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November sales
« on: November 30, 2007, 07:55:48 pm »
About how long does it take for the last months sales numbers to be released? I'm quite curious about if all the "strong dollar" rebates and incentives worked or if people sat on the sidelines as some have suggested.

I know I've talked to friends in 2 local dealerships and they variously described November as "brutal" and "dead". One guy told me the only thing his store was moving was low margin entry stuff that had strong finance and lease programs.
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Re: November sales
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2007, 07:57:21 pm »
Month-end will probably be Monday? Not sure where it falls this month.
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Re: November sales
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2007, 07:23:24 am »
Will OVR's new car show up as just one or three... the other two that he nearly bought ????    :rofl:
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Re: November sales
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2007, 11:18:08 am »
Adding to the Cdn Sales thread, but overall don't think the market has been impacted too much. I too heard November started slow but picked up.
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Re: November sales
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2007, 09:31:46 pm »
Sounds as though everyone is down, except for Chrysler: http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071203.wautos1203/BNStory/robNews/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071203.wautos1203

What I find most interesting is the claims in the article that vehicle sales have slowed because of a weak economy.  The Canadian economy is doing fairly well, manufacturing sectors excluded, and I find it a very weak claim to say that economic slowdown is responsible for poor sales.  Everyone is griping about US car prices - clearly the spread between Canadian and US pricing is causing a slowdown.
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Re: November sales
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2007, 10:04:31 am »
Not a bad showing IMO. Sales slowed all of 5% (fell 6,000 units). While significant, it's not the huge drop many anticipated.

When you add in the 25,000 imported vehicles (which I would guess are up by more than 6,000 units), Canadians actually bought more cars last month. 
« Last Edit: December 04, 2007, 10:07:14 am by sirAQUAMAN64 »
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Re: November sales
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2007, 10:58:11 am »
Desmo...don't worry yer head about the "reasoners" out there..it's like the DAILY TV/Internet/Papers.......they always have a specific REASON fer everything in their little WORLD...stocks are down today 'cos Nigerian rebels blowed up real good.....Oil is Up 'cos Ahmenijihad had a bad bowel movement...etc  etc.... let it ride  baby....
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