April 2016 Mustang Sales Numbers Released

[WindveilNJ]

The Down side

It is not just those in the UK and down under with a long wait. I ordered my '16 GT premium vert on March 15 and it will not even be built until May 23d. I am certainly better off than those waiting a year, but 3 + months is longer than I expected by at least a month.

Also, don't be so sure that chevy will not close the gap. Mustang does not seem to be planning too much improvement for 2017 across the line (maybe a GT500 but those are going to be rare) so Chevy's recent improvements have time to get traction - at least until the refresh in'18.

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[Zelek]

The Mustang is just more appealing to the regular crowd while the Camaro is geared towards the enthusiast crowd. Not saying the Mustang is not an enthusiast car (Just look at the trim levels) but it does cater to your more casual buyer.

Just sit in a Camaro and take one for a test drive and you'll see (or not, literally) what I mean. Doesn't matter what trim.

 

[timd38]

I can't see out the Camaro, and I like the looks of the Mustang, so what if it is 2/10s quicker in 1/4 mile...........

I get more comments about my Mustang than the Corvette. I am going to take them both to a car show in a couple weeks and it will be interesting to hear what people say.

 

[jasonstang]

I can't see out the Camaro, and I like the looks of the Mustang, so what if it is 2/10s quicker in 1/4 mile...........

I get more comments about my Mustang than the Corvette. I am going to take them both to a car show in a couple weeks and it will be interesting to hear what people say.

Can't see out of that's your poor man's Lambo right there.

 

[garagelogic]

The Mustang is just more appealing to the regular crowd while the Camaro is geared towards the enthusiast crowd. Not saying the Mustang is not an enthusiast car (Just look at the trim levels) but it does cater to your more casual buyer.

Just sit in a Camaro and take one for a test drive and you'll see (or not, literally) what I mean. Doesn't matter what trim.

Don't disagree, but just the enthusiast crowd is not enough to sustain the viability of the model. GM went down that road before with the Camaro and look what happened. It seems GM sells a higher priced car with more performance direct from the factory while Ford has chosen a lower initial price-point to get in a Mustang and let's the buyer decide how far they want to take the performance.

Unless you run a class that requires factory-stock cars, it really doesn't matter that one car is a few ticks faster/slower than the other. On the street, in stock cars, it almost always ends up being the driver that determines the outcome of a contest of speed. But then, all some want to talk about it the capability of a given car, not real world results.

 

[mdnt]

If the canaro highest month sale equal to the mustang lowest month sale that still be good enough to keep camaro around. Camaro share almost every parts in gm part bin. So the cost of R&D for camaro are very low. GM making a killing on camaro.

Problem about that is the rest of the Alpha platform is also having a hard time selling, hard to make money when the platform in general is failing.

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f15/cadillacs-problem-cars-cant-sell-248769/

 

[garagelogic]

I think they must be out of tired excuses over on Camaro6, as they are pretty much ignoring the subject. I figured that would be the case once sales continued to trail by a significant margin even after "all the trims" were available for delivery.

However, I still expect a bunch of the usual suspects to come into this thread and post up their take on why the 6thGen Camaro is trailing the Mustang so bad despite being the newer car.

Problem about that is the rest of the Alpha platform is also having a hard time selling, hard to make money when the platform in general is failing.

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f15/cadillacs-problem-cars-cant-sell-248769/

IMO, the reason for the dismal sales for Cadillac is the same as it is for the Camaro. In both cases, they pretty much carried over the exterior styling of the previous generation over to a new platform. People want more design separation between model years, and simply bettering the performance of a model is not going to put buyers in showrooms in any real numbers. I, and a few others, thought this would be the case when I first saw the "new" 6thGen Camaro and, it seems, we were dead on right.

 

[ZaneWayne]

Great job Ford!!!!!

 

[DABKO]

Problem about that is the rest of the Alpha platform is also having a hard time selling, hard to make money when the platform in general is failing.

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f15/cadillacs-problem-cars-cant-sell-248769/

Based on GM's figures for April, the ATS, CTS & Camaro had about 10.5K sales combined versus Mustang's 12.7K. All three vehicles are built at GM's Lansing Assembly Plant. That plant appears to be under utilized at this point in time.

 

[ZaneWayne]

This is not rocket science though guys. The Mustang is the cheaper, better packaged car. People see with X plan, that they can get a fast V8 for thousands less. That being said, I know chevy would like to see a higher number, but 7-8k a month will keep the Camaro around for a long time. Which is great for everyone!

 

[e30og]

I still think its too early to write off the Camaro. Give it a full year that its out before judging its sales.

That or people cant stand how shitty the ergonomics and visibility are!

 

[1320']

I don't think it's a "token" response...he has said the same thing over on Camaro6 when they're deciding to not ignore the news.

it's only a matter of time before Enator posts the stats, then we'll really see the ignoring and "sales don't matter" game start up.

I'm going to predict..about 6 posts before we see the "I'm glad they're not everywhere, I like having a more rare car" ..which is usually the red flag pointing at a massive idiot.

 

[rvlyssup]

I don't think it's a "token" response...he has said the same thing over on Camaro6 when they're deciding to not ignore the news.

it's only a matter of time before Enator posts the stats, then we'll really see the ignoring and "sales don't matter" game start up.

I'm going to predict..about 6 posts before we see the "I'm glad they're not everywhere, I like having a more rare car" ..which is usually the red flag pointing at a massive idiot.

:lol:

 

[ZaneWayne]

Token response from one of said "usual suspects". We know you wanted to say more, but I guess you decided to just suck it up and pretend this news is not a disappointment to you.;)

Edit: I knew you would have to say more!

Dude, I may get banned for this, but STFU. I love the S550. I was an inch from trading my V for one when they first came out. I have praised the platform far more than mentioned its short comings. This news does not disappoint me. The exact opposite. This is great news for car enthusiasts, because it means that more than 30k rear wheel drive, V8 sports cars are being sold from US car makers. The market is demanding that they still make them. Why is the hell would I be mad or disappointed?

 

[garagelogic]

I don't think it's a "token" response...he has said the same thing over on Camaro6 when they're deciding to not ignore the news.

it's only a matter of time before Enator posts the stats, then we'll really see the ignoring and "sales don't matter" game start up.

I'm going to predict..about 6 posts before we see the "I'm glad they're not everywhere, I like having a more rare car" ..which is usually the red flag pointing at a massive idiot.

The same red flag usually points to the "all I see driving Mustangs are women". Welcome to the 21st century, where women have as much buying power as men. If you're okay with alienating that demographic, it might help explain the dismal sales numbers.

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