E porque é que havemos de fazer a partir de Junho? Para caber na tua narrativa?
Os números estão aí. Cada qual tira as conclusões que quiser tirar.
O facto é que as vendas do Giulia têm tido um comportamento melhor do que os modelos do mesmo segmento nos EUA.
Small And Midsize Luxury Car Sales In America – October 2018 | GCBC
Compara as vendas Year-to-date do segmento.
[TABLE="class: display nowrap data-t wpDataTable dataTable"]
[TR]
[TH="class: expand, colspan: 1"]Model[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata integer column-sold sorting, colspan: 1"]US[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata integer column-sold2 sorting, colspan: 1"]US LY[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata formula column-formula_1 sorting, colspan: 1"]% Change[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata integer column-sold3 sorting, colspan: 1"]YTD[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata integer column-sold4 sorting, colspan: 1"]YTD LY[/TH]
[TH="class: wdtheader sort numdata formula column-formula_2 sorting, colspan: 1"]% Change[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Acura TLX
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
2,263[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
2,668
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-15.2[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
25,180[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
29,181
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-13.7
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Alfa Romeo Giulia
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
801[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
726[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]
10.3
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
9,734[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
7,137[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]
36.4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Audi A4
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
2,267
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
2,576
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-12.0[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
28,464
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
27,828
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]
2.3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Audi A5[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]1,761[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]2,143[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-17.8[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]23,005[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]16,100[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]42.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
BMW 2-Series[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]664[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]1,045[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-36.5[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]7,916[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]9,665[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-18.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
BMW 3-Series
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
3,445
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
4,497[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-23.4[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
38,176[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
47,712[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-20.0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
BMW 4-Series[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]3,191[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]3,181[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]0.3[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]26,657[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]33,447[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-20.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
BMW i3
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]424[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]686
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-38.2
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]5,274[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]5,321[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-0.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Infiniti Q50
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
2,074[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
2,791[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-25.7[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
28,254[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
30,867[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-8.5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Infiniti Q60[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]809[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]0.0[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]7,153[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]0.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Jaguar XE
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
306[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
525[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-41.7[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
3,687
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
7,932
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-53.5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Lexus IS
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
1,511[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
1,972[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-23.4
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
18,904
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
21,247[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-11.0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Lexus RC[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]211[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]828[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-74.5[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]2,804[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]5,851[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]-52.1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]5,581[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]1,814[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]207.7[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]22,729[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]16,506[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #e0f2e0 !important"]37.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: column-model sorting_1"]
Volvo 60-Series
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold"]
1,120[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold2"]
1,392[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_1, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-19.5[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold3"]
8,880
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata integer column-sold4"]
14,400
[/TD]
[TD="class: numdata formula column-formula_2, bgcolor: #ffc4c4 !important"]
-38.3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Faltam aí as vendas do Model 3. Vendeu 96000 unidades até Outubro (estimadas).
O Classe C também não aparece mas fui buscar ao Carsalesbase.
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[TR]
[TH="width: 11%, align: center"][/TH]
[TH="width: 24%, align: center"]Model
[/TH]
[TH="width: 7%, align: center"]Oct’18[/TH]
[TH="width: 7%, align: center"]Oct’17[/TH]
[TH="width: 7%, align: center"]Δ[/TH]
[TH="width: 12%, align: center"]Notes[/TH]
[TH="width: 9%, align: center"]#[/TH]
[TH="width: 8%, align: center"]2018[/TH]
[TH="width: 8%, align: center"]2017[/TH]
[TH="width: 7%, align: center"]Δ[/TH]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sortable"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
Mercedes-Benz C-class[/TD]
[TD]5,581[/TD]
[TD]5,996[/TD]
[TD]
-6.9%[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
b81 (
15)[/TD]
[TD]47,834[/TD]
[TD]64,945[/TD]
[TD]
-26.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Já vende mais nos EUA que o Jaguar XE e o S60. As vendas cresceram relativamente ao ano passado. É um sucesso estrondoso comercial? Talvez não. Mas não é um fiasco.
Só não percebe isto quem vê as coisas a preto e branco.
Na Europa precisava de uma versão carrinha, e precisa de versões híbridas convencionais e plug-in para todos os mercados. Mas considerando a evolução do mercado está a portar-se bem.