adric22
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Train said:Nissan better have some other plans for that TN plant. As I stated before, they'll be lucky to sell 10,000 or them this year.
478 is a dismal number. Over 20,000 Cruze were sold, 23,000+ Focuses. The average consumer is not going to entertain a $38,000 sticker for a compact car that gets 70 miles of range.
I think we'd better wait at minimum another year before looking too deeply at those sales figures.
- Keep in mind that most of the general public is still blissfully unaware that such a vehicle exists.
- It is also still not possible for most people to drive into their local Nissan dealer, pick out a car, and drive home. That is a very important step for mass adoption. People are impulsive and most people will not tolerate ordering a car and waiting, even if it is only a week or two.
- The Leaf is just now opening to all markets in the USA.
So take your comparison vehicle of a Cruze or Focus and make it available in only 20 states, make sure there are few dealers that have any actually in stock that can be bought on impulse, and then where do you think those sales numbers would be? I bet the sales numbers would be pretty similar.