I've heard and read a lot of comments that it's only the activity around scrappage that is keeping many dealerships going. Apparently many of the "prestige" dealers (Audi/BMW/Mercedes etc) who don't benefit so much from scrappage are in dire straights.
Regarding Honda - we bought a new Jazz in Sept and the salesman (who we've known for some time) told us he'd sold 4 cars that day. I noticed Honda sold 14,000 cars in Sept when they've been doing just a few thousand per month so far this year.
Edited by Bill Payer on 17/10/2009 at 12:57
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