Originally posted by oldcorollas
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dont forget the corolla/novaNope -
Gee Holden got a good return on their $1bn investment..."If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donahue Penske Porsche 917
"In Japan we no give fark for Subaru" - Trust Japan Technical Director
(TM - AVENGE)
"You can never have enough power. I remember when we had Group B cars... THEN we had enough power!"
Juha Kankkunen - Rally of Argentina '02Comment
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well 57000 cars x average price of 35000 is 1995000000. how much is 1b? 100 million? fucks me i never count that highNopeComment
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I'd like to see a list breakdown of the actual models sold. How many of the Commodores were SS's, Falcon XR6/8 etc.:worship: RIP Sir Jack Brabham AO, OBE (1926-2014) 3 World Titles, Legend.Comment
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um ,but they are going to sell the car for the next 8 years :knock:, so the $1b investment is looking pretty good i'd say.A billion dollars for a new platform is chicken feed .Originally posted by jizzmonkey View PostComment
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It's hard to fathom that Ford could get it so wrong for so many years and still be in business.Comment
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You're forgetting exports too, I think its nearly a 50/50 split now.Originally posted by itsnotagsr View PostComment
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Don't know exactly, but according to what I think is a Holden press release posted on another forum:Originally posted by WRXCORE View Post
"Strong sales of high end VE Commodore models such as SS, SSV and Calais V saw V8 Commodore numbers surpass the record of 10,982 set in 2003 by almost 500. Sales of V6 and V8 Commodores to private buyers were also up an impressive 35% on 2006, reflecting a growing popularity of the new VE range among Aussie families."
If nothing else, that tells you that close to 20% of Commodores sold are V8s, and the cheapest V8 Commodore these days is a $45k SS or Berlina V8.
Funnily enough, I fit all of those categories, being the private buyer of a V8 Commodore in 2007.Comment
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They did, actually. 57k cars in Australia alone this year, plus who knows how many exports, plus even more exports next year when the G8 deal gets into full swing. Multiply that over six or seven years production of that basic design, and it looks pretty good for Holden.Originally posted by itsnotagsr View PostComment
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true, though to put it into perspective, they sold 485,650 HQ's in 3 years.Turns out, far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons
Originally posted by seedyromComment
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Yep, and the sales rate for the VT was much higher than the VE's rate is too.
There's no question that there are fewer large sedans sold now than there used to be...Comment
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Yeh awesome, Australian's bought over million new cars and can impress their mates but personal debt is at a record high. Go you little Aussie.RB26......................AgainComment
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I think the Mazda 3 is impressive, given it is the first on the list to be basically all private sales, and not fleet/rental/government/big business related.Comment
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Wonder how much of that personal debt is actually because of people buying cars?Comment
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