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Originally Posted by tripjammer
It's April 2012 thru Nov 2012 (8 months), and Jan 2013 thru April 2013 (4 months)
540 X 8 = 4320 units
540 X 4 = 2160 units
Total is 6480 units
Around May 2013 is when the 2014 BRZ production starts...could even be earlier...
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You are looking at the allocations by production months rather than delivery to dealerships. If we go by production.. you'd have to start your math in March because they've already started building them.
But, you are right about next year.. I wasn't thinking straight.. production for the 2013 model year would stop around May/June. Two weeks for summer shutdown and retooling the lines and then start production for 2014 model year cars.
I'll revise my math backwards by one month for next year...
I'm going by delivery to dealerships..
May to November = 540 * 7 = 3780
December to July = X * 8 = 2220.. X = 278 cars per month.
Still doesn't make sense to me.
It if were by date of manufacture like you suggest.. then it would probably change things a bit.
Since they've already started, you have to start with march.. so March to November would be 9 months * 540 = 4860
Then December through May would be 6 * X = 1240 cars.. X = 207 cars per month next year.
it's even worse..
I'm not saying you are wrong.. I just don't think the article has anything factual behind it.. I think it's pure speculation and in this case, normally reliable auto news sources have wound up picking it up and running with it when they really shouldn't. For all we know, the source could have been some 18 year old parts counter worker who made their own guess about something.