DBS production numbers

[Mr Purple]

Anybody know how many DBS have been made to date ? Getting my hands on mine soon and just wanted to find out. Cheers

[bananarob]

I believe its aprox 600-700 a year with 75% being exported. I rarely see one, although I saw 2 in Chelsea yesterday. Then again I saw 2 458s so that puts it into perspective for me!

[brakedwell]

Take at look at this: http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=Aston+martin+dbs

[Jockman]

bananarob said:

I believe its aprox 600-700 a year with 75% being exported...

Good figure.

Three quarters of all 'cockpits' on the AM line during my last visit were LHDs.

Before you grab the calculator Georgeous H, that's 75% in new money

[bananarob]

brakedwell said:

Take at look at this: http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=Aston+martin+dbs

That be about right then as out of the 877, a couple of hundred are classics.

[George H]

Jockman said:

Before you grab the calculator Georgeous H, that's 75% in new money

Thanks Jockman, saved me a good few minutes there

Does anyone have a detailed break down of sales - i.e. coupe/volante, manual/TT2

I would be interested to see how many manual volantes have actually been sold.

[bananarob]

As of 12 months ago a dealer told me there werent any except a press car. This was based on factory info. I have never seen one for sale to date. It's the only thing I'd swap for currently...

[brakedwell]

George H said:

Thanks Jockman, saved me a good few minutes there

Does anyone have a detailed break down of sales - i.e. coupe/volante, manual/TT2

I would be interested to see how many manual volantes have actually been sold.

My link gives the breakdown.

[Paxto]

Might be a few more.

Bizarrely my V5 only says it's a "Volante"

It was a press car though.

[Shmee]

Paxto said:

Might be a few more.

Bizarrely my V5 only says it's a "Volante"

It was a press car though.

And a car I am so unbelievably jealous of, let me know if you ever plan to sell it!

[George H]

brakedwell said:

My link gives the breakdown.

Sorry, I just don't trust howmanyleft.com

I was looking the other day at Ducati 996's. Apparently there are more 996 SPS's left than just the regular one. Odd that 90% of them are for sale on biketrader too. Also, it says there were none registered until 2004, by which time they weren't even made.

It may well be right for the Aston, but there is definitely some erroneous data on there.

[peterr96]

George H said:

Sorry, I just don't trust howmanyleft.com

I was looking the other day at Ducati 996's. Apparently there are more 996 SPS's left than just the regular one. Odd that 90% of them are for sale on biketrader too. Also, it says there were none registered until 2004, by which time they weren't even made.

It may well be right for the Aston, but there is definitely some erroneous data on there.

I don't think it shows "registrations" but how many are actively taxed each year. Some of the numbers of out of production vehicles remain suspiciously static with numbers eroding, I would suggest due to write offs and or SORNs.
It would otherwise be somewhat coincidental that production numbers only ever go up.
Could be wrong, but I don't think so.