TKxB

There were some heated discussions here about the wisdom of 'mainstremlining' of Scion Xb. I personally really dislike new model, but some love it. Well, the numbers speak:

From corporate January 2007 release:

Scion reported December sales of 10,326 units. The Scion xB urban utility vehicle recorded December sales of 3,330 units with year-end sales totaling 61,306, an increase of 13.8 percent over 2005. The tC sports coupe reported December sales of 4,996 units with year-end sales reaching 79,125 units, an increase of 6.7 percent over 2005.

From corporate January 20078release:

Scion reported December sales of 8,944 units. The Scion xB urban utility vehicle recorded December sales of 3,785 units with year-end sales totaling 45,834. The tC sports coupe reported December sales of 3,507 units with year-end sales reaching 63,852 units.

In other words: significant decline (25%!) in a raising brand. (I know - sales did not start until March, but these numbers include 2006 Xb which were snapped, and as well initial new model sales spike. It also includes the year end drop-off in sales od 2006 Xb in anticipation of new model.

dugzilla

The funny thing is that if they had marketed the 2nd gen as a corolla station wagon they probably would have sold a crapload of them.

andrewdustin

x2 ^

THE_DON

Link to the source?


-THE DON

boostedbox06

HAHA i knew there was no way they would sell as many 2nd gens as 1st gens, glad to hear it, well I shouldn't say that, my opinion is that I don't like them if you do well thats your choice

HeathenBrewing

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4730095&EDATE=

Rubyred

I could have told them that, they should hire me and pay me with 1st gens

boostedbox06

lol. Nice

typhoonorchid

Lets not overreact at our great sales forecasting abilities just yet...
ALL auto manufactures have seen year-over-year declines in sales volume in '07

http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/news...ion=2008010318

boostedbox06

I don't foresee the 2nd gens outselling the 1st gens...

Metro273

When the 1st Gens were being sold, you couldn't find atleast 2 on a dealer lot! The 2nd Gens, plenty of them sitting on dealer lots. That pretty much explains it...

kewlbox

I see more gen 2s on the road than i do the gen 1s.
Maybe the 2nd gens are for driving and the firsts are for storage.

boostedbox06

True True, hard to argue with that

Kewlbox: I see more gen 2's on the road than i do gen1's

I rarely see any 2nd gens on the road, its all first gens around here, when I do see them well one thing comes to mind, but in light of others on here that own 2nd gens, i will refrain from posting those thoughts lol

daneisthegreatest

iTrader: (1)

i never see any gen2's on the road, when i do i stare it down like its a ufo and then realize that its my boxes retarded younger little brother...i see the xB2 as scions redheaded step child...

boostedbox06

wow priceless

I hate when people call them boxes too, they are nothing like a box, just a Honda Element

andrewdustin

x2^

midtowndesi

i dont see this as a surprise as the gen1 and gen2 are two completely different cars. you can't even compare them, IMO.

just for comparison sake, i see the gen1 xB as a high-mile "commuter" type car (in terms of engine size, price, options, etc) (like the toyota echo) and i see the gen 2 xb as a competitor to the element.

as an example, if toyota took the echo, gave it a larger engine, changed the looks drastically, etc, you would also get the same outcome - lower sales figures.

fwiw. oh, plus, i live in nyc, and i've seen only 2 gen2 xbs on the road. i see plenty of gen1 boxes however in manhattan and queens. i dont know about the other boroughs.

Big_Bird

HAHA!!! I love that,.

xB2's are the ugly little sister of the gen1's that stuff their bra and wear too much makeup because they cant live up to their hotter older sister.

FlakoFigZ

hrm, ive never thought about it like that.

midtowndesi

^ i doubt anyone else has. our friend big berd is a "special" person. l0l0l0l0l