Ever wonder what car sells fast? really fast?

[Kroze]

 

[soccerballtux]

lol 0 US (GM, if you can count them as US anymore considering how they're outsourcing to Mexico now) vehicles on that "shortest days in inventory" list.

This could be because of the just-in-time manufacturing Toyota/Honda/etc do vs. "we are building X cars and you, the dealers, must sell that many this year" that GM does.

 

[JackBurton]

Hey that's great. That means pretty good deals on Vettes.

 

[Kroze]

lol 0 US (GM, if you can count them as US anymore considering how they're outsourcing to Mexico now) vehicles on that "shortest days in inventory" list.

This could be because of the just-in-time manufacturing Toyota/Honda/etc do vs. "we are building X cars and you, the dealers, must sell that many this year" that GM does.

I don't know JIT manufacturing affected demand but I can tell you that 5 out of 10 vehicles that move the fastest are Toyota. Toyota must have terrible inventory management

 

[Kroze]

I definitely wanted to check out the Prius C, 2012 Impreza, and the 2012 CR-V. All have significant updates.

 

[evident]

Isnt the altima like the #2 best selling mid sized sedan right now? how did it make the longest list?

 

[Via]

Why the hell doesn't Toyota churn out more Prius.... Priusses.... Prius's...... whatever.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Isnt the altima like the #2 best selling mid sized sedan right now? how did it make the longest list?

Maybe Nissan overflows the market with units?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Hey that's great. That means pretty good deals on Vettes.

There are literally hundreds and hundreds of used Vettes for sale around here at any given time. You want a Z06? No problem. You want a ZR1? No problem.

 

[RavenSEAL]

There are literally hundreds and hundreds of used Vettes for sale around here at any given time. You want a Z06? No problem. You want a ZR1? No problem.

Got 50K? No problem!

 

[thedarkwolf]

Surprised by the IQ. Seems like a horrible car for the money. Must just not have many available so the idiots that wanted one bought all of them as soon as they showed up.

 

[Demo24]

Kind of surprised to see the venza on there since the only time I ever see them is on dealer lots.:sly:

 

[Doppel]

Maybe Nissan overflows the market with units?

I think this must be it. They are good cars, but the deals on them have been great for a long time. It's just like the market is flooded with them.

Must just not have many available so the idiots that wanted one bought all of them as soon as they showed up.

Pretty much. I'm sure there was a time when the Smartcar was in high demand, too.

Why the hell doesn't Toyota churn out more Prius.... Priusses.... Prius's...... whatever.

They have been. I think last month was a record for hybrid sales, they are certainly cranking up production and have the hybrid market cornered still, with hybrids a growing percentage of their overall sales.

 

[Don Karnage]

Toyota needs to make a 2 seat prius

 

[Kroze]

Toyota needs to make a 2 seat prius

And become a failboat like the Honda crz?

 

[Vic Vega]

...

 

[RavenSEAL]

Toyota needs to make a 2 seat prius

Prius TRD Coupe!

 

[pukemon]

Maybe Nissan overflows the market with units?

Might also be because it's the last model year before a refresh. The incoming model is supposed to get better mileage than the current model and shouldn't cost much more so people might be waiting on the new one.

 

[KIAman]

In general, the left side is made up of small, fuel efficient vehicles with the exception of 3. The right side is made up of large, not efficient vehicles with the exception of 3.

Seems about right at this time.

Although, you can't really make a judgement on anything based on this graph alone. For example, what about cars not in either list? Does that imply people keep those cars forever or that they last forever?

 

[Ferzerp]

The nice thing about statistics with no context is..... nothing!

You can make all the conclusions you want, but without detailed info about the supply chain for them, you are just reinforcing your own preconceived notions.


If I make 100 of widget y, and ship all 100 to a store and they sell one per day, the average time on shelf is 50 days, and at the end of 100 days, I have sold 100 widget ys. If I then make 1 widget z per day for 100 days and ship that one to a store each day and it sells that day, the average time on shelf is 0 days! At the end of 100 days though, I have sold 100 of each widget. Or, I can make 100 of widget x on day one, and then just trickle them out to the store because I want to keep stock low and make it appear that one should buy their widget x when they see it because it may be gone tomorrow.

In other words, with no context, these numbers mean little to nothing.

 

[Kadarin]

Why the hell doesn't Toyota churn out more Prius.... Priusses.... Prius's...... whatever.

Perhaps the correct plural is Prii?

 

[BoberFett]

The nice thing about statistics with no context is..... nothing!

You can make all the conclusions you want, but without detailed info about the supply chain for them, you are just reinforcing your own preconceived notions.


If I make 100 of widget y, and ship all 100 to a store and they sell one per day, the average time on shelf is 50 days, and at the end of 100 days, I have sold 100 widget ys. If I then make 1 widget z per day for 100 days and ship that one to a store each day and it sells that day, the average time on shelf is 0 days! At the end of 100 days though, I have sold 100 of each widget. Or, I can make 100 of widget x on day one, and then just trickle them out to the store because I want to keep stock low and make it appear that one should buy their widget x when they see it because it may be gone tomorrow.

In other words, with no context, these numbers mean little to nothing.

This. Supply chain and inventory management is a complex thing.

 

[ElFenix]

people actually buy the iQ? ick.

 

[rh71]

surprised at the Audis going fast, and the Altima going slow.

 

[Capt Caveman]

surprised at the Audis going fast, and the Altima going slow.

Last summer when I was looking at the Q5, only one dealership in eastern MA had one in stock and it was for show only as it was in the showroom. I believe the wait time was like 5 months for one.

Surprised that the 4-Runner was on the list, I'm guessing they make so few of them nowadays.