Production fell to around 12,500 in 2005, down from nearly 35,700 in 2004. The company sold 28,000 Crossfires in 2004 and just 9,900 in 2005.

That would only total up to 37,900 Crossfires built since 2004, now start subtracting the e-bay Crossfires.

This imformation from the web site: http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/...ssfire-output/

 

If the VIN #s are officially the number of units produced there are a number of 2005 cars still on the dealer's lots that are over 51000.

Go to the Chrysler website and search inventory. There aren't a whole lot left in dealer inventory here in SoCal but I have seen several with VIN #s over 51000.

Considering the type of car it is, those are pretty decent numbers considering the little advertising done for it. Interesting that the sales went down when the "fire sale" pricing went into effect.

 

My VIN is #58704 on my Roadster, so am I close to the last off the line??

 

Where did you get your facts from? We need a source... lol.

Oh, and the Crossfire went into production in June 2003. That would spread that total built over a longer period of
time, unless you were going by "model" year.

 

You won't hear Chrysler giving out PRODUCTION data. The never provide such information to the public, at least not in a reliable fashion. They will build as many cars as they THINK they can sell, and maybe even a few thousand they don't. What Chrysler will provide to the public is accurate data on U.S. SALES, and they also provide worldwide sales data though I've found it harder to find.

Here's an update on a prior post:

Total U.S. Crossfire Sales

YTD (thru June 06) - 5,221
2005 - 14,665
2004 - 14,969
2003 - 4,021

Total U.S. Sales - 38,878

It's harder to find data for worldwide sales, but I found data for 2004 a while ago.
2004 worldwide (including U.S.) Crossfire sales - 22,680. So about 1/3 of Crossfires appear to be sold outside the U.S.

How many have been produced? Right around 61,000 04's and 05's. Don't know how many 06's.

 

Sorry Ben I did not post the web link in the opening post of the thread, but I went back and added it.

Here it is again so you do not need to backup: http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/...ssfire-output/

 

Rob, thanks for the numbers. They certainly look right.

Those numbers look like a very successful car to me. Especially when you look at the category the Crossfire is in. As was mentioned by others in the Forum, it is not a need (well maybe some of us MADE it a need) but rather a want. It was a car for someone with extra disposable income. A car that becomes "practical" when the prime rate is sitting at 1%. Very practical as the 3rd or 4th car.

Chrysler had to know about all of this going in. The Crossfire was their "halo" car. Profit margins be damned, but it gets great press. It is a car people want but can't always justify. A car that will set styling trends for the company (look at the grill proliferation and the new Sebring). But something strange happened on the Crossfire's path to that "halo"...The new 300, Magnum, and Charger and of course "it's got a Hemi".

Suddenly the new Chrysler "halo" car(s) were also practical. They had 4 doors and could carry six sets of golf clubs (a set per seat) AND looked fresh, uniquely American and downright BAD#SS doing it ...In addition this "halo" was affordable (with a V6) and was a collaboration of German and American engineering, and did I mention it had a Hemi?

Actuality there are two things that doomed the Crossfire, the economy and the success of the 300.

That said, I applaud Chrysler for making a "concept" car that a regular Joe (or Jill) could own. Our own little pseudo exotic if you will.

Now if they can figure how to make sure we get the service we expect and deserve, the story will have a very happy ending...

 

SRT SIX's analysis is perceptive and right on target. What hurt the Crossfire was the unexpected marketing success of the 300 and the Magnum, which reduced the perceived need to play the "halo" card with the "sports car" motif. And the last point is correct, too -- we will be happy with the modest sales so long as the company finds a way to service and support these cars properly and with all due respect to their discretionary owners.

 

Per the article: "The Crossfire sits on the lot for an average of 302 days"

Wow, with as many comments that we get, as many compliments that we get, I'm just amazed at how long these cars are sitting on lots!

 

My '05 Coupe purchased new earlier this month has built date of 12/04 and VIN 54018. So if those production figures are correct the VINs on our cars don't appear to be totally sequential or the production numbers indicated are not world total. US model only ???

 

I am sure the VIN SN are for worldwide consumption not just the US.

 

Official calendar year production numbers from Karmann:

2003 Coupe: 18,470 - Roadster: 19 - Total 2003 = 18,489
2004 Coupe: 19,426 - Roadster: 16,250 - Total 2004 = 35,676
2005 Coupe: 4,126 - Roadster: 8,329 - Total 2005 = 12,455
Total Coupe: 42,022 - Roadster: 24,598 - Grand Total = 66,620

The VIN appear to be sequential. The VIN on my car is 54018 with a manufacturing date of 12/2004. According to Karmann a total of 54,165 had been built from 2003 to the end of 2004.

 

Do a search on the Cars.com website for the Crossfire in all areas -- you will have quite a bit to look at -- and these are 2005 models sitting on the dealers lots ready to buy in the 25k-30k range -- plenty of SRT's out there also.

 

I guess DC can stop production for a year, because it'll take a year to sell the left over ones here already at dealers!! And port storage lots.