Only 1169 sales in May-Future threatened?

[The Rigger]

Originally Posted by vwW12

To put it in perspective, during May, 55 Silverados and Ford F-150s were sold for each smart ForTwo in the United States.

To put it further in perspective, there are far more than 55 Ford and/or Chevy dealers for each Smart dealer in the United States.

I don't think smart GmbH or SmartUSA has a thing to worry about.

[curtis]

Originally Posted by piglith

Give it some more time. Gas prices will go further up, the taxas will go up and smaller cheaper cars will be back in the eye of people

wow, hope for higher gas prices and higher taxes to help Smart sales....that's disgusting

[smartah]

Maybe more dealers would help. I know that my 400 mile round trip to the dealer was a consideration to me when I bought mine. If there had been a dealer closer, it would have been a much easier decision.

[scdaf]

Originally Posted by curtis

wow, hope for higher gas prices and higher taxes to help Smart sales....that's disgusting

Don't think piglith implied any hope for bad news, just stated the fcts as to what is happening and what the result is likely to be for smart sales. You start the day with some bad Cheerios?

[TomfromPA]

Prius is down 45 percent in May..... it's the market...not the car

US sales stall, but Prius is still big in Japan - 05 Jun 2009 - BusinessGreen.com

[Jeff C.]

Come on---what are you all talking about? Smart is going to do just fine.Roger Pensky doesnt need you to be wringing your hand and crying over the future of Smart.Geese,just get out there and enjoy what you've got.Everything is going to be fine,people.As long as you are not one of these people who are over their head in debt,let the system work itself out.Dont worry so much,just get out there and enjoy what the smart will do for you.

[Dunerunner]

Most domestic and import dealers are lucky to be selling (1) ONE CAR A WEEK!! That is in high volume areas. SMART is doing just fine!

[WhiteNBlack08]

I visited smart center Indy last Friday, and was told that sales are up for them. In fact, while I was there, they were in the middle of two deliveries. Bet the dealers for the "big three" wish they had that problem right now!

[Jeff C.]

I have to say that everyone who is privy to this board is part of a movement that is only going to grow by leaps and bounds.In the next decade there are going to be so many micro cars that are going to contribute to the stream that already we are part of.My own personal feeling is that the next gigantic entry will be the Fiat 500.No matter what happens,the smart will be forever viewed as a serious entry in the microcar arena.From now till the end of civilization,the smart will always be looked upon as a wonderful,SERIOUS entry in this micro car designation.You should be proud of the fact that you are in essence leading the pack into the future.Thats ALL I've got to say about that.You THOUGHT it,I SAID it.

[jimvw57]

Anybody notice gas prices are up to $2.60 a gallon??? it won't be long before we start seeing that $3 mark again I'm afraid.