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Old 19-07-2008, 07:53 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by prydey
gee this thread is starting to prove my point more than i thought. so many people think its all doom and gloom for the large car segment when in reality car sales are not really slowing at all. look at the combined sales of all large aussie cars 5 years ago (the big 4) and compare them with today and you will find they are not too much different. when you consider the other options available as well that aren't small cars like the territory and kluger and captiva etc which all steal sales from the sedans but are still not small cars, its evident that people are not heading to the small car market in there droves like the media will have you believe.

the v8 market is still very strong also.

the article also refers to resale being a lot worse than a few years ago but like i showed in the OP using one example, thats not entirely accurate either.
I agree 100%
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