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Ford screwed the Falcon
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https://www.motoring.com.au/march-vf...s-bomb-111908/
"Once again Holden sold fewer than 1000 Commodores last month, but that figure is likely to decline further since we understand almost half of them were homegrown VFII Commodores now out of production."
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I reckon Mitsubishi are punching well above their weight!
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You are going to see weird months like this as the passenger car market transitions fully to SUVs
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I don't know anything about the Eclipse Cross, but do they make anything that is even remotely close to being a segment leader?
The Pajero Sport seams to go well, but every other model seams very, very average compared to their competitors. |
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Fleet.
Rental. Heavy discounting. Average products but they "do the job".
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Do the job seems to be fine with the cars that are top sellers.
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Holden overtaken by Subaru. Who woulda ever thunk it?
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[QUOTE=Brazen;6112596]You are going to see weird months like this as the passenger car market transitions fully to SUVs[/QUOTE
This happened two years ago. |
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![]() The ZB Commodore has completely tanked. Only 516 sales, and nearly outsold by old stocks of VF II ![]() |
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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https://www.caradvice.com.au/637119/...vehicle-sales/
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I've been working away a fair bit lately and my rental car has been a new ASX.
I wouldn't normally admit this, but I really do like it. Not an expensive car and it doesn't pretend to be, but a great SUV nonetheless. I can see why Mitsubishi are on the up.
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Mitsus are simple, fairly reliable, decent warranty and are usually cheap compared to their competitors. Its almost the Toyota philosophy if you ignore the price.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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Wasn't always that way. 20 years ago their transmissions had poor reliability. Ask anybody who owned a TE/KE Magna/Verada.
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but at an average transaction price of well above $55,000...Now that's impressive. |
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I knew of a few Magnas that had non corrosive cooling systems........Engine oil in the cooling system....marvelous.
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Holden’s top selling vehicle in March was the Colorado in 20th position with 1487 sales. How have the bean counters and head honchos at Holden get this so wrong? I really can’t see them getting out of this one and yet they are still tipping millions into Supercars!!
I wouldn’t want them running my business that’s for sure!
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desperately point out that Ranger is 60% of total sales is dangerous and that Ford is imperiled just as much as Holden..... I'm gonna check to see if Holden is still in the top ten next month before responding... |
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Peter Car
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Look out for some massive discounts on it soon to clear old stock, just like the Astra that also tanked. Holden is going down the gurgler fast. |
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lf Ranger was just another Meh tuk tuk like the previous Mazda design, nothing would have changed. Now we see Everest consistently selling over 400/mth even with its high +$55K starting price. and while were playing ifs and buts, let's take VFII out of the equation... Oh wait... |
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Now Fordless
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Equinox isnt exactly the greatest name either.
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What about Endura ?
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Presumably the Holden Equinox is the same as the Chev version which sells quite well in the States.
All a drop in the ocean compared to F Truck sales though. http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2018/04...ehicle-ranked/ Must be good to be a Ford dealership in the States.
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