High End Luxury Cars

24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM

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What is this discussion about? Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ-Series, Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen Phaeton, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, Sedan

Let's try to define this forum as being limited to luxury performance vehicles where the mainstream version in a typical configuration has an MSRP of at least $60k.

A luxury vehicle with a base price of $59k qualifies because it would typically be bought with some additional equipment, bringing the MSRP over $60k.

Vehicles like the E, 5, A6, M, or GS, even if available in certain versions over $60k, don't qualify because they are cars from companies that have higher end cars in their lineups.

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#21722 of 24700 Re: November Sales Data for Lexus LS and Mercedes S-Class [jcoby] by tagman Dec 01, 2006 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: jcoby (Dec 01, 2006 3:52 pm) Curious. was this data month to month? Didn't the LS have minimum sales last month due to the transition, and weren't we supposed to expect inflated numbers for this month due to that? I remember ljflx suggesting something like that, and he would be the guy to know. TagMan Replies to this message: jcoby (Dec 01, 2006 5:05 pm)
#21723 of 24700 Re: November Sales Data for Lexus LS and Mercedes S-Class [tagman] by jcoby Dec 01, 2006 (5:05 pm)
Replying to: tagman (Dec 01, 2006 4:10 pm) The sales comparisons for the monthly data are year-over-year. Lexus LS sales for November 2006 increased by 116.3% compared to November 2005 and Mercedes S-Class sales for November 2006 increased by nearly 100% compared to November 2005.
#21724 of 24700 sales data by syswei Dec 01, 2006 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: jcoby (Dec 01, 2006 3:52 pm) jcoby, I usually go to theautochannel.com for this sort of data, though the same releases could probably be found on prnewswire or businesswire. car........11/06...06YTD...11/05...05YTD 7 Series 1,209 16,222 1,623 15,989 A8......... 362 4,606 422 4,873 The trends are perfectly understandable given the competitive situation and where the 7 is in its lifecycle, imho.
#21726 of 24700 Mercedes sales continue to get better by tagman Dec 01, 2006 (6:28 pm)
Specifically for Mercedes, here's another perspective... In November, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) achieved its third-highest sales month in 42 years of doing business in the U.S. with 22,079 units sold for the month, a 20.8 percent increase over last November’s 18,284 units. This is the tenth consecutive month that MBUSA has posted record-breaking sales and marks the company’s best November on record. TagMan
#21727 of 24700 Considering the fact by drfill Dec 01, 2006 (7:04 pm)
That I predict the LS will clear 40k units for 2007, I'd say 3500 a month from now on would be normal LS business for Year 1. And 2500 for the S-Class could be consistent, if the LS doesn't affect it's sales. So 30k for the S550, and 40k for the LS. Since sales of the 7 have been pretty stable for the last two years, 2007 will show if the LS does steal share from BMW. I don't expect more than a 10% drop. DrFill Replies to this message: tagman (Dec 01, 2006 8:35 pm)
#21729 of 24700 Re: Considering the fact [drfill] by tagman Dec 01, 2006 (8:35 pm)
Replying to: drfill (Dec 01, 2006 7:04 pm) 2007 will show if the LS does steal share from BMW. And if that should happen, you will send me a special post, right? TagMan
#21730 of 24700 It's times like this I miss ljflx by tagman Dec 01, 2006 (8:41 pm)
When it came to sales data, lj almost came up with an interesting point or two that most of us could appreciate. I sure wish he were here giving us his opinions on these figures, even if he is a diehard Lexus fan. TagMan