Dec 2006 and 2006 Year End Sales aka Lexus #1 again
01-03-07, 05:49 PM
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Audi A3:
Length: 168.7 in.
Width: 69.5 in.
Height: 56 in.
Front Head Room: 38.1 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 54.3 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.2 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13.1 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 56 cu. ft.
GTI:
Length: 165.8 in.
Width: 69.3 in.
Height: 58.4 in.
Front Head Room: 39.3 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 54.8 in.
Rear Head Room: 38.5 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 53.1 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.2 in.
Rear Leg Room: 35.3 in.
Luggage Capacity: 14.7 cu. ft.
MINI Cooper S:
Length: 146.2 in.
Width: 66.3 in.
Height: 55.4 in.
Front Head Room: 38.8 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 50.3 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.6 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 44.7 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.4 in.
Rear Leg Room: 29.9 in.
01-03-07, 06:32 PM
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01-03-07, 07:26 PM
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Well, here's what I could find:
Porsche - http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...03/032836.html
Suzuki - http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...03/032844.html
Porsche - http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...03/032836.html
Suzuki - http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...03/032844.html
01-04-07, 08:08 AM
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2006 U.S. Auto Sales Boxscore
DETROIT, Jan 3, 2007; Reuters compiled the following chart of U.S. light vehicle sales totals, individual automaker results and market share for total year 2006. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate.
The seasonally adjusted annual rate is calculated using seasonal factors supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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The seasonally adjusted annual rate is calculated using seasonal factors supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Total 2006 U.S. Auto Sales By Vehicle Type
2006 2005 %CHG
Total Industry 16,551,838 16,987,075 -2.2%
Domestic Car 5,458,381 5,564,400 -1.6%
Domestic Truck 7,345,404 8,102,172 -9.0%
Import Car 2,411,934 2,135,643 +13.3%
Import Truck 1,336,119 1,184,860 +13.1%
Dom+Imp Car 7,870,315 7,700,043 +2.5%
Dom+Imp Truck 8,681,523 9,287,032 -6.2%
Dom Vehicles 12,803,785 13,666,572 -6.0%
Imp Vehicles 3,748,053 3,320,503 +13.2%
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Total 2006 U.S. Auto Sales By Brand Maker Volume %Chng Share GM* 4,028,992 -8.5 24.3 Ford* 2,719,959 -7.6 16.4 Toyota 2,542,524 +12.9 15.4 Chrysler* 2,142,505 -6.7 12.9 Honda 1,509,358 +3.5 9.1 Nissan 1,019,249 -5.0 6.2 Hyundai 455,520 +0.4 2.8 BMW 313,603 +2.5 1.9 Kia 294,302 +7.0 1.8 Mazda 268,786 +4.4 1.6 Mercedes 248,080 +10.9 1.5 Volkswagen 235,140 +5.2 1.4 Subaru 200,703 +2.7 1.2 Mitsubishi 118,558 -4.1 0.7 Volvo 115,807 -6.0 0.7 Suzuki 100,989 +23.4 0.6 Audi 90,116 +8.8 0.5 Land Rover 47,774 +3.8 0.3 Saab 36,349 -4.9 0.2 Porsche 34,227 +7.5 0.2 Jaguar 20,683 -31.8 0.1 Isuzu 8,614 -29.0 0.1 Total 16,551,838 -2.2 100.0
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Total 2006 U.S. Auto Sales By Type
2006 2005
(Millions) (Millions)
Total Light Vehicles s 16.7 Share 17.1 Share
Domestic Cars 5.6 33.4% 5.6 32.7%
Domestic Trucks 7.0 42.1% 8.1 47.5%
Imported Cars 2.6 15.7% 2.2 12.8%
Imported Trucks 1.5 8.8% 1.2 6.9%
01-04-07, 11:45 AM
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Damn looking at 5 and E sales, Lexus needs to wake up with the GS and offer more models. I still think they should have kept the GS 300 as a entry level GS. GS not sure it hit sales targets in 2006. GS 460 is coming but that will only be a small percentage of total GS sales.
