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the push is now to move 2018 plate MY19s and again because these were late 2018, not many either, probably enough to keep sales going in slow january.. Look, regardless of where buyers are coming from for D-Max sales, I think we should recognise that these buyers have sought out a great deal, value for money and a power train they like. So kudos to sales folk at Isuzu fo doing a great job of capturing more sales. Sales ebb and flow for all sorts of reasons, fleet sales time differently, buyers see a deal.... I just don't believe utes are a zero sum game where companies only benefit by others losing sales.. |
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Ford's former CEO, Mark Fields was blamed for a huge delay in new products, that effect was really felt locally last year
with nothing much to interest buyers out side of Ranger, Mustang and Everest which make up to close on 80% of sales. That condensing of sales underscores the job ahead of Ford, all other vehicles have dropped of most buyers radars and deliverer new models is now not enough, Ford has to give buyers a reason to even consider looking at them. Hopefully, Endura, a new Focus will start the ball rolling before new Escape joins them later in the year. |
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....followed by “When the product is right, you don’t have to be a great marketer.”....... Lee Iacocca
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The Annual Summary for 2018 is now uploaded to the Tech portal. The December Month and Annual Segment Analysis will be posted once completed.
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One slight error though, under manufacturers the links given only show the next 20 and not the top 15. Cheers Steve. |
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Thanks Russ,
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did and that in turn prevented Ford from covering big losses as car and SUV sales fell in a heap. I think your prediction of Ford sales going lower is accurate as i just don't see an up side to any of Ford's lower priced vehicles, new Focus is nice but it could be easily passed over by Aussie buyers.. |
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Looking at the Monaro sales figures (exc exports)
2001.....176 2002....4274 2003....2889 2004....2656 2005....2834 2006.....912 I think the drop in Mustang numbers is normal. I think for most people a V8 RWD Coupe is a one off purchase, so I think it's perfectly normal to see Mustang numbers slowly decline until a completely new shape comes out.
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2018 reverted to 2016 sales levels of just over 6000 sales but all in all, Mustang now has over 21,700 sales. |
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Do you have December figures please That would be much appreciated Many thanks Unkey |
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Random thought,
Mazda builds Mazda 3, CX-3 and CX-5 in the alliance plant in Thailand, I miss the Laser and Telstar days.. |
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The Supplementary Statistics for the December quarter are also now uploaded to the portal.
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For those who are interested, the 2018 Truck Sales statistics have also been uploaded now. Something of a surprise compared to the passenger and light commercial market as it actually gained quite significant volume in 2018.
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"Meanwhile, Holden’s Acadia has had a worryingly slow start to its sales since coming on the market in November 2018. In December 2018, it was even outsold by its now-superseded sibling, the Holden Captiva, while Holden’s own website is already offering drive-away pricing on the entire range." https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news...-cadillac-ever
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New models always take a while to gain popularity. Even Toyota's fortuner is struggling to sell in big numbers, just like Everest.
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Makes you wonder how they would have sold if they had continued the Captiva name. Despite the poor reputation it had it still sold. Fortuner probably doesn't sell much cause it isn't very good and looks weird. |
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I assume December was the first time Endura was on sale? I notice it recorded 93 units sold. Be interesting to see how that trends in the short and long term.
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Don't think Ford are expecting much in terms of sales. If they can get 250-300 they might be happy? They certainly aren't expecting it to be a volume seller. |
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only 100 Endura's came into the country in December, so most would be demos.
We are seeing a massive increase in Everest sales since the series 2 as well.
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I saw an Endura last week on Lakeside drive in Albert Park.
Certainly can pick it from the rest of the Ford range.
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