News for the members. Honda just released their sales figures and they sold 3792 Fits in April alone.

If the demand continues, we are going to see a shortage assuming the 40k Fits Honda plans to build for the US.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4352671&EDATE=

 

Prety good numbers. Wonder if it took a bite out of the record setting Civic Sales.
At that pace Honda could sell 80k Fits in a year.

 

Ahhhhhhhhh Honda Fit, the Civic you always wanted.

 

and not one of them is the one I have on order still... ughhhhh

 

http://www.hondanews.com/CatID1007?m...48226&mime=asc

Not bad for 10 days eh?

 

just one of the guys and gals with the fit

 

Thats 3792 sold since April 20. Thats alot of cars in 10 days.

 

I don't think Honda has to worry about going bankrupt anytime soon!

 

I feel like I just bought Google @ $90....the Fit is like a hot IPO...hahaha

 

It is actually 136,512 in a year.
released 4-20 april has 30 days so multiply by 3 and then by 12.

OR

take 3792 divide by 10 and multiply by 365. This equals 138,408.

 

Well these types of math is too optimistic, cuz fit just came out, so demand would be higher this month than later on.

 

True but it is all the data we have to go on. So to project any numbers for a year is irresponsible. Most likely this year 40k will be sold.

 

I believe Hondas is projecting to only build 50k for the states, am I correct?

 

BURP!!!

1 more please?

 

US sold more Fits than Canada! Only 1278 Fits sold in Canada and I believe that Canadian Fits started selling at least a week earlier.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../02/c2869.html

 

there are more people in the US.

Population of Canada 32,521,027
from http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm

Population of USA 298,444,215
from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/.../2119rank.html

I think the ratio is in favor of Canada.

 

Canadian population: 32 million
American population: 295 million

Days extra sold in Canada: 17
Price premium, Fit Sport Auto:
Canada: $19,480 + $1,300 (auto) + $1225 (Destination/Freight) + 15% average sales tax (7% for Alberta only) = $25,306 CAD = $22,595 USD
US: $15170 + $800 (auto) + $550 (Destination) + 8% state Sales tax (any higher?) = $17,842 USD

Does not take into account lower average Canadian household income

If anything, sales in the US are slow in comparison. We could only imagine how many would be sold at the US price.

 

Nice work Crimsona but I beat you by seconds.

 

Maybe the Toyota factor? Canada also has a 5 door Toyota Yaris and we do not. We get one with a boot (Echo version 2.0).

Also, in the US in 2004, the last year in the US for the Toyota Echo, the TOTAL sales for the YEAR were just under 3600 cars!

Wonder how 4-door Yaris sales in the US will be, especially if the dealer has a Corolla parked next to it?

 

Sweet! So that means I should have seen one on the road in Portland by now, but I haven't

I'd better get mine in a few months to make sure I snag one.