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There's a lot being said about the supposed sports car/hybrid flop from Japan, the Honda CR-Z. While it's not totally undeserved - the CR-Z could be prettier and a whole lot sportier - is the CR-Z really a flop? I mean, the Pontiac Aztek was a flop. But a Honda, a sporty Honda?
Looking at a car like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, its 130 sales in November 2010, and its year-over-year increase of 15%, it's hard to give the CR-Z a break. If Hyundai can still grow Genesis Coupe sales when it isn't a new model, what's with Honda not being able to find buyers for a little tech-show runabout like the CR-Z? On the other hand, there ain't nobody calling the Mazda Miata a flop, and the CR-Z out-sold the Mazda by more than 5-to-1 in November 2010. Then again, the Miata is a convertible... in winter... and it's ready for a refresh. Should Honda be worried about the CR-Z not taking off? Uh... yeah. In the last four months, CR-Z sales went from 53 to 70 to 82 to 58. That's not a pleasant trend. But a flop? For a car that was never meant to be anything more than a niche market car, 4636 North American sales in a few short months isn't all that bad.
Though not a flop, the Nissan GT-R is certainly in a flopping state as we speak. Down 67% in November, the mightily powerful twin-turbocharged Nissan is off 52.3% this year. Can a junior supercar avoid that sort of trend? Isn't this to be expected? Well, Porsche 911 sales were up in November and are up year-to-date. And the much-more-expensive-and-prestigious-than-a-Nissan Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is getting close to the point where it'll be out-selling the GT-R 2-to-1.
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - June 2011
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is not as popular as the Ford Mustang. Or the Chevrolet Camaro. But Canadians like it more than any other sporting coupe, at least based on June 2011's sales data. Year-to-date, the Genesis Coupe trails the Dodge Challenger...
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - December 2010
Blame it on the temperature. Winter in Canada is no time to sell convertibles, even the hardtop variety. Total combined sales of the Volvo C70, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Porsche Boxster, Mazda Miata, and BMW Z4 were only 42. Compare that with the 60 BMW Z4s...
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In America - November 2010
In an effort to clarify matters after The Good Car Guy transferred American Muscle Car Sales data into the two Graphs below, the first group of vehicles separates German sporting cars (black) from American (red) and Japanese (blue). This still doesn't...
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - October 2010
The Audi A5's ridiculous popularity in Canada - 33 times more popular than the BMW 6-Series in October; 7.6 times more popular than the also-gorgeous Audi TT in October - is well-deserved and only a bit surprising. Month after month the Audi A5/S5...
- Sales Of Sporty Cars And Premium Sporty Cars In Canada - June 2010
Hyundai Genesis Coupe sales in Canada rose 66.1% last month. June was a good month for Hyundai, there's no doubt, and the Genesis Coupe's sales jump wasn't even the most noteworthy for Hyundai Canada. Sonata sales jumped 99% from June 2009...
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Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - November 2010
Looking at a car like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, its 130 sales in November 2010, and its year-over-year increase of 15%, it's hard to give the CR-Z a break. If Hyundai can still grow Genesis Coupe sales when it isn't a new model, what's with Honda not being able to find buyers for a little tech-show runabout like the CR-Z? On the other hand, there ain't nobody calling the Mazda Miata a flop, and the CR-Z out-sold the Mazda by more than 5-to-1 in November 2010. Then again, the Miata is a convertible... in winter... and it's ready for a refresh. Should Honda be worried about the CR-Z not taking off? Uh... yeah. In the last four months, CR-Z sales went from 53 to 70 to 82 to 58. That's not a pleasant trend. But a flop? For a car that was never meant to be anything more than a niche market car, 4636 North American sales in a few short months isn't all that bad.
Though not a flop, the Nissan GT-R is certainly in a flopping state as we speak. Down 67% in November, the mightily powerful twin-turbocharged Nissan is off 52.3% this year. Can a junior supercar avoid that sort of trend? Isn't this to be expected? Well, Porsche 911 sales were up in November and are up year-to-date. And the much-more-expensive-and-prestigious-than-a-Nissan Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is getting close to the point where it'll be out-selling the GT-R 2-to-1.
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- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - December 2010
Blame it on the temperature. Winter in Canada is no time to sell convertibles, even the hardtop variety. Total combined sales of the Volvo C70, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Porsche Boxster, Mazda Miata, and BMW Z4 were only 42. Compare that with the 60 BMW Z4s...
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In America - November 2010
In an effort to clarify matters after The Good Car Guy transferred American Muscle Car Sales data into the two Graphs below, the first group of vehicles separates German sporting cars (black) from American (red) and Japanese (blue). This still doesn't...
- Sporty Car Sales And Premium Sporty Car Sales In Canada - October 2010
The Audi A5's ridiculous popularity in Canada - 33 times more popular than the BMW 6-Series in October; 7.6 times more popular than the also-gorgeous Audi TT in October - is well-deserved and only a bit surprising. Month after month the Audi A5/S5...
- Sales Of Sporty Cars And Premium Sporty Cars In Canada - June 2010
Hyundai Genesis Coupe sales in Canada rose 66.1% last month. June was a good month for Hyundai, there's no doubt, and the Genesis Coupe's sales jump wasn't even the most noteworthy for Hyundai Canada. Sonata sales jumped 99% from June 2009...