Global MINI sales slump in January....

[Paul]

Not good figures: January MINI sales drop dramatically | theSwitchback

Quote:

In January 2009 BMW Group recorded 10,120 MINIs sold. January 2008 saw 15,475 new MINIs sold Worldwide, this decline in sales represents a decrease of 34.5% new MINIs sold in the month.

[sony]

How do these figures compare to other manufacturers I wonder?

[mab01uk]

Ford's planned job cuts highlight car industry malaise | Business | guardian.co.uk
Quote:-
"The SMMT said all segments of the market were down except the "mini" segment where sales were up 40%. Sales of the "super mini" class fell less steeply than other segments, taking its share of a depressed market to more than 35%.

The Ford Fiesta was Britain's best selling car for the third month in a row. Among marques hardest hit by the downturn were Bentley, down 59% in January, BMW and Citroen, both down 40% and Renault, 59% lower. Jaguar sales soared 55% but Land Rover saw it sales down 52%."

[W44NE G]

What people are forgetting though is that's still 10,000 sales. It's not like 5 MINIs were sold. Sales are still strong... I know that from speaking to lots of dealers when recently looking for a JCW. They all seemed shocked at how much demand there is.

Can we not just have some positive news for once instead of so much pessimism and negativity?!

[Paul]

It's a big drop in sales, jobs are on the line, I don't think you can make much fanfare over that.

[rachel88]

well, it's not surprising. most car manufacturers are facing problems. sighhhhhh