The Z - Not A Popular Choice

Dizzy

I'm not comparing the Z to anything in terms of sales. I'm simply stating it's 2nd from the bottom in total sales of all vehicles in Canada that are reporting within the general manufacturers. The point was not to draw any comparisons. The point was Nissan sold 453 Z cars (and that number is dropping rapidly), and that's next to nothing in car sales. Just about any other mainstream manufaturer would drop a vehicle from the Canadian market with sales that low.

There are TONS of cars and trucks out there that cost a lot more than the Z that are outselling it by a ton. The easiest example, B'mers. It is a fact that for all sorts of reasons, people buying cars at this price point are not buying Z's on mass. I understand why they don't sell a lot of them, I know the reasons. But 453? Wow! As a person who loves my Z more than any other vehicle I've ever owned, I find that shocking.

My observation is that with sales that low, could it be heading for another hiatus? It has taken a hiatus before and these days, major corporations just want to make money. At 453 units, is this profitable for Nissan?

On the positive side, the Z line is the best selling sports car line ever built. Thats a feather in Nissans cap and a damn good reason to keep it around!

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