Unsold Cars ?
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J4CKO

Original Poster:

46,820 posts

229 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Just got sent this,

http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html

Obviously a lot of cars piling up, but the "People not buying" bit doesnt add up, I thinking that compared to when I was kid, there are far more new cars on the road.

My thinking is that they are perhaps producing more than demand, but cars are big items and need storing somewhere. I cant imagine Nissan, as is claimed in the article builds cars and then "Recycles" them.

750turbo

6,164 posts

253 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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J4CKO said:
Just got sent this,

http://www.vincelewis.net/unsoldcars.html

Obviously a lot of cars piling up, but the "People not buying" bit doesnt add up, I thinking that compared to when I was kid, there are far more new cars on the road.

My thinking is that they are perhaps producing more than demand, but cars are big items and need storing somewhere. I cant imagine Nissan, as is claimed in the article builds cars and then "Recycles" them.
Utter tosh I believe.

HTP99

25,143 posts

169 months

marshalla

15,902 posts

230 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Made it to Snopes already : http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/unsoldcar...

short version - 5 year old photos, not where they claim to be, did show overstock in 2009 when the recession hit, but it's not like that any more.

J4CKO

Original Poster:

46,820 posts

229 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Yeah, I thougth I spotted the scrappage photos in there, it didnt add up.