Tracking The 451s For Canada

[MikeT 744]

Year to date it's 4605 sales for the MINI versus 3599 sales for the 451 smart, but considering that the MINI has three engine options (if you count the JCW) and three body styles, the one engine option, two body style 451 smart is doing very well indeed.

[Nextourer 1]

Indeed.

[MikeT 744]

Another 50-odd 451s arriving on the penultimate day of this year:234091234619235618235742235982236414236422236758236834236982237102237130237150237162237218237230237242237322237342237434237718237730237742237754237786237794237798237806237810237826237946237954237962237966237986238026238038238130238162238358238406238494238510238653238685238821238873238921238965239001239137239141239205239209239237239390239466239478239482

[MikeT 744]

A few more are en route for Halifax, arriving on January 14th:241891241931241975242159242175242191242199242215242235242239242247242251242275242279242291242295242299242315242336242345242353242357242361242369242373242377242381242393242401242418242422242426242430242434242438242450242454242462242466242482242494242498242502242506242510242514242518242522242526242530242703242723242779242807242843242847

[smartMaple 0]

Hey everyone, Happy New Years!The First Metallic Grey (ECG) in the GTA is on its way to smart Centre Maple!Stats:PureAir conditioningFog lightsClock and Rev CounterMetallic Paint (duh )In Halifax right now, it should arrive and be in the showroom within the next week.I'll keep everyone updated, next stop concord train yard!If anyone wants to be the first to have this colour, let me know! (We do panel swaps incase you want a passion)Current sCM VINS (in no order):225746213251223931223318216867216559217171225122223334223879230039

[MikeT 744]

Thanks for the stock numbers! If more dealers would do that it'd make tracking in our database a cinch!!

[MikeT 744]

EA 903 has 96 more 451s for Canada, which will arrive on January 27th. This brings the total number of Canadian 451s to 5030.242490242739242891242911242939242943242963242979243024243048243060243064243072243084243088243100243108243128243132243172243180243188243192243228243284243288243296243308243380243408243460243504243512243556243600243632243648243660243736243752243764243780243900243944243980243992244032244040244048244052244064244092244104244136244144244148244196244200244204244208244212244216244220244224244344244500244628244636244644244660244736244740244832244836244840244844244848244852244864245028245056245116245184245192245200245216245236245240245304245348245368245372245436245480245500245504

[MikeT 744]

84 more, arriving on February 4th:222775232651244988245064245092245176245264245320245356245364245444245460245476245512245516245552245572245619245755245779245939245943245959245975245991246003246007246015246059246063246075246079246095246131246168246172246284246308246340246364246368246372246376246384246504246524246528246532246540246580246588246616246620246624246640246716246752246780246788246868246996247004247012247040247048247084247092247120247164247168247180247184247192247236247304247360247364247372247540247544247564247788247912247980

[MikeT 744]

12 Feb, 100 more:247316247320247340247384247492247528247536247548247552247568247632247676247856247900247904247928247932247940247960247972247992248056248064248076248140248308248348248388248436248464248520248580248592248612248616248628248644248660248676248680248696248724248732248760248792248796248828248832248888248896248904248916248936248952248980249000249004249012249016249024249048249052249080249088249120249128249152249209249265249425249429249433249441249449249457249461249465249477249481249501249525249529249537249625249649249733249763249915250169250241250277250289250353250385250421250433250773250777250793250845

[MikeT 744]

131 more, also arriving on Feb 12:249112249549249589249609249795249839249847249875249995250011250019250055250083250124250156250164250173250177250193250225250253250265250301250317250325250417250441250469250477250493250517250549250613250629250645250649250657250661250677250697250705250725250749250761250781250785250797250829250853250857250937250945251005251021251057251073251089251177251250251298251306251310251314251358251378251414251438251446251498251574251578251642251650251666251734251798251802251806251854251866252106252150252198252202252210252222252226252230252234252238252246252262252314252326252370252378252386252406252450252458252462252466252486252530252562252606252614252622252626252698252714252731252739252751252755252795252819252831252859252863252883252903252907253059253139253171253239253263253283253348253432

[MikeT 744]

Close to 100 more:251370251590251714252979253019253023253031253035253043253332253344253360253528253572253640253644253648253656253660253712253752254132254156254160254176254188254216254232254236254244254324254328254340254344254364254376254380254384254388254528254532254544254548254572254656254778254786254810254904254908254980254984255008255016255048255091255099255131255135255179255183255355255363255383255387255419255459255479255547255579255635255698255762255776255826255829255900255918255937255941255944255968255972255976255980256011256035256099256103256115256135256159256163256184256200256428256432

[MikeT 744]

Another ninety something:253576255067256196256368256508256760256916256960257044257072257084257100257220257224257240257280257320257336257344257380257404257424257452257520257532257588257600257612257620257632257660257676257684257784257832257868257904257920258063258067258163258247258283258287258299258411258415258463258475258543258563258570258593258605258673258677258689258737258745258753258757258781258785258801258837258873258945258957259132259136259140259204259218259270259470259734259758259762259766259782259790259802259826259854259898259922

[PrairieBoy 1]

Lots of new 451's on the lot here in Saskatoon Sask.Are you also tracking serial numbers to see where the cars end up?