Wow, 5 and E sales are nuts!
Wow, 5 and E sales are nuts!
01-04-07, 11:49 AM
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Should be interesting to see how the LS numbers look when it has been out as long as the new S. I had issues with the S but after waiting and now seeing the LS, the price differential of the S may be worth it. At least the market seems to be saying so. Nothing wrong with the last months LS sales but the new model gottahave is going to wear out. And the wheel flares on the S are not anywhere near as noticeable in person as they are in pictures.
01-04-07, 12:09 PM
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As the reviews have stated both the LS and S-class are top worthy competitors. You can do well with either. I do think next year we might see S-class sales reflect the competition of the LS 460 fulltime, it's quite possible the LS will reassume market leadership in terms of #s sold.
01-04-07, 12:35 PM
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01-04-07, 01:02 PM
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Code:
3 13164 ES 8736 G35 7733 A4 7289 TL 5845 IS 5538 C 5197 CTS 4822 MKZ 3795 TSX 3526 9-3 2134 S40/V50 1862 S60/V70 1704 X-type 284 I35 1
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5 7460 E 7116 STS 2450 GS 2288 M 2183 A6 1253 RL 702 9-5 688 S-type 266 S80 219
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DTS 4978 Town Car 4017 LS 3865 S 2987 7 1574 XJ 543 A8 432 Q45 7 Phaeton 4
01-04-07, 01:07 PM
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Entry level sales by make, total:
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Lexus 14274 [ES, IS] BMW 13164 Acura 9371 [TL, TSX] Infiniti 7734 [G, I] Audi 7289 Mercedes-Benz 5197 Cadillac 4822 Lincoln 3795 Volvo 3566 [S40, V50, S60, V70] SAAB 2134 Jaguar 284
01-04-07, 01:13 PM
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Make
Car%.............SUV/Truck%
Car%.............SUV/Truck%
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Jaguar 100% 0% SAAB 82.01% 17.99% Audi 80.49% 19.51% BMW 79.29% 20.71% Infiniti 75.69% 24.31% MB 68.74% 31.26% Porsche 67.09% 32.91% Lincoln 61.00% 39.00% Volvo 60.53% 39.47% Lexus 56.16% 43.84% Cadillac 55.19% 44.81% Acura 54.48% 45.52% Jaguar/Land Rover 20.52% 79.48% Land Rover 0% 100%
01-04-07, 01:32 PM
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I mean as a second gen GS owner, I have wound up fairly disappointed with the third gen GS. The retort has always been "Well wait till the hybrid, 350, some Lexus performance version, and now, the 460 arrive." And none of them have turned the car's sales around by bringing buyers back into the dealerships. It is just the facts that a new model has highest sales when it is new and then it starts sliding.
There have been countless threads around this issue of performance in Lexus models if you search. Bit feels that the IS is the performance descendant of the "Something wicked" GS and he is probably right. You just have to assume that either the best and brightest at Lexus/Toyota missed what the market wanted or they have a different target. In any event, the 460 wouldn't put the GS on my shopping list and I doubt it will get those 5 series and E class shoppers either. With the sales where they are, you have to wonder how much resources Lexus is justified in devoting to the current GS. So now it is a placeholder until the next generation GS and that is probably going to be a long wait.
There have been countless threads around this issue of performance in Lexus models if you search. Bit feels that the IS is the performance descendant of the "Something wicked" GS and he is probably right. You just have to assume that either the best and brightest at Lexus/Toyota missed what the market wanted or they have a different target. In any event, the 460 wouldn't put the GS on my shopping list and I doubt it will get those 5 series and E class shoppers either. With the sales where they are, you have to wonder how much resources Lexus is justified in devoting to the current GS. So now it is a placeholder until the next generation GS and that is probably going to be a long wait.
01-04-07, 01:38 PM
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As the reviews have stated both the LS and S-class are top worthy competitors. You can do well with either. I do think next year we might see S-class sales reflect the competition of the LS 460 fulltime, it's quite possible the LS will reassume market leadership in terms of #s sold.