April 2010 Mustang sales figure: 5,145 Up -12% compared with month before
April 2010 Camaro sales figure: 9,150 Up 3% compared with month before
April 2010 Challenger sales figure: 3,713 Up 16% compared with month before

 

looks like the anticipation of the 11GT might have hurt things even with all the good deals on the 10's?

 

Should get interesting over the next 3 months when 2011 Mustangs are finally on the dealer lots. I expect Mustang sales to go up quite a bit, but by how much is the question.

 

As much as they can produce.

 

Interesting. I wonder, how are sales for retail orders factored in? Are they tallied when I place my order or when I receive my car? Regardless, these aren't bad figures for the 2010 considering that world + dog knows about the better engines for 2011.

 

It's not sold until you receive and pay for it. Given this and the number of "pre-orders" Ford claimed to have, the sales numbers should skyrocket for a month or two.

 

Exactly. The current sales figures for the stang are meaningless and have been ever since the majority of the automotive world got confident the new powertrains were coming.

GM should try to squeeze out any sales they can because its about to get ugly, and quick

 

They mentioned the 1st month pre-orders (11k I think it was stated back in early March), but Ford never posted numbers for the rest pre-order numbers. Did the 2011 Mustang beat the 2010 Camaro's 14k pre-orders or not ??

Doug

 

So what would be a good guess for total sales of the new 2011 Mustang? How many 2010's did they sell? Compare it to 2005 or 2006 before the other bloated ponies showed up.

Found this link with some numbers.

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...the-years.html

 

Enator, welcome and thanks for posting.
Do you by chance have these charts going back to see a trend of a year or two?

 

Thanks
No sorry I have just for this time when Camaro came out
But trend you can see here:

 

Why does gen 3 overlap gen 4?

 

Nice catch, CH.

 

the data is always suspect when they can't proof read...

 

It's probably a typo. Should read '79 to '93.

 

What explains the jump in December? All 3 had increases but the Mustang really went up. Christmas presents for the rich?

 

Thought this was interesting. With Ford having a big percentage increase (again), so did Chrysler (and Dodge cars [Chally, Charger, others? Charger police fleet?]), whereas GM barely eeked out an increase:

GM ekes out gain, Chrysler on the mend

General Motors Co. reported a 6.4% increase in from a year ago when bankruptcy was on the horizon. The auto maker's core brands made up for the void created by the winding down or shedding of the Hummer, Saab, Saturn and Pontiac brands.
Detroit-based GM said it sold 183,997 cars and trucks last month, up from 173,007 a year ago, topping analysts' targets as newly launched products accounted for one of every four vehicles sold.
Dead or dying brands aside, sales of the Buick, Cadillac, Chevy and GMC nameplates rose 19.7%. Buick sales jumped 36.4% while Cadillac increased 35.7%.
Even Chrysler, managed by Fiat SPA, reported a big improvement. April U.S. sales rose 25% to 95,703 vehicles. Chrysler brand sales for the month rose 61% to 22,386 vehicles, Jeep was mostly flat at 19,645 units and Dodge rose 24% to 53,672 vehicles.
Car sales rose 96% and total truck sales increased 7% in April.
[where's that truck of the year spike? ]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gm-...dist=countdown

 

Year end business tax maneuver for Section 179 deduction?

Lot's of muscle cars for business use... LOL