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  1. Jdubbya

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    #1 Jdubbya, Aug 4, 2007
    There was an interesting little sidebar in Thursday's WSJ reporting US sales figures for auto manufacturers. At the bottom of the list Ferrari was shown as having sold 2,379 cars year-to-date for 2007, a 15% increase from 2006. At first I thought that seemed a little high. Does Ferrari follow suit of most manufacturers these days and release next years model late this year? No article to go with it but I still thought it was interesting.
     
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    #2 Bullfighter, Aug 4, 2007
    Is that through the first half of calendar 2007?

    It does seem a bit high if it's U.S.-only. I believe factory capacity is 5000-6000 cars annually, based on what I've read.
     
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    #3 Jdubbya, Aug 4, 2007
    The monthly figures are for July and the YTD says only YTD. I would assume that means through July. I tried finding a link to the table at WSJ online but failed. 346 was the number quoted for July sales.
     
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    #4 AMA328, Aug 5, 2007
    Remember that the factory closes for August vacation. That, combined with Christmas and end of the year vacation could likely mean a lower rate of production for the remainder of the year.
     
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    #5 Jdubbya, Aug 5, 2007

    I wonder how they count sales also. Does it count as a sale while the new owner waits for the car to be made or only after it's delivered? Not many companies still do business that way.
     

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