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Originally Posted by jpd80
Keep in mind that this is not an apples to apples straight comparison, we discussed last month
that the Ranger 4x4 is more expensive than the comparable Hilux. Toyota had some good sales on
its 4x2 and 4x4 Hilux that were at least five grand less than Ranger. As Bent 8 pointed out earlier,
Ford's five years free service kept Ranger in the hunt with 4x4 Hilux last month but no way could
it match $23,990 drive away tradie utes, that's an area Ford refuses to revisit let alone compete in.
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Another thing to remember is the influx of 400 Raptor sales that Bossxr8 mentioned in another thread, the fact that long standing orders were satisfied in a 1 month period would have artificially inflated the numbers for which ever month they moved in.
Whilst those purchasers may well have bought Wildtraks had Raptor not been on offer, they wouldn't have all turned up to buy them in October or November, whichever month's numbers they were included in.
It wouldn't have much effect on YTD sales, although im sure some of those Raptor sales were to people who wouldn't necessarily have bought Ranger, but it definitely would have inflated a particular months figures.