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Production Numbers?

13K views 27 replies 19 participants last post by  Andy811 
#1 ·
Any links available for Elise / Exige production numbers? Just curious how many were made / sold in the US as compared to other sports cars...
Jeff
 
#5 ·
Sales numbers



Read a recent article in the local newspaper about sales numbers for various auto manufacturers in 2006 and 2007. The Lotus numbers for NE Ohio were:

2006 - 21 Lotus
2007 - 11 Lotus

The decline is one of the largest percentage declines listed among the many different auto manufacturers. Overall new car sales were up slightly in 2007.
 
#7 ·
That might be that people ended up buying out of state in 07 because they realized the dealer in N.E. OH sucks...

Read a recent article in the local newspaper about sales numbers for various auto manufacturers in 2006 and 2007. The Lotus numbers for NE Ohio were:

2006 - 21 Lotus
2007 - 11 Lotus

The decline is one of the largest percentage declines listed among the many different auto manufacturers. Overall new car sales were up slightly in 2007.
 
#6 ·
My dealer told me that production was greatly reduced to around 400 Elises and slightly more Exige S's at 450. Since they over-produced Exige S's, that's why there are still so many around. I assume this is in the U.S.


Production of Elises was reduced to keep resale and exclusivity higher.
 
#8 ·
I just happened to be pulling some registration numbers today and I added Lotus into the mix for fun. Here's the latest registration data I found. (Please note that this database counts anything registered after Oct. 1st as a new model year car.)

08 Exige S - 30, 07 Exige S - 273
08 Exige - 8, 07 Exige - 46, 06 Exige - 271
08 Elise - 60, 07 Elise - 599, 06 Elise - 1266, 05 Elise - 2362, 04 Elise 196
 
#11 ·
Interesting.. Wonder what the state-by-state numbers are.
 
#15 ·
If you got an 05 Elise before 10/1/04 it shows as a 2004 according to the way the stats are posted. I got my car on 10/7/2004 so it shows as a 2005.

My car was serial number 302 but came in late to port along with some other cars on the east coast due to the hurricanes at the time and I think the 2005models started with serial number 26, so 196 between Chris getting the first one in July and everyone else from then until to October seems right.
 
#20 ·
6500 feds produced , +/-.
 
#22 ·
it's a number from Lotus, in the oil line recall stuff
 
#23 ·
#25 ·
^ 30 total. 27 made it to the U.S, and 3 to Canada. The Sport (S260) was only for the N.American market. The Europeans got the CUP260.
 
#27 ·
I wonder how many are left ... how many have clean titles
 
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