<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by tomhan:
...Honda Odyssey sales are 16% lower than this time last year. Maybe it will happen within the next year or so since the US plant is about to go into full swing.</font>
<a href="http://www.honda2001.com/news/attachments.html?y=2001&r=682">Ody September sales figures</a> are only 12.6% lower than Sept. 2001, and YTD sales are off by only 2.7%.
How do Ody sales compare to the competition? <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011002/detu022_1.html">Daimler Chrysler minivans</a> were down 41% for the month, and 18% for the year! That's a huge difference when compared to Ody sales. This shows that the Ody continues to gain market share relative to DC.
I don't take September sales as indicative. Many people delayed buying big-ticket items for the several weeks following 9/11. If nothing else, the supply-chain was slowed down, so even if someone ordered an Ody, it might have been delayed temporarily several days due to parts or border issues. Add to that the fact that there was one less selling day in September than last year, and the differences are not significant.
IMHO, the opening of the US plant will not alter the supply/demand ration enough to lead to sales incentives of the type we see for Ford, GM, and DC.
Regards,
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Maugham
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[This message has been edited by Maugham (edited 10-31-2001).]