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Originally Posted by KMPrenger
A lot less Camaros.
Sales are not just sales...they don't mean everything. Profits do. Would you rather sell 500 of something and make a grand off each, or 2000 of something and make $200 off each?
(answer: the former)
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A sale is a sale. Period. You guys like to make it out that a fleet sale is evil here. They are making some money on them, just not as much as retail sale. Also fleet sales can keep the factory moving, you are not making any money when the factory is sitting idle. Would Ford and Dodge love more retail sales, you bet but sometimes you need to offload inventory in bulk. It's all about finding the right balance.
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Originally Posted by SuperSound
Be careful about making assumptions on fleet sales because you are missing a key item...profit. Dodge could very well afford a large number of fleet sales because their platform has been paid off for years. The only thing they have pay off are the components. Not so for Camaro and Mustang. I think the Camaro is doing better than the Mustang though in that category. Since they had been running almost the same percentage of fleet as the Challenger with a completely new car.
Also the Challenger has consistently sold better since the '15 refresh than it had in years prior. It would be interesting to see if after the refresh (and Mustang/Camaro getting smaller) the Challenger fleet sales jumped or if it was retail ones.
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Agreed ^