March 08 Vfacts

RATT · 03-04-2008, 02:06 PM

Ford
Ford Escape 210
Ford F250 4X2 2
Ford Fairlane 14
Ford Falcon 2,322
Ford Falcon Ute 1,291
Ford Fiesta 634
Ford Focus 1,284
Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet 107
Ford LTD 0
Ford Mondeo 356
Ford Ranger 4X2 703
Ford Ranger 4X4 729
Ford Territory 1,310
Ford Transit 198
Ford Transit Bus 6
Ford Transit C/C 40
TOTAL 9206

Holden
Holden Adventra 1
Holden Astra 1,040
Holden Astra Convertible 81
Holden Barina 1,150
Holden Caprice 166
Holden Captiva 898
Holden Combo 88
Holden Commodore 3,988
Holden Epica 319
Holden Monaro 3
Holden Rodeo 4X2 493
Holden Rodeo 4X4 930
Holden Statesman 179
Holden Tigra 0
Holden Utility 4X2 1,345
Holden Utility 4X4 0
Holden Vectra 0
Holden Viva 530
TOTAL 11211

Toyota
Toyota Aurion 2,235
Toyota Avensis 97
Toyota Camry (4 cyl) 2,332
Toyota Coaster 27
Toyota Corolla 3,968
Toyota Hiace Bus 257
Toyota Hiace Van 937
Toyota Hilux 4X2 1,557
Toyota Hilux 4X4 1,972
Toyota Kluger 1,446
Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC 506
Toyota Landcruiser Wagon 1,091
Toyota Prado 1,052
Toyota Prius 314
Toyota RAV4 1,349
Toyota Tarago 358
Toyota Yaris 2,171
TOTAL 21669

The Monty · 03-04-2008, 02:13 PM

Our three utes, the Falcon, and the two rangers, add up to the amount of Hiluxes sold, and thats impresive.

Wretched · 03-04-2008, 02:17 PM

Fiesta and Focus need to do better, they deserve better than what they're selling.
I am staggered as to why so many Corollas are being bought, I understand most would be fleet but still. I guess Toyota can give fleet discounts like no other.

Hally · 03-04-2008, 02:22 PM

In reallity the Aurion/Camry twins are the biggest selling car in Australia this month. At the end of the day, they are the same car with different motors/gearboxes, the same as Commodores and Falcons in there respective sales totals.

loltastic · 03-04-2008, 02:29 PM

What about other manufacturers? Can you post them up please?

Dave_au · 03-04-2008, 02:35 PM

I see the Kluger/Prado tag team are starting to really dig in and thump territory.

4Vman · 03-04-2008, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave_au

I see the Kluger/Prado tag team are starting to really dig in and thump territory.

??? Terri sales still look strong to me, especially with FG just about to hit.

RATT · 03-04-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loltastic

What about other manufacturers? Can you post them up please?

Which ones? There's too many to list all of them!

Dave_au · 03-04-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4Vman

??? Terri sales still look strong to me, especially with FG just about to hit.

I was looking at this

http://fordforums.com.au/pub_images/SUV%2008%2001.gif

And add in the new model Kluger sales, and the introduction of the Mazda CX9, together with no model replacement of the Territory for at least a couple of years then I don't see the Territory being able to hold its ground any longer than the next 12 months.

Dave_au · 03-04-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RATT

Which ones? There's too many to list all of them!

Ratt could you please post Mazda & Subaru? thanks.

RATT · 03-04-2008, 03:35 PM

Mazda
Mazda BT-50 4X2 408
Mazda BT-50 4X4 599
Mazda CX-7 506
Mazda CX-9 603
Mazda MX5 99
Mazda RX8 42
Mazda Tribute 5
Mazda2 1,327
Mazda3 3,039
Mazda6 937
TOTAL 7565

Subaru
Subaru Forester 716
Subaru Impreza 1,050
Subaru Liberty 598
Subaru Outback 354
Subaru Tribeca 167
TOTAL 2885 (down 20% on 2007)

MAGPIE · 03-04-2008, 04:01 PM

Who was the idiot that bought the Adventra

Poetic Justice · 03-04-2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Who was the idiot that bought the Adventra

Was probably registered as a demonstrator.

TZENU · 03-04-2008, 04:31 PM

Will be interesting to see what kind of impact the FG will have on the Ford figures...

Tles · 03-04-2008, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave_au

I see the Kluger/Prado tag team are starting to really dig in and thump territory.

Toyota Kluger 1,446
Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC 506
Toyota Landcruiser Wagon 1,091
Toyota Prado 1,052

Toyota RAV4 1,349

Rav4 too

Rental fleet Terri replacements hopefully.

Thanks Ratt for posting up the no.s

sleekism · 03-04-2008, 05:05 PM

I'm worried that the Aurion was only a few units behind the Falcon!

Commodore sales are shocking! Are they due for a model upgrade soon??

