Individual breakdown of sales of FPV & HSV models - December

[Brazen]

Interesting article of the model breakdown of HSV and FPV sales. Both are enjoying an increase (good for Aust. manufacturing).


http://www.carpoint.com.au/news/2010...ar-sales-18025

FPV
GT E/F6 E: 10
GS: 59
GT: 44
GT-P: 9
F6: 32
GS Ute: 13
Pursuit: 4
Super Pursuit: 40
F6 Ute: 30
Total: 241

HSV
Maloo: 133
ClubSport: 116
GTS: 88
Tourer: 22
Senator: 26
Grange: 14
W427: 1
Total: 400

If you add the Tourer sales to the Clubsport, it pips the Maloo. The GS has become popular for FPV.

[T3ts50]

Interesting to see Maloo being number one.

Though if you look at carsales.com.au how many dealers have E2 HSV's actually in stock.

[partsguy]

Originally Posted by Brazen

The GS has become popular for FPV.

Keep in mind it is a limited edition, production finished in December.

People tend to buy while they can.

[csv8]

14 Grange's sold !! Their are better cars out there for $90k+ !!

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by csv8

14 Grange's sold !! Their are better cars out there for $90k+ !!

The Grange is one of my favourite cars on the road. Luxurious, long, low and wide with a 6.2 V8, yes please.

[burnz]

not one GXP sold??
doesn't sound right..

[T3ts50]

Originally Posted by burnz

not one GXP sold??
doesn't sound right..

Dont think they are in production as yet.

[Deco28]

Yeh, GXP's not in production yet.

I saw this nice green F6 on the road a few weeks back, nice colour.

[irlewy86]

Originally Posted by csv8

14 Grange's sold !! Their are better cars out there for $90k+ !!

Saw a grange on the weekend, gee those drl's are annoying but they do took the attention away from an ugly front end.

[XWGT]

50% tax rebate for business stopped on Dec 31 so I'm assuming thats what fuelled a lot of Ute sales......

[Bud Bud]

Originally Posted by irlewy86

Saw a grange on the weekend, gee those drl's are annoying but they do took the attention away from an ugly front end.

Grange doesn't get them yet.

Do you like them on the Audi? You wont like the Autobahns in Germany either as they will be full of them soon. Every car sold in Europe from 2010 will have to have them by law.

I like them and it shows that HSV is always looking ahead to the next trends. Perhaps they needed them on the SWB cars because these are still intended for the UK market. I read somewhere that all cars in Europe will need to retrofitted a year or 2 later.

Kind of makes a mockery of the stupid law that was passed concerning low watt driving lights in Australia. Banning the use of these is just plain dumb. At least HSV has found another way around it. I expect FPV to have them soon.

[Bud Bud]

Originally Posted by Bud Bud

Grange doesn't get them yet.

I just had a look on the HSV website and I have found that maybe the day time running lights are in the upper head light part of the Grange but they certainly are not in the lower bar like all of the other models.

[uranium_death]

The Super Pursuit is far more popular than I thought....

I don't like the Maloo, but it is a recognisable name. Ask people who makes a Super Pursuit and most will only guess it...

FPV is still young. Would love to see the GT-E and F6-E models grow in numbers.

[prydey]

Originally Posted by XWGT

50% tax rebate for business stopped on Dec 31 so I'm assuming thats what fuelled a lot of Ute sales......

why do hairdressers need a ute?

[irlewy86]

Originally Posted by Bud Bud

Grange doesn't get them yet.

Do you like them on the Audi? You wont like the Autobahns in Germany either as they will be full of them soon. Every car sold in Europe from 2010 will have to have them by law.

I like them and it shows that HSV is always looking ahead to the next trends. Perhaps they needed them on the SWB cars because these are still intended for the UK market. I read somewhere that all cars in Europe will need to retrofitted a year or 2 later.

Kind of makes a mockery of the stupid law that was passed concerning low watt driving lights in Australia. Banning the use of these is just plain dumb. At least HSV has found another way around it. I expect FPV to have them soon.

May have been a Senator, the DRL's seemed to be turned up just a little to high. They do annoy me in the Audi's too but they are probably 5-10% less noticable compared to the E2's.

If its true about the mandatory DRL's in Europe than it explains why HSV have got them, for their exports. So there is no gaurentee we'll see them on FPV's yet. If they do become more common I know I'll be getting a stronger pair of lenses for the Oakley's.