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Originally Posted by rice_classic
A: First "full" year. So not calendar year but first 12 month period right?
B: Any data to suggest that production output vs demand had any effect on units sold in estimated 12 month period?
C: RX-8 (2003) did not go on sale with $4/gallon fuel and in the midst of a massive recession. Although 2003 wasn't exactly an economic boom year either.
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A. Yes, first 12 month period (not CY).
B. Nothing in the data to indicate that, but anecdotally speaking, that's probably true for Subaru in particular in the initial months.
C. Yep, although the first full CY for the RX-8 was actually 2004. Your broader point holds true though -- those were the days of sub-$2.00/gal gas and a fairly optimistic market/economy.