Falcon Sales for 2012.... Predictions ?

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The results are in !
The 2012 annual sales figure for the Falcon is 14,036.

In regards to the forum member estimates, here are the results:
(All estimates from the Feb 2012 bracket are considered, as there weren't many
revised estimates from the June 2012 part of the thread)

1st: 14,000 from 'BarraXR8'
2nd: 15,000 from 'MrSmith'
3rd: 13,000 from 'Homer'

Th updated historical figures table is....

Ford Falcon Sales History
2003 – 73,220
2004 – 65,384
2005 – 53,080
2006 – 42,390
2007 – 33,941
2008 – 31,936
2009 – 31,023
2010 – 29,516
2011 - 18,741
2012 - 14,036

It is interesting to note that the buying trends for large cars in Australia
have dramatically changed over the last few years, for a variety of reasons.
Personal choice, range of SUVs and sport trucks now available, fuel economy
and the 'growing' small car market are a few that come to mind.
It would certainly seem that the heady days of 2003 and 73K Falcon sales
road will not return.

A few notes of comparison from 10 years ago.....

2003
total car sales: 909,811
the highest seller, Commodore: 86,553 units or 9.5% of the market
top small car sales, Corrolla: 36,128

2012
total car sales: 1,112,032
the highest seller, Mazda 3: 44,128 units or 3.9% of the market
top large car sales, Commodore: 30,532

For those who may like to study the numbers a bit more, here are a couple
of links:
2003 summary
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...256E140083C911
2012 summary
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257AE800144A1F
http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor...104-2c83p.html