MotoringFile MINI USA Sales Down 13% for November

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  1. JoeClubman

    JoeClubman New Member

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    #1 JoeClubman, Dec 7, 2013
    Sales are down across the board with one interesting exception. The Paceman has finally found buyers. 631 in November – almost double that of the Clubman. And what of the Roadster and Coupe? They’re fallen off a cliff. Not surprising considering the time of the year but it’s somewhat shocking to see the most exciting […]

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  2. CHKMINI

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    #2 CHKMINI, Dec 7, 2013
    I think reliability concerns from the general public have come home to roost.
     
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    #3 cct1, Dec 7, 2013
    Nope, it was all the F56 spy pics that did it.
     
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    #4 minirab, Dec 7, 2013
    Good one!!
     
  5. Crashton

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    #5 Crashton, Dec 7, 2013
    Yes MINIs secret of carp reliability has come home to roost for sure.

    I would have thought those F56 pictures would have had folks running to snap up the last of the R56 MINIs.
     
  6. Dave.0

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    #6 Dave.0, Dec 7, 2013
    Sorry but it looks like the new butt ugly F'56 will not be MINI's homecoming queen but more like Carrie.

    Good luck MINI you are going to need it.
     
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    #7 JenLane, Dec 8, 2013
    The numbers are skewed because it looks like MINI USA reported some (all?) of some models to be reported as "sold" to dealerships. That's why you see strange spikes in earlier months. Probably a year-end accounting and inventory adjustment of some sort.
     

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