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Autoweek is reporting that the 2 seater roadster market is down significantly this year. Especially for the BMW Z4 which is relatively new to the market. Even without the Z4, its still down.
Overall 2004 sales are down 21.1% from the first half of last year. The Z4 is down about 25%, but there are plenty of others down too.
Lots of ideas on why. Some products are older (S2000, Miata, TT) and the Z4's controversial styling and high price are shouldering some blame.
Still, this does not appear to be a good trend for the future Solstice, at least on the surface. The one bright spot might be that sales are down because people are waiting for new roadsters like the Solstice to hit the market before buying. Hopefully that is the case! It would be terrible for GM if the 2 seat roadster market dries up!
Article:
http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?...=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=03511333
Overall 2004 sales are down 21.1% from the first half of last year. The Z4 is down about 25%, but there are plenty of others down too.
Lots of ideas on why. Some products are older (S2000, Miata, TT) and the Z4's controversial styling and high price are shouldering some blame.
Still, this does not appear to be a good trend for the future Solstice, at least on the surface. The one bright spot might be that sales are down because people are waiting for new roadsters like the Solstice to hit the market before buying. Hopefully that is the case! It would be terrible for GM if the 2 seat roadster market dries up!
Article:
http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?...=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=03511333