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Thunderbolt wrote:
I am a Chevy Guy, but my math shows that Chevy and GMC sold 117,407 so they didn't sell more than Ford.MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Sierra and silverado outsell Ford. Also canyon and Colorado add up another almost 18,000 units. Wow good month!
I'm a Ford guy but Mark was clearly just adding up February's numbers. It should be a good year for all manufacturers if the economy keeps up its current pace with the new administration.- I am a Chevy Guy, but my math shows that Chevy and GMC sold 117,407 so they didn't sell more than Ford.
MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Sierra and silverado outsell Ford. Also canyon and Colorado add up another almost 18,000 units. Wow good month! hone eagle wrote:
Once its out the factory door it is booked as a 'sale' as far as the company is concerned ,sales generate the 'profits' that generate bonuses............ see where we are yet ?
G.M. has the most dealers to stock these 'sales' ,its a house of cards ,if there is a lack of disciple within the company bad things can happen .Camaro for example has over a 200 day supply last time I ran across the numbers , bad bad habit difficult to break
All automakers book the "revenue" when invoiced to dealer. Revenue less expenses is the "profits". Expenses include paying incentives on vehicles when reported "delivered" to customer. If you review the GM 10-K for 2016, you would see that GM had great revenue and reduced expenses. So you can include GM in your example of what might happen without discipline (or disciple as you stated), but GM is currently successful in their approach.
I am not sure when you last checked the day supply, but sports cars have a smaller window (less months) for ultimate sales, so you need proper inventory for that time.- Once its out the factory door it is booked as a 'sale' as far as the company is concerned ,sales generate the 'profits' that generate bonuses............ see where we are yet ?
G.M. has the most dealers to stock these 'sales' ,its a house of cards ,if there is a lack of disciple within the company bad things can happen .Camaro for example has over a 200 day supply last time I ran across the numbers , bad bad habit difficult to break mtofell1 wrote:
Feb 2016 - 1 Honda Ridgeline was sold nationwide. That's awesome..... you can't accuse that guy of following the herd!
fwiw - I've sure noticed A LOT of new vehicles on roads. And by "new" I mean with no plates so I suppose some could be used but most look new.
I did my part and bought my wife a new car last month. But that was a Hyundai... not exactly a "tow vehicle". Although I did tow it home with my Ram. Does that count for anything? :)
Yep! likely got a great deal on the last one.
Honda redesigned the Ridgeline to look more like a PU. I didn't think much of them until my DD decided to buy one to take to Colorado. It had a 5,000# towing capacity and we used every once of that and then some 1,200 miles for Portland to Bolder. The Ridgeline preformed great as mentioned 4,600 U-Haul tandem axle box trailer in tow, 3 adults and two large dogs in the TV, Trunk and half of back seat loaded.
It would be interesting to see the new numbers, and hers was also AWD.mtofell1 wrote:
Feb 2016 - 1 Honda Ridgeline was sold nationwide. That's awesome..... you can't accuse that guy of following the herd!
fwiw - I've sure noticed A LOT of new vehicles on roads. And by "new" I mean with no plates so I suppose some could be used but most look new.
I did my part and bought my wife a new car last month. But that was a Hyundai... not exactly a "tow vehicle". Although I did tow it home with my Ram. Does that count for anything? :)
I drive buy a big auto conglomeration that has 6 brands. From what I can see from the street they're packed with used cars and trucks. Somethings gotta give eventually.- Nissan Titan was outsold by the Ridgeline? That is ugly.
And why are the Tundra's sales down? Isn't that a "new" truck? - Feb 2016 - 1 Honda Ridgeline was sold nationwide. That's awesome..... you can't accuse that guy of following the herd!
fwiw - I've sure noticed A LOT of new vehicles on roads. And by "new" I mean with no plates so I suppose some could be used but most look new.
I did my part and bought my wife a new car last month. But that was a Hyundai... not exactly a "tow vehicle". Although I did tow it home with my Ram. Does that count for anything? :) - Giving up profit for market share is a risky business decision that can backfire
MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Sierra and silverado outsell Ford. Also canyon and Colorado add up another almost 18,000 units. Wow good month!
Like I said who had a sale ?
hint truck month