I am simply shocked that so many people buy Toyotas! Do people actually look at the price and specs of cars or do they blindly walk into a Toyota dealer with a blank check??

Hopefully the FG will thump Toyota but I think something scarier will happen. I think Falcon sales will simply eat into Commodore sales meaning 2008 Corolla will be the best selling car.....

We really are a dumb country......

TheSneakiness · 03-04-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Monty

Our three utes, the Falcon, and the two rangers, add up to the amount of Hiluxes sold, and thats impresive.

About 800 units short on that mark Josh.

Hilux - 3529
Ford Utes (Falcon, Ranger 4x2, Ranger 4x4) - 2723

Damn shame to see Mondeo (356) floundering a little, still having supply problems?

Quicksand · 03-04-2008, 05:15 PM

nice to see some Cabriolet being sold and more than the Astra convertible which has been on the market for a longer time.

Also good to see Mondeo sales fairly consistent but would like to see more being sold.

T3ts50 · 03-04-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Who was the idiot that bought the Adventra

I was thinking the same thing. When did they stop production?

LeadFoot81 · 03-04-2008, 06:21 PM

Aurion/Camry sales are alarming for Ford and Holden. Yikes!

irlewy86 · 03-04-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Fantastic_Ford

Aurion/Camry sales are alarming for Ford and Holden. Yikes!

Avis and Thrifty must need a restock.

irlewy86 · 03-04-2008, 06:31 PM

Holden Monaro 3 ??????????????? Huh

XR Martin · 03-04-2008, 06:48 PM

Pretty sure the Mazda 3 has the greatest amount of private sales of any car, unlike the Corolla which is 80% fleet.

Rodp · 03-04-2008, 07:01 PM

Signed the dotted line on a car today.

Ford lost a sale. Just didn't want to budge on any sort of deal. Trading in an XR8 and the best I could get was 12k (I hate trying to sell privately, such a pain in the kyber dealing with tyre kickers). Was looking at the XR5T Focus so trade compounded with the fact that it didn't have cruise control was a killer for me.

Evaluated;

The Mazda3 MPS, too crazy having so much power going through the front wheels and trying to tame it by not allowing you to get the power down when you want it. I also didn't like the rear end that much.

The Mazda6 MPS, not a bad car actually, if the boffins drew a few more go fast bits on the blueprints I probably would have gotten it. Looked a little bland from the outside.

The Impreza WRX, not bad on the road but the styling. I don't know what went wrong there.

Ended up on an R32 Golf. This thing goes like stink, makes a horn noise doing it, 4WD, and by far the best box I have ever driven. $9000 discount on new (fleet discount, Ford was offering 3k discount) and 6k more for my XR8 than Ford offered.

I tried hard to buy Ford, I really did. I had even put in for a quote for aftermarket cruise control but at the end of the day, Ford offered the worst trade in deal... ON THEIR OWN MODEL of all the dealers I went to.

Bossxr8 · 03-04-2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodp

I tried hard to buy Ford, I really did. I had even put in for a quote for aftermarket cruise control but at the end of the day, Ford offered the worst trade in deal... ON THEIR OWN MODEL of all the dealers I went to.

Most likely because they already have a whole bunch of them out in the lot they are trying to sell.

The Monty · 03-04-2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

About 800 units short on that mark Josh.

Hilux - 3529
Ford Utes (Falcon, Ranger 4x2, Ranger 4x4) - 2723

Damn shame to see Mondeo (356) floundering a little, still having supply problems?

I was close.........
Your a bum Kenny.

Rodp · 03-04-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Most likely because they already have a whole bunch of them out in the lot they are trying to sell.

Of the dealers I went to, there were no XR8's in their used yard. I'm sure they could have wholesaled them elsewhere if they considered it a problem to move on their yard. Volkswagen dealer spent 20 seconds looking over the car and gave me a very fair price on it.

If Ford want repeat business then they have to expect traded vehicles. Isn't the goal of sales repeat business?

Dave_au · 03-04-2008, 07:53 PM

Yeah I really don't think the large car sales are going to get any better, its quite a lot likely their going to get much worse. Ford is hoping the FG will somehow re-ignite the slow decline in sales with some sort of lazarus rising, and I don't think they will be as succcessful as what they hope.

I think it will revert back to the kind of figures that the BF model acheived over the first few months, then probably slip back to a pretty constant 2,400-3,100 mark, with at least 85% fleet purchasing.

Too many ex-falcon owners have left the brand with a sour taste, the European and Japanese cars continue to get better and more popular than what they were a decade ago. People who have downsized are most likely not to bounce back and upsize again.

And then there is Territory, which was generally a well designed car, but if it's update is getting ignored for a period of time then it will really struggle, not to mention the Mazda CX9 with the modular V6 is very, very close to what any territory after 2010 will be running with.

Prove me wrong ford.

**russellw** · 03-04-2008, 08:39 PM

The graphical stuff is uploaded now HERE

RATT · 03-04-2008, 08:49 PM

Great stuff Rus.