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Old 02-02-07, 04:19 PM
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Thx for the charts again Incendiary, they make the data so much more clear.
No problem. What else do I have to do on a Friday night?
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Originally Posted by Incendiary
Sales rankings by class:

Full-size:

Code:
DTS		4105
Town Car	3124
LS		3006
S-Class		2078
7-series	1007
XJ		384
A8/S8		308
Q45		8
Phaeton		2
So...

LS : S : 7 = 3 : 2 : 1

or

LS = S + 7

Actually, if you look at the letters "LS" upside-down, it is an S and a 7!!
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Old 02-02-07, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
So...

LS : S : 7 = 3 : 2 : 1

or

LS = S + 7

Actually, if you look at the letters "LS" upside-down, it is an S and a 7!!
Are you an engineer, mathematician, Serial killer, or what?

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Old 02-02-07, 05:58 PM
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No problem. What else do I have to do on a Friday night?
Thanks dude!

We should trend the trend chart. Seems I see carmakers selling more cars as a percentage compared to SUVs. I could be wrong
 
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I was just reading that Lexus changed focus to SUVs with the RX, during the SUV boom, and also as a way of avoiding threatened luxury import car tariffs during the 90's. With their new lineup, that reliance on SUVs is still there, but now cars have taken the lead...
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Old 02-02-07, 10:22 PM
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from carnewssite.com

Top 20 best-selling cars for January

1.) Ford F-Series -14.9%
2.) Chevrolet Silverado 0.7%
3.) Toyota Camry/Hybrid 14.7%
4.) Honda Accord/Hybrid 16.6%
5.) Toyota Corolla/Matrix 2.5%
6.) Chevrolet Impala 16.8%
7.) Nissan Altima/Hybrid 45.6%
8.) Dodge Ram 11.9%
9.) Dodge Caravan 14.3%
10.) Honda Civic/Hybrid -25.9%
11.) Honda CR-V 54.3%
12.) GMC Sierra 11.4%
13.) Toyota Tacoma 5.3%
14.) Chevrolet Cobalt -25.6%
15.) Pontiac G6 -21.8%
16.) Toyota RAV4 27.1%
17.) Chrysler Town & Country 20.4%
18.) Honda Odyssey 8.9%
19.) Ford Econoline 28.9%
20.) Toyota Sienna -7.9%
No Lexus vehicles

F-series still number one seller yet sales dropped by more than 15% compared to last year. hmmmmmmm.......
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Old 02-02-07, 11:25 PM
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Well you wouldn't expect Lexus vehicles to be on that list, I mean those are the mass movers. They sell more Camrys in a year than the entire Lexus lineup. Each month there are huge numbers there for those cars, compared to the luxury makes.

Where you do see Lexus cars is on the fastest selling, fewest days on the lot (LS, ES, IS have been).
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Old 02-03-07, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
Anything new? MB up, BMW down.
You include Mini sales when it makes BMW look bad and exclude them when it makes BMW look good. Your hatred for the brand is just astounding.

For the record BMW car and truck sales were up. Mini sales were down.
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Old 02-03-07, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by doug_999
You include Mini sales when it makes BMW look bad and exclude them when it makes BMW look good. Your hatred for the brand is just astounding.

For the record BMW car and truck sales were up. Mini sales were down.
First time in a while this has happened:

Entry-level sales:

Code:
BMW		10197
Lexus		8715
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Originally Posted by doug_999
You include Mini sales when it makes BMW look bad and exclude them when it makes BMW look good. Your hatred for the brand is just astounding.
The spin never stops here.
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Old 02-03-07, 06:52 PM
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What the hell is selling the E class besided the badge, anyways?
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Old 02-03-07, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Och
What the hell is selling the E class besided the badge, anyways?
Incentives.
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Old 02-04-07, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Och
What the hell is selling the E class besided the badge, anyways?
The 2007 is a pretty nice machine. Brakes have been fixed and reliability is on its way up.
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Old 02-05-07, 07:00 AM
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Forgot to include this earlier...

Code:
Make		Total sales

Lexus		22118
BMW		19761
MB		17069
Cadillac	13740
Acura		13017
Lincoln		9594
Infiniti	8964
Volvo		7808
Audi		6399
Land Rover	3433
Porsche		2984
Saab		2362
Jaguar		1390
Code:
Make		Total cars

BMW		15529
Lexus		13574
MB		12058
Cadillac	8477
Acura		7066
Infiniti	6635
Volvo		5429
Lincoln		5333
Audi		4763
Saab		1885
Porsche		1580
Jaguar		1390
Code:
Make		Total SUVs/trucks

Lexus		8544
Acura		5951
Cadillac	5263
MB		5011
Lincoln		4261
BMW		4232
Land Rover	3433
Volvo		2379
Infiniti	2329
Audi		1636
Porsche		1404
Saab		477
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Wow, Acura sales are really close to Cadillac. Cadillac could be pushed down to a #5 sales position in the luxury segment.
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