end of monthly sales reports?
An interesting aside:
Last month, GM said they will no longer report sales on a monthly basis (a tradition they started many decades ago). They argue the monthly ups & downs are meaningless -- too much variability. So they're going to report quarterly instead.
I believe Ford has said they're going to follow suit.
I wonder if Mitsu will switch to quarterly also. I imagine there's little advantage (and possibly a disadvantage) to reporting monthly when your competitors aren't.
Canada: best May total sales ever
221 Mirages sold = best month so far this year, but it's actually down from last May (274). This despite record or near-record gas prices in much of the country.
However the company as a whole had its best month ever. They sold lots of plug-in Outlanders last month (more than Mirages): 590 deliveries.
Quote:
Mississauga, ON – June 1, 2018 – With 2,711 vehicles sold in the month of May, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. established a new record achieving its best monthly sales in its history. Vehicle sales also surpassed last year’s May record sales by 20 per cent. SUV sales increased by 59 per cent over last year for the month.
https://www.mitsubishi-motors-pr.ca/...subishi-motors
Nissan sold more Micras in May (741) than any other month this year, but its year-to-date sales are also down, like the Mirage's (-20% in the Micra's case).
Cars the Mirage outsold in May...
With 3101 Mirages sold in the U.S. last month (32% more than May 2017), here's the small car competition it left in the dust.
Note how many models' sales have dropped, year over year:
- Fiat 500: 264 OUCH! (down from 1240 in May 2017) ... related thread: Fiat leaving U.S? Trying to boost 500 sales with turbo-only engine for 2018
- Chevrolet Sonic: 1187 (down from 2143) *
- Chevrolet Spark: 638 (up from 357, but 2017's May figure was during a stop-sale. Down from 3495 in May 2016) *
(* Not sure how reliable the GM figures are -- got them from http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/chevrolet/ -- but GM stopped releasing monthly corporate sales info in April.) - Toyota Prius C: 818 (down from 1121)
- Toyota Yaris: 139 OUCH! (down from 852)
- Toyota iA (Yaris sedan AKA Mazda 2 sedan): 2,861 (down from 3,444)
- Mini Cooper: 926 (down from 983)
- Hyundai Accent: 2,471 (down from 5,773 -- and this is with a brand new model for 2018)
- Kia Rio: 2,181 (up from 1187 -- brand new model for 2018)
Cars that beat the Mirage:
- Nissan Versa (sedan + Note): 6,576 (down from 9,006)
- Ford Fiesta 5,110 (up from 4,181)
- Honda Fit 4,976 (down from 5,105)
The Fiesta's increase may be due to the fact that Ford has cancelled it for the U.S, so factory incentives are probably high to clear it out.