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FR-S 2017 6.846 2016 7.457 2015 10.507 2014 14.062 2013 18.327 2012 11.417 Subaru BRZ 2017 4.131 2016 4.141 2015 5.296 2014 7.504 2013 8.587 2012 4.144 These are the current sales numbers... 2018 is even worse. |
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I think it's a real response to someonetalking about how much more brzs sell than the 86.
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Partially true, but it is not clear whether Toyota will continue this collaboration -- and they sell more than the BRZ. With the numbers dropping, and 2018 significantly less, will there still be the volume to warrant any major upgrades? Personally, I hope the collaboration continues, but I don't know what will stem the decline, especially as compact SUV's get more performance oriented. Toyota is a much larger brand and therefore the share of 86's to total Toyota sales is much less than the BRZ is to total Subaru sales. And that's how corporate decisions are made. Toyota has 3 times the number of dealerships than Subaru. And Subaru is a growing brand other than the BRZ. Niche products still need to make money. Making minor changes means no significant retooling so that's what makes sense financially.
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Now post the sales numbers for cars like the 370z, Miata, and Fiat 124.
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Makes sense, it's in a totally dead segment. In 2003 it had a 25-30hp advantage on the mustang GT, now it's down 130 horses to the Ford. It's heavier than it should be and the build quality isn't there for how expensive it is. It either needs to become a muscle at, or come downmarket to compete with the Miata and the 86, neither of which can be done with minor upgrades, which is all Nissan wants to spend R&D on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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In fact sales numbers alone are almost meaningless unless we know what the business plan said they wanted to make and how many they actually did. If they planned to, and actually made, 8,000 86s and sold 6,846 that is a success. If they planned to, and actually made, 20,000 86s and sold 6,846 that is a horrible failure. Unless somebody is privy to the plan and the actual units made the sales are not a good indicator of success. Let's play the sales numbers game for last month just for laughs though. Looks to me that if we base the future of each model on sales numbers then the Miata should be gone soon and BMW might as well just pack in most of their models.
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Makes sense, it's in a totally dead segment. In 2003 it had a 25-30hp advantage on the mustang GT, now it's down 130 horses to the Ford. It's heavier than it should be and the build quality isn't there for how expensive it is. It either needs to become a muscle at, or come downmarket to compete with the Miata and the 86, neither of which can be done with minor upgrades, which is all Nissan wants to spend R&D on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks! Those numbers sure show a pretty even field! 86/BRZ is keeping up nicely with the Miata, which is a much newer car and has a much bigger cult following. The demand is there, people are buying these cars. If tiny Mazda can justify an all new platform every generation with these sakes numbers, so can Subaru. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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You can go back through the months and see that the sales of pretty much all "sporty" cars have dropped dramatically across the board in the last two years. The FRS/BRZ have actually held their ground far better than the majority of the list. Nothing to panic over but certainly shows that you need to look at all the numbers and not just one subset.
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