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Automotive News & Views Sales Flops of 2005
729 messages, Last post on May 08, 2006 at 8:51 AM
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Ran across this story about the vehicles with the biggest sales declines for the year. http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/carturkey_1.html Anything surprise you on this list: No. 1: Volvo C70 convertible Sales decline this year: 59.6% No. 2: Land Rover Freelander SUV Sales decline this year: 55.3% No. 3: Mercedes-Benz CL-Class coupe Sales decline this year: 53.2% No. 4: Volkswagen Phaeton sedan Sales decline this year: 52.1% No. 5: Mercury Monterey minivan Sales decline this year: 51.2% No. 6: Jaguar X-Type sedan and wagon Sales decline this year: 49.2% No. 7: Audi TT convertible and coupe Sales decline this year: 47.2% No. 8: Mitsubishi Montero SUV* Sales decline this year: 44.6% No. 9: Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe Sales decline this year: 43.4% No. 10: Mazda B-Series pickup Sales decline this year: 43.0% |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 18, 2005 1:28 pm) Sales decline this year: 44.6% Mitsu just can't catch a break... Just as well I guess, the Montero is OLD and maybe the Endeavor will pick up those sales. The Monterey decline is pathetic, but not surprising... |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 18, 2005 1:28 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Nov 18, 2005 1:55 pm)
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Replying to: lemmer (Nov 18, 2005 3:01 pm) I'm surprised the Mercedes G Class isn't on that list. I rarely see them, even though they were released 2 years ago. Here in the Middle East the Montero/Pajero is one of the most popular SUVs, although in America its not probably because of the immense variety offered there. In any case here most of its popularity is due to fleet sales. |
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I've only seen a few G class as well. I'm guessing the sales haven't varied much on them one way or the other. The cars on the top ten list all had significant percentage sales drops.
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Yeah some of those are old and due for replacement. Like the CL and the Monte, everyone knows a new one is coming, and most people who want a current one have already bought one. G-wagen came out here for MY 2001 or so, I see them fairly regularly in my neighborhood, but I'll admit it's not a normal place. |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 18, 2005 1:28 pm) There's not a car on that list that doesn't deserve to die for one reason or another. |
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the cars that have been on the market a year or less, brought out with much fanfare, oftentimes to the tune of "THIS time, we really got it right and we're sure this will be a hit", only to find stagnant sales or even declines, or missing sales forecasts badly? I can think of a few off the top of my head, with varying degrees of up-to-datedness: Acura RL (running, I think, at roughly half the volume Acura was hoping for with the much-revised model) Subaru Tribeca (production cuts set at 50% beginning in the new year) Everything Saab that is a rebadged something else Heck, toss in the 9-3 for good measure: it has been around more than 12 months IIRC, but it certainly hasn't measured up to the hopes they had for sales Q45 - poor ol' Infiniti. I forget how long ago the last model update was, but it wasn't that long ago and there was a lot of fanfare with that one. They continue to sell at a rate of roughly 1000 a year - why bother? Need I mention the all-new Jetta, the car that was going to "grow up" the VW image overnight? Now the new Passat is busy following in its footsteps. And thank GOODNESS they cancelled the Phaeton. And for this space, same time next year, let's mention the Grand Vitara, released with more hoopla than I can remember from Suzuki in forever, and already every reviewer hates it. And the Range Rover Sport, another case of why bother. And possibly the Honda Ridgeline and the Buick Lucerne, both of which will sell in decent numbers but will fall short of their manufacturers' hopes and dreams by a goodly amount. Oh yeah, and add the Torrent on that last count. I would mention the new Mercury/Lincoln Fusion clones, but does Ford even have hopes and dreams for Lincoln/Mercury any more? Final entry and then I will quit: the new Jeep (what is it? Commander or something?). It is so similar to Grand Cherokee in mission, all it will do is suck a few sales away from the GC before falling into automotive oblivion. So sayeth the sage... 
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