December Sales Numbers Are In
Filling in for Rick since he typically issues this report. :W Perhaps he hauling wood and just didn't have time! :B And that excludes his truck. :W Link
Forum Discussion
MARK VANDERBENT,
It won't be until the end of Feb 2014 at best before all of the GM truck assembly plants are back on line and then can get up to speed and that's when there will be more of the 2014 models on sales lots and reasonable ordered trucks build timings. The new 2015 HD models which will be begin build soon will also increase sales also. So many are waiting for the 2015's which will re-define the HD segment. Not my words, but those of the automotive rag publications!
The huge inventory of 2013's GM trucks built before the lines went down one by one for major line revisions and change overs and is virtually exhausted now and are very scarce on most dealer's lots around the country. There will always be a few dealers who are not aggressive etc and will have previous year models on their lots no matter what brand/brands they sell.
Our local small Ram/Chrysler dealer still has 3 new 2012 Dodge Rams left on his lot and we see them nearly every day. Doesn't help that he's a real dingbat to buy from either and that he has a lousy service reputation. Hopefully, he'll go under as he's teetered on insolvency for years now and/or someone better will buy the business and run it right. Local people go out of town to buy their Chrysler/Ram/Fiat controlled vehicles and I sure don't blame them.
It won't be until the end of Feb 2014 at best before all of the GM truck assembly plants are back on line and then can get up to speed and that's when there will be more of the 2014 models on sales lots and reasonable ordered trucks build timings. The new 2015 HD models which will be begin build soon will also increase sales also. So many are waiting for the 2015's which will re-define the HD segment. Not my words, but those of the automotive rag publications!
The huge inventory of 2013's GM trucks built before the lines went down one by one for major line revisions and change overs and is virtually exhausted now and are very scarce on most dealer's lots around the country. There will always be a few dealers who are not aggressive etc and will have previous year models on their lots no matter what brand/brands they sell.
Our local small Ram/Chrysler dealer still has 3 new 2012 Dodge Rams left on his lot and we see them nearly every day. Doesn't help that he's a real dingbat to buy from either and that he has a lousy service reputation. Hopefully, he'll go under as he's teetered on insolvency for years now and/or someone better will buy the business and run it right. Local people go out of town to buy their Chrysler/Ram/Fiat controlled vehicles and I sure don't blame them.
