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  1. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Oct 1, 2010
    The above is right out the MINI USA press released. I to am trying to figure out how selling 3720 more MINI's this year over last is a 1.2% decrease.
     
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    #3 Dr Obnxs, Oct 1, 2010
    Hmmmm

    I'm guessing that if the decrease is real, that the last years sales number put into the post doesn't include the latest month.

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    #4 Dr Obnxs, Oct 1, 2010
    More interesting takes on the numbers....

    So, if you did really well in cash for clunkers, the Sept year on year increase is huge, cause inventories were depleted last year when cash for clunkers had done it's magic. Here are some examples:

    Ford Sept year on year up 46%! They did well in CFC and had low inventory in Sept last year.

    GM up 11%, they didn't do too well in CFC.....

    Chrysler is a bit of an anomoly in the stats.... They didn't do that well in CFC, but were in sales free-fall cause of the uncertain corportate future, and no-one was really buying a Chrysler product, they were up 61%!!!!!

    I really hate the month year to year sales number. It's a totally bad stat that gives little insight into what's really going on. here's an interesting take on the subject via WARD's: Ward

    Matt