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Originally Posted by The Champ
The Mustang's sales numbers are in the 70's, not the Camaro's.
It has been. The 6 models years prior to the introduction of the 5th gen Mustang, the yearly average Mustang sales were about 143,000 per year (Peak sales 2001 at 169,198 - Low sales 2004 at 129,858). This was for a 4th gen Mustang that had been introduced in 1994 - an old outdated design for sure - but sales were fairly consistent with less than a 40,000 unit difference between the high and the low.
Since the introduction of the 5th gen Mustang, the yearly average Mustang sales have been about 109,000 (Peak sales of 166,530 in 2006 - Low sales of 66,623 in 2009). Even with the new design and NO competition in it's segment - the 5th gen Mustang couldn't beat the numbers of the tired old looking 2001 4th gen. And sales variation was nearly 100,000 units less between the high and the low.
The Camaro is the LEAST retro of the current Pony Car crowd, yet it is the best selling car. The Mustang's sales have plummeted and the Challenger has yet to break 40,000 sales in a year.
I'm glad they didn't go as retro as Ford and Chrysler. I'd have been happier if they hadn't gone as retro as they did.
Ford's "new" Mustang appears to be a total departure from the retro look, so it appears Ford also realizes that the 5th gen Mustang has been a marketing disaster.
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What's it like to go through your day knowing that it's down hill from the moment you open your mouth?
You spend countless hours researching your thesis (that Mustangs are a failure) for a paper that nobody wants to read. But turnabout is fair play - if the Camaro was such a success, why did Chevrolet stop production for 8 model years? Blah blah blah
If you like the Camaro, buy the Camaro. If you like a Mustang, buy a Mustang. Accept that each does something well. And if I want to read an uninformed partisan hack bloviate, I'll muddle through your posts...