Sneak peak of Holden's all-new Commodore

[EL BURITO]

I have been thinking about it and i dont know even with a new model can

the commodore recoup its sales numbers witch have slowly been declining

over the past years due to the high price of fuel and seeing how this is

not going to change. I am not saying they will not sell but i am saying

thaT the idea that a car that is going to use more fuel than is predosesor i

is going to suddenly jump up in sales. well u get were i am going

[oneightoo]

i get where ur going..

but..

it'll still sell if it looks good..

[EL BURITO]

Wat is the commparrision in relation to commodore sales Vs Astra

[oneightoo]

that is probably a question our good friend blackie can answer..

[entice]

people who genuinely want a performance car, will buy a performance car, and to hell with fuel prices...
you still have to pay for fuel and so what if it costs an extra $800 a year to run, esp if you get what u want.

Now, simalrly, those that want a big car and loads of power/torque..eg a 6L V8, will still buy it, regardless of the fuel cost.

Holden made the mistake of p15sy cars and p15sy engines in the fuel scare of teh early 80's..and lost big on sales...


do u think they would not have learnt?

Sure, alternative fuel cells are important, but nothing is the same as fossil stuff atm, not until the hybrids develop further...
and diesel? well it's at best an interim measure...

[maloo97]

I know one is computer an one is a real picture though .......

[mr_sikma]

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[180HOA]

I have been thinking about it and i dont know even with a new model can

the commodore recoup its sales numbers witch have slowly been declining

over the past years due to the high price of fuel and seeing how this is

not going to change. I am not saying they will not sell but i am saying

thaT the idea that a car that is going to use more fuel than is predosesor i

is going to suddenly jump up in sales. well u get were i am going

I agree... The large car market has been dying since the mid-90's. But for now, there's still enough volume to make it worthwhile, so Holden are sticking to what they know and are going to milk everything they can out of it. Which is all well and good in the short term, but it may leave them up sh1t creek without a paddle if they don't make some effort to produce more efficient cars. But, I suspect Denny Mooney doesn't give a crap about that because by that stage Holden will be a speck in his rear view mirror and it'll be someone else's problem...

[Red AH SRI T]

that is probably a question our good friend blackie can answer..

Well i can tell you Holden sells aprox 2000 Astra's a month, compared to anywhere between 4500 - 8000 commodores a month

[oneightoo]

wow thats a lot.. i wasnt expecting figures that large..