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Old 05-09-2014, 12:00 PM   #11 (permalink)
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U.S. sales numbers

Just saw the answer to this question, by chance...

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Another question: this is more marketing-related, but Ford doesn't break down Fiesta sales by drivetrain (or even hatch/sedan) in its monthly numbers. I'd be interested to know how many of these they're moving in Canada/U.S.
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4-8 percent, depending on the month [...] since late December [despite only being] paired with a manual transmission

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A little more than 1,000 customers have purchased a 1-liter, one-third of them in California., despite it only coming with a stick shift
Source: The Detroit News via http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...-focus-next-up

For comparison, since December, Mitsubishi has sold on average around 1300 3-cylinder Mirages per month in the U.S.

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