebadged Toyota Echo)
9. Chang'an Ford Focus 14,300
10. SAIC Buick Excelle 13,000

Couple of observations:


Source (in Chinese): http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/vi...e1+e2+e3+e5+f1
 
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