September 2006 new car sales

[Falcon Freak]

Today is (obviously) the last day of the month. I along with many others are looking forward to next week when the September sales figures are released (either Wednesday or Thursday). It will be interesting to see because:

Holden - I am hearing conflicting stories about VE sales. I have not seen many on the road and I hear that they are not selling as well as expected. But other people claim to see several a day. I'd be surprised if they sold more then 6,500

Ford - A difficult month to predict. With the opposition releasing new models and the BFII 'just around the corner', I expect a poor month. Conversely the recent introduction of the government LPG rebate may increase Falcon sales. Approximately 4,000 is my guess.

Toyota - The new Camry seems to be selling like the proverbial hotcakes. I see them on a regular basis and wouldn't be surprised if they sold more then 4,000 (and pass the Falcon total).

Mitsubishi - nothing new for the 380 and they will now slip back from the spotlight as they are no longer the 'new kid on the block'. Will they pass the 1,000 mark? I think the 380 looks better now then 12 months ago as the poverty pack 380 ES would easily beat the poverty pack Omega in both acceleration and fuel economy. And the 380 is significantly cheaper.

FF