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610 messages,  Last post on May 16, 2013 at 10:47 AM

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#576 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [anythngbutgm] by nippononly

Mar 01, 2013 (10:41 pm)

Replying to: anythngbutgm (Mar 01, 2013 1:05 pm)
I've got to say, that IS pretty amazing. I knew Subaru's numbers were really good now, but I didn't know they were that good.

#577 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [nippononly] by ateixeira

Mar 03, 2013 (7:57 am)

Replying to: nippononly (Mar 01, 2013 10:41 pm)
Up 11% over a good month last year.

#578 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [ateixeira] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 03, 2013 (10:25 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 03, 2013 7:57 am)
I see they yanked the Forester a year earlier to put in the new model. Lots of competition in that market segment.

#579 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [Mr_Shiftright] by dcm61

Mar 03, 2013 (10:46 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 03, 2013 10:25 am)
No, the Forester is on a 5 year cycle; current model debuted in 2009, so 2014 is the start of new 5 year cycle. And the model often debuts earlier in the calendar than year to year carryover models.

#580 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [dcm61] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 03, 2013 (10:57 am)

Replying to: dcm61 (Mar 03, 2013 10:46 am)
Right, but 6 years is the standard cycle. 2014 shouldn't have been a re-do.

#581 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [Mr_Shiftright] by ateixeira

Mar 03, 2013 (11:27 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 03, 2013 10:57 am)
1998 debut lasted 5 years.
 
2003 model went 6.
 
2009 gen 3 went back to 5.
 
You're both right, it is a matter of interpretation.

#582 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [ateixeira] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 03, 2013 (12:01 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 03, 2013 11:27 am)
I was thinking about *design* changes, not so much model years. I wasn't clear on that. So 6 years for a major re-make is sort of an industry standard these days.

#583 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [Mr_Shiftright] by ateixeira

Mar 03, 2013 (2:24 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 03, 2013 12:01 pm)
Yeah, I think when sales tanked a lot of cycles were stretched. Now sales are picking up and they're hurrying products to market.
 
The WRX is ancient, still based on the old Impreza.

#584 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [Mr_Shiftright] by xwesx

Mar 04, 2013 (11:18 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 03, 2013 12:01 pm)
Subaru said they were going to four-year model cycles back in 2010 after their cars started selling like hotcakes, but they haven't stuck with that schedule either. Except for the Impreza, of course, but then that was certainly a good move on their part given the lackluster sales record of the last generation (which was that, #4 or #5?).

#585 of 610 Re: Monthly sales [xwesx] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 04, 2013 (11:20 am)

Replying to: xwesx (Mar 04, 2013 11:18 am)
Subaru has done a great marketing job but they really need to work on design.

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