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Originally Posted by Expunge
Less than 30% of total sales was successful? err ok. LOL
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It could be extremely successful if they were expecting 10% take rate. Even more successful if they had expected a 3% rate. If they were hoping for 40% it would be a mild disappointment, and 30% could be considered an outright failure if they were planning selling 2/3 of cars with a track pack. On top of that, if the sales mix shifted from where Ford expected it to be towards cars with higher margins, they're going to be pretty happy with some doing 'worse' than expected.
Of course, if total sales are above the targeted amount, they can hit a lower percentage for one or two packages and they would still rightfully be considered successful. 25% of 6500 is bigger than 30% of 5000. Conversely, if total sales are below expectations, one package having a better share isn't all that much comfort (35% of 3500 is less than 30% of 5000)
And don't forget ... there were 4 ways to get a GT350. Base, track, tech, and R. On average, each has to be 25% of sales. Sure, the R was intentionally limited (as I understand it) to something like 10% of sales. That means that the other 3 would have to average 30%, certainly no more than 33%.
Point is, without a lot more information (that only Ford knows) the percentage sales for each package is pretty much meaningless.