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2014 New Cars With Edsel-Like Sales - OOPS!


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The Bad News - These Good Car Models Just Have Not Sold
The Good News - You Can Be The Only Owner In Town

Washington DC December 22, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that the although the auto business is ending 2014 on a roll, with sales volumes expected to once again reach pre-recession rates. And manufacturers poised to deliver an estimated 16.8 million new cars and trucks to consumers in the U.S. this year, according to The Auto Channel, which would be the most recorded since 2006 and within reach of the industry's all-time high of 17.8 million units in 2000.

Although many of these vehicle models are well worth owning, they are being chronically overlooked and left to languish in dealers' inventories according to Jim Gorzelany on Forbes online recent new-vehicle sales reports from major automakers that isolate the dregs of the automotive business for 2014. Forbes gave a pass to models that historically sell in limited numbers, as well as those which recently debuted or were discontinued this fall as part of the 2015 model-year changeover.

Hey TACH'ers This is a great BUYING OPPORTUNITY! Find a low achieving model at your local dealer and strike a bargain, tell the dealer that The Auto Channel sent you!

The Top Edsel=like sales leaders for 2014:

2014 Cadillac ELR
2014 Acura RLX (3,180 sold YTD)
2014 Chevrolet SS (2,386 sold YTD)
2014 Dodge SRT Viper(671 sold YTD)
2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV(184 sold YTD)
2014 Scion iQ(1953 sold YTD)
2014 Ford Flex(20,604 sold YTD)
2014 Lincoln MKT(4,444 sold YTD)
2014 Lincoln MKS(7,233 sold YTD)
2014 Hyundai Azera(6,535 sold YTD)
2014 BMW Z4(1,983 sold YTD)
2014 MINI Coupe(905 sold YTD)
2014 MINI Roadster(1,342 sold YTD)
2014 MINI Paceman(1,953 sold YTD)
2014 Volvo S80(1,674 sold YTD)

For the full list of 2014's biggest sales busts, click here.