Quote:
Originally Posted by alrox
Down 75% from 3 years previous is THAT bad.
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I took a sample, randomly picked May for the month to look at.
2005: 3,078
2006: 3,317
2007: 3,300
2008: 2,904
2009: 1,643
2010: 1,428
Decline Relative to:
2005: 54%
2006: 57%
2007: 57%
2008: 51%
2009: 13%
So almost 20% away from your 75% figure. Now, is it bad? Yes, but it isn't that bad because of who the Corvette appeals to and it won't recover as quickly for the same reason. It's a play toy. It isn't a DD for most people. So when the market goes to shit and the entire auto market dives from 16MM units per year average to 9.5MM... yeah it's going to take a hit too and probably more so but it will come back.
I think you need to calm down and not get so worked up because you are wrong. Next time bring real numbers.
Source:
2005/2006:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...ales060106.txt
2007:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...ales060107.txt
2008:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...ex99060308.txt
2009:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...396/dex991.htm
2010:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...720/dex991.htm
Cannot do yearly because GM doesn't disclose that detail easily on an annual basis. I would have to add them up manually and I'm not prepared to devote that kind of time when a sample illustrates my point.