What a relief, more validation. It was the rafter and a rope for me before this came to light.
Originally Posted by sonoronos
The S2000 sold the following numbers from 2004 to 2007:
(US sales numbers)
2004 - 7,320
2005 - 7,780
2006 - 6,271
2007 - 4,302
(Before you ask - the international numbers are around 50% of the US sales total)
For the XF to have sold even 60,000 units, consider that for the period of time between 2004 and 2007, the XF needed to sell 15,000 a year - more than double S2000 sales - even including international sales!
Sources:
- ^ American Honda Sets New All-Time Sales Record (HTML) (English). Honda Media Newsroom. Honda Motor Company (2005-01-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ American Honda Posts Ninth Consecutive Year of Record Sales in 2005 (HTML) (English). Honda Media Newsroom. Honda Motor Company (2006-01-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ American Honda Posts 10th Consecutive Year of Record Sales in 2006 (HTML) (English). Honda Media Newsroom. Honda Motor Company (2007-01-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ American Honda Posts 11th Consecutive Year of Record Sales in 2007 (HTML) (English). Honda Media Newsroom. Honda Motor Company (2008-01-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
My thinking is that the variety of colors, interiors, and having both coupes and roadsters contributed to the XF's sales numbers.
Have some pride in your cars, people!