August 2006 new car sales

Falcon Freak · 31-08-2006, 07:59 AM

I am keen to see the following:

How many Commodores were sold with the release of the VE - would be a few
How many new Camrys were sold - I suspect heaps
How much impact the above two had on Falcon sales and what percentage are Egas equipped
How few Mitsubishi 380s were sold.

FF

mash85 · 31-08-2006, 09:16 AM

ive been seeing new commodores everywhere...and even more new camrys!

have ford released the BF mk2 yet?

31-08-2006, 09:32 AM

I have seen 3 VE Commodores in the last month. I SS V, and two Executives.

I also suspect there would be alot of VE Commodores registered as dealer demos as well.

05MkIIFutura · 31-08-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by RATT

I have seen 3 VE Commodores in the last month. I SS V, and two Executives.

You definately didnt see any Executive's, they dont exist

vztrt · 31-08-2006, 10:36 AM

I reckon it's gonna be a bad month for Ford.

Full Spectrum · 31-08-2006, 10:40 AM

I see plenty of 380's around now.
Seen 4-5 New Camry's.
Seen 3 VE's omega SV6 SS.

JD86 · 31-08-2006, 03:51 PM

iv seen about 4 or 5 ve omega's and an ssv on the road

Dr Smith · 31-08-2006, 03:59 PM

Considering sales of VE didn't officially start until mid month do you think it would have big sales for the whole month, plus the factory is only now reported to be nearing max capacity (Drive: http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...eID=19717&vf=2 )having started at about 100-160/day and we are in the last days of august Plus VZ sales would mix in there aswell unless vfacts can break it down or Holden give it out .

31-08-2006, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 05MkIIFutura

You definately didnt see any Executive's, they dont exist

Ahh yes sorry..

Poetic Justice · 31-08-2006, 05:56 PM

We've sold all bar 2 Camry's allocated to us for this month, and a few out of supply for next month.

Falcon Freak · 31-08-2006, 07:15 PM

I have seen three new Camrys and two VE Commodores on the road.

FF

Falcon Freak · 03-09-2006, 07:55 PM

Any early numbers available yet?

FF

lowriding · 03-09-2006, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Considering sales of VE didn't officially start until mid month do you think it would have big sales for the whole month, plus the factory is only now reported to be nearing max capacity (Drive: http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...eID=19717&vf=2 )having started at about 100-160/day and we are in the last days of august Plus VZ sales would mix in there aswell unless vfacts can break it down or Holden give it out .

yeah it would be a couple of months before definative figures are out reflecting VE sales .

Smoked · 04-09-2006, 12:10 AM

Saw 4 VE's in one day last week.

1 was parked at uni, and had quite a few students gorking at it. Personally i dont get why, but still.

380's are becoming popular ,as is the new Camry, but I live in an area with numerous Older people.

Full Spectrum · 04-09-2006, 04:31 AM

Is that sunshine uni ?.

Falcon Freak · 05-09-2006, 07:37 AM

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FF

Richo72 · 05-09-2006, 11:10 AM

It's not all smiles at Holden Dealers with the arrival of VE...It certainly hasn't taken off at the levels that other models have....I know of 2 dealers that only managed 6 and 10 VE sales last week respectively, well below expectations...

But never fear, the 'registration' of demo vehicles will get their numbers up in August / September....they just won't necessarily be sales...

Will be VERY interested to see when the first Special Value pack comes out....that'll be the first sign that sales aren't as healthy as desired, though I'm sure the headline would read

"Holden provides even more value - As part of it's planned VE launch program, Holden today launched 10 special value packs for it's VE commodore range...."

Smoke Pursuit · 05-09-2006, 11:54 AM

Same thing i was talking to a wholesaler at one of the biggest Holden Dealers in QLD and his comments were it hasnt taken off at all, theres more enquiry for runout VZ models then there is for VE. It seems as though the private market is very price driven at the moment, and considering you can buy a VZ Calais $41,000 a VE Omega isnt cheap at $37,000

As for fleet orders AUGUST isnt a big month usually!

Ghiadude · 05-09-2006, 12:03 PM

Out of interest what were the BA's first months figures like??? It pre dates the forum but does anybody remember??? ill check russ's stats......

according to the graph and my memory BA launched with a first full month figure of around 5200 units. lets see how VE goes.... i know the climate and fuel prices are iffy but itll still be telling

Dave_au · 05-09-2006, 12:41 PM

news.com.au

SALES of cars and trucks dipped 5.2 per cent in August, according to the latest figures from the automotive industry.

