Sales are down accross the board! Mercedes, -34.2% Porsche -50.1% BMW & VW are the only two companies that didn't see a double digit decline for October, -4.9% and -6.5% respectively. Read the article
October sales collapse rattles ailing automakers
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Wonder why BMW has done so much better than Porsche or Merc :scratchhead:
2dogs, good thinking 
Wondermike said:
Could it be customer loyalty? Are BMW owners more loyal to the brand? Are American Merc drivers as fanatical as many BMW drivers? Does one buy a Porsche to reward one's self while many BMW's could be considered practical? With the current economy is a $50k BMW more attractive than an $80k Porsche? i don;t know, just my thoughts.
rabman5, you could be right what you say there - I think the UK and US are quite different markets.
pvr, how can it be possible? Unless instead of self-registering 50% of cars for BMW UK they've increased that even more
pvr, how can it be possible? Unless instead of self-registering 50% of cars for BMW UK they've increased that even more
For Canada the numbers are quite different for October 2008 over October 2007....
Audi - +67.7%
BMW - +22.8%
Mini - reported seperately - +52.7%
Mercedes - +15.4%
Smart - +1,488.2% -
VW - +37.7%
Infiniti - +60.4%
Jaguar - +37.5%
Lexus - +15.8%
Subaru - +23.4%
Suzuki - +21.6%
Several others are up also. Chrysler was the only one from North America that was up.
Audi - +67.7%
BMW - +22.8%
Mini - reported seperately - +52.7%
Mercedes - +15.4%
Smart - +1,488.2% -
VW - +37.7%
Infiniti - +60.4%
Jaguar - +37.5%
Lexus - +15.8%
Subaru - +23.4%
Suzuki - +21.6%
Several others are up also. Chrysler was the only one from North America that was up.