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Post by JimW on Feb 16, 2005 19:58:26 GMT -6
Taken from Marcs post about total number of 2nd gen Auroras sold in 2001 equalled over 41 000 units.
I have heard tho, that GM only produced 15 000 Classic Aurora units per year, that would total on 45 000 units in the 4 years of production.
Any truth to these numbers? Or is this inaccurate automotive myths.....btw dont ask me for the source of the numbers...I thought I recall reading it somewhere...and I would like confirmation from the folks that know more about Aurora production then myself.
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Post by Marc on Feb 16, 2005 20:37:23 GMT -6
JimW.....The total amount of Aurora production for the 1995 to 1999 model years was over 100,000. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the site that had Classic production year by year. I will hunt it down & will link it to here. _________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!!  |
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Post by Marc on Feb 16, 2005 21:41:45 GMT -6
JimW.....I found that site. It's actually a site pertaining to car theft. In stating the theft rate for the 1995-99 Aurora (which I'm glad to say is low) that site mentions the yearly production for the Classic. 1995................45,677 1996................22.349 1997................25,579 1998................23,955 1999................18,729 Source: www.ncbuy.com/auto/lookup_autotheft.html?year=1999&make=OLDSMOBILE&model=AURORA&x=24&y=10__________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!! |
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 16, 2005 21:52:54 GMT -6
wow.. and I thought the Riviera sold bad. but the riv sold over 100,000 units in 1995, then by 1999 they were down to something like less than 10,000 a year.  |
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Post by JimW on Feb 16, 2005 22:51:24 GMT -6
I doubt it was due to bad sales, the car was considered a prestige car. Marc, those figures are total builds not total sales right?  Good link tho! |
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Post by stevensolds on Feb 16, 2005 23:26:20 GMT -6
Probably the only thefts were from morons leaving keys in the car. Anyone who leaves their keys in car, even for a second deserves it
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 17, 2005 8:13:07 GMT -6
I doubt it was due to bad sales, the car was considered a prestige car. Marc, those figures are total builds not total sales right? Good link tho! The first year sales were about what GM was hoping for. However, it was also an extended model year (as was 2001). The 1995's were ~$30,000 (USD) cars, and the 1996+ were ~$40,000 cars... I believe for 1996, the MSRP for the Aurora rose by some $4-6,000 so that GM would have more room for incentives. This really killed sales for the following year, and in my opinion was a pretty dumb move on Olds' part. The 2001-2003 sold more than 41,000. There were 53,000 2001's sold. Also, the classic was on the market for 5 model years, not 4.  |
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Post by Marc on Feb 17, 2005 13:18:17 GMT -6
JimW....Those figures are for the total build, not sales. StevensOlds....unfortunately, there are a lot of these morons. I have read in many places that fully 20% of all car thefts happen because the retards leave the keys in the car. __________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!! |
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 17, 2005 17:30:05 GMT -6
Marc, where did your ~44,000 production number come from on media.gm.com for the 2001 MY? Typically they only list calendar year numbers, which would not encompass the whole 2001 MY. Can you provide a link to the specific page? Thanks!
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Post by Marc on Feb 17, 2005 19:26:19 GMT -6
Aurora40.....at www.media.gm.com. I started at the page called "GM News Releases". I clicked on "Full List of Releases" on the bottom of the home page. That led to "List Of Releases By Month." That page starts at 2005 and goes backwards from there. At 2000 and 2001, I went through each month for those years and got the sales figures listed in the press release showing monthly sales, usually toward the beginning of the month. The 2001 Aurora was selling very nicely. In the month that I bought mine, December 2000, 3,734 Auroras were sold. In some months, no sales figures were released. To get that missing info, I typed in "Monthly Sales Analysis" in the search engine at media.gm.com, and went through that listing until I got the ones that had been left out of the usual monthly press releases. _________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!! |
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Post by kobalt on Feb 17, 2005 20:46:08 GMT -6
StevensOlds....unfortunately, there are a lot of these morons. I have read in many places that fully 20% of all car thefts happen because the retards leave the keys in the car. New Jersey than has to be the most retarded state in the union! A professor for one of my criminal justice classes who happes to also be a NJ state trooper told us close to half of cars stolen here have keys in the ignition I must admit that on more than one ocasion I left the car running when running out for a brisk task here and there (moron?). I learned since and will shortly invest in a good remote start that will let me take the key out while running. Not to mention that cool in the summer/hot in the winter experience ps. would that make for a good how-to guide? |
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Post by Marc on Feb 18, 2005 21:07:31 GMT -6
I think that it would. I've always wanted to see how a remote start is installed, although I don't want one of my own ____________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!! |
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Post by Letitroll98 on Feb 19, 2005 14:27:06 GMT -6
New Jersey than has to be the most retarded state in the union! A professor for one of my criminal justice classes who happes to also be a NJ state trooper told us close to half of cars stolen here have keys in the ignition I must admit that on more than one ocasion I left the car running when running out for a brisk task here and there (moron?). I learned since and will shortly invest in a good remote start that will let me take the key out while running. Not to mention that cool in the summer/hot in the winter experience Yes, NJ is totally retarded. (Read this fast: Sofa King We Tall Did). Anyway, NJ is the most ridiculous DOT state in the union. Getting my licence transfered from PA to NJ a number of years ago took over 8 hours and 3 seperate trips to DMV. The reverse would have been done by mail. Most cars are stolen when the thief has the keys. Either you left them in there, the lot boy at the parking garage or dealership sold them to the thief, or it was a carjacking. These methods are way easier than breaking into a car and hotwiring it, which does still occur with high production number cars like Accords and Camerys. This is why Auroras have a lower percentage of theft, fewer people want the parts. P.S. Just use the second key fob to lock and unlock you car while it's running. I do this regularly for two reasons. One to warm up the car. Two, to regularly remind myself where I put the second fob. |
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