MacGuffin
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2009 was a strange year for car sales. Some brands made record sales, thanks to the German "cash for clunkers" program, others failed greatly. 3.9 million new cars were registered in Germany in the first 11 months of 2009.
Here are the 10 greatest failures of 2009:
Kia Opirus - only 12 were sold. The ugliness might have played a role.
Cadillac BLS - 28 sold of the camouflaged Vectra/Saab clone.
Cadillac CTS - it may be good but only 32 buyers could be convinced to put their money on the table for one.
Subaru Tribeca - 37 sold. Probably give-aways for family members of Subaru dealers.
Ssangyong Actyon - I suppose this one deserves being bought by only 43 people.
Same is for the Ssangyong Rexton: 46 daft people deserve this car.
And another Ssangyong, the Kyron. Talking about Chinese invasion. The 56 sold models surely don't look like a threat.
Lexus LS. The Toyota flagship was only sold 57 times in Germany. Crisis, what crisis?
Nissan Navara. Listen, Nissan, if Germans want a pickup truck, they want an American one. Thus only 60 sold.
Cadillac Escalade. 61 pimps and drug dealers bought one. Crime rate must be down a lot in Germany.
Source: http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,669531,00.html
Here are the 10 greatest failures of 2009:
Kia Opirus - only 12 were sold. The ugliness might have played a role.
Cadillac BLS - 28 sold of the camouflaged Vectra/Saab clone.
Cadillac CTS - it may be good but only 32 buyers could be convinced to put their money on the table for one.
Subaru Tribeca - 37 sold. Probably give-aways for family members of Subaru dealers.
Ssangyong Actyon - I suppose this one deserves being bought by only 43 people.
Same is for the Ssangyong Rexton: 46 daft people deserve this car.
And another Ssangyong, the Kyron. Talking about Chinese invasion. The 56 sold models surely don't look like a threat.
Lexus LS. The Toyota flagship was only sold 57 times in Germany. Crisis, what crisis?
Nissan Navara. Listen, Nissan, if Germans want a pickup truck, they want an American one. Thus only 60 sold.
Cadillac Escalade. 61 pimps and drug dealers bought one. Crime rate must be down a lot in Germany.
Source: http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,669531,00.html
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