In its VFACTS report today, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said 81,661 new vehicles were sold last month compared with 86,177 sold in the corresponding month last year.

That took demand for the year to 642,383 vehicles, a fall of 3.4 per cent.

Toyota was clearly the top selling company in August with 18,585 vehicles ahead of Holden (11,819) and Ford (10,323).

The Holden Commodore was Australia's top selling car with 4986 sold during August.

Smoke Pursuit · 05-09-2006, 12:43 PM

4986

Thats not a huge month considering they are giving away VZs and they should have sold most of the first batch of VEs!

Richo72 · 05-09-2006, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

4986

Thats not a huge month considering they are giving away VZs and they should have sold most of the first batch of VEs!

I understand that VFacts sales is based on vehicle registrations, which means that every demo car counts even though not a "sale" to the public as such. So in August there would have to have been what at least 2 demos (probably more) registered for each Holden Dealership....make that 600+ demos across Aust....and you're looking at a pretty unimpressive sales number.

Smoke Pursuit · 05-09-2006, 01:00 PM

Not to mention all the Holden Rep cars in SA.

Id say the Demo number would be closer to 1000 units as most dealers have up to 6 demos.

rst2000 · 05-09-2006, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

4986

Thats not a huge month considering they are giving away VZs and they should have sold most of the first batch of VEs!

how many for the falcon? if ford get anywhere near that figure they'd be rapped...

Dave_au · 05-09-2006, 01:09 PM

Total fords sold were 10323 so I doubt Falcon sales will be too high.

Ghiadude · 05-09-2006, 01:16 PM

ford is only 1500 behind holden that just introduced a brand new model of its best selling car doesnt look real good

Dave_au · 05-09-2006, 01:23 PM

I think I read somewhere that Holden had supply issues for the VE production

Abacus · 05-09-2006, 01:37 PM

A Holden dealership I do work for says VE sales have been very disappointing.

You would have to expect Falcon sales to be well down through a combination of:

- Fuel prices depressing the large car market generally

- Give-away pricing on run-out VZs

- Interest in the VE

WASP · 05-09-2006, 01:44 PM

General feedback from my Ford Dealer who works also with some Holden Dealers claims that there is much interest in te new VE model but conversion into sales is not as strong as they where hoping. Small car sales however have been booming on both sides.

Dave_au · 05-09-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Abacus

A Holden dealership I do work for says VE sales have been very disappointing.

Meanwhile the FCAI say that sales of the new VE and Camry have been promising

www.fcai.com.au

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Originally Posted by FCAI

Motor Vehicle Sales Dip in August
5 Sep, 2006

5 September 2006

Australian motor vehicle sales dipped slightly in August as the effects of high fuel prices and rising interest rates combined to discourage some buyers from car showrooms.

Official VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that the market fell 5.2 per cent on last August and year-to-date sales are now down 3.4 per cent on the same period of 2005.

"After four years of record growth the FCAI had been forecasting a slight decline of total sales in 2006 and the downturn is only a little greater than our initial prediction," said the FCAI's Chief Executive, Peter Sturrock.

On present trends the industry will sell about 970,000 vehicles by year's end compared with the FCAI's forecast at the beginning of the year of 980,000 and a record 988,269 in 2005.

Peter Sturrock said the August results were notable for the strong debuts of two new locally manufactured models.

"The enthusiastic reception for the Holden Commodore and Toyota Camry is a great encouragement to the local automotive industry," said Mr Sturrock.

Within the overall market, various segments are showing conflicting trends.

Sales of the smallest cars in the market continued to grow in August – the Light car segment registering a 31.4 per cent rise over the same month in 2005 – but the Small car segment was down slightly (1.3 per cent).

"As the interest rate rises take effect it is not only the fuel economy of a vehicle that buyers are considering but also the monthly repayment that would be required," said Peter Sturrock.

The Light Truck market was down last month by 8.9 per cent but within that the Pick-up/Cab-Chassis 4x4 segment rose by 7.0 per cent.

The Sports Utility Vehicle market fell by 10.8 per cent in August and year-to-date is now down 7.4 per cent.

"Fuel economy is clearly the issue affecting SUV sales and it is notable that within that market the sales of Small SUVs are less affected," said Peter Sturrock.

Toyota was Australia's bestselling vehicle brand in August with a 22.8 per cent share of the market, ahead of Holden (14.5 per cent) and Ford (12.6 per cent).

For more information contact:

Peter Sturrock
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

FCAI top ten by volume