[MikeT 744]

You betcha, if you got some VINs from the ones at a dealer the data would be added to our records!

[Fred J 0]

Mike -I see none of the last 451 VINs I sent you are showing up on the searchable data base.Just curious - Are only the 450s 'searchable'?Thanks.

[MikeT 744]

Yes at the moment the database is 450 only.I'm sure that Ashton will set one up for 451s soon too............After he does one for Peugeot 404s for me (woo-hoo!)..... The 50th anniversary of the 404 is next year and he kindly is helping me and the Club 404 in France set one up.

[Fred J 0]

Thanks Mike.I guess I erroneously assumed that the VINs would just roll right along.In retrospect I can see that the options, colours, etc. in the template would be different.Good luck with the 404s.Do we see a trip to Paris in your future next year.

[MikeT 744]

102 more cars for Canada arriving on the 9th of March. They must be building up quite a backlog.....251582254392257700257976258223258387258399258547258641258669258721258725258797258897258986259030259100259120259152259160259164259274259290259326259366259442259502259670259710259770259810259926259938259970259978260002260006260010260018260042260114260162260210260214260234260238260258260302260306260326260334260338260342260410260418260442260570260574260578260594260614260618260622260626260638260646260682260686260710260738260758260770260786260790260838260842260877260881260885260897260933261005261049261089261117261149261169261177261185261241261245261289261346261354261398261406261430261466261571261611261723261807

[MikeT 744]

160 more for Canada! They will have to start selling these cars quickly to keep the stocks fresh!251818257604259124260814261422261719261831261839261987262011262079262083262103262147262151262167262187262191262235262287262291262323262355262399262415262427262439262443262463262479262483262499262511262659262663262671262695262699262703262715262719262723262847262903262947262955262959262963262971262975262979262991262999263011263019263023263031263035263047263087263103263115263151263155263159263163263167263183263203263207263255263299263355263359263363263367263375263379263391263403263407263415263431263447263471263479263543263551263563263575263583263671263683263691263699263783263791263807263815263823263827263839263903263915263935263947263967263991264007264019264091264131264151264167264171264183264191264283264371264391264399264411264423264443264487264491264543264547264583264591264667264715264723264727264755264759264775264787264795264831264851264879264891264923264967264975264979264983264991264995265031265095265111265279265356265392265420265464265488265500

[MikeT 744]

And 115 more! Can you say "GLUT"? I wonder what incentives will be offered to move the backlog. At this rate, they're importing twice as many cars as they're selling.....257624258657261491263971263979264055264115264195264223264387264403264415264551264559264571264575264603264619264703264719264743264763264767264779264783264903264911265259265308265428265496265504265516265524265529265554265579265587265595265657265665265669265694265799265847265855265900265904265920265964265984266004266008266033266053266118266122266153266157266161266181266200266229266245266277266313266325266329266357266369266381266405266420266489266500266505266534266594266618266767266891266909266918266934266962267005267013267033267037267115267129267134267143267151267321267349267386267406267410267423267443267451267484267488267509267584267638267644267648267689267744267771267856267937268250

[PrairieBoy 1]

I guess they want to have as many unsold cars sitting on their lots as GM does!

[Smart Specialist :) 0]

Hey Mike, apparently this is the answer to the "shortage" we had last year. Overstock so there are no complaints lol. They are planning to ship 4000 of the smarts this year in total. That's either 700 or 300 (can't remember from the meeting) more than 2008.Question, how do you know these vin's are on the boat? Do you know ahead of time or just when they are traveling? I'm waiting on one (and our system says it is waiting for a boat) but I checked your numbers and conveniantly it is in the middle of the others, yet did not make it on.This is just as frustrating for me....

[MikeT 744]

I do my queries on the Wallenius-Wilhelmsen website. When the list is up there, the cars on this list are on the water (well the cars are on the boat, which is on the water ).The cars are not shipped in VIN order necessarily; some shipments have a range of 15,000 plus or minus. I was unlucky enough to have had ALL smarts within 500 of my VIN shipped out before mine FINALLY came over in November 2004. I hate that too.

[MikeT 744]

57 more! Crows, some sort of fire sale should be in order if March sales are not over 300! Arriving on April Fools Day.264111266649266658267102267345267476267621267678267791267795267826267918267942267963267978268049268088268099268136268140268149268162268195268206268211268221268261268269268289268301268305268329268353268384268451268459268711268736268740268782268796268876268902268910268920268941268949268969269024269110269115269135269139269298269307269622269954

[MikeT 744]

And another 113 come over on the 9th of April!260977265791266472266737266818266826268178268530268543268584268640268954269211269231269235269406269426269446269482269486269490269558269662269686269754269805269934269946269970270046270050270058270070270134270142270146270158270162270230270282270297270305270327270577270621270629270637270645270666270687270706270729270735270739270762270774270786270827270839270843270884270888270929270933271015271035271058271108271112271128271136271140271268271272271298271302271312271324271378271543271555271559271564271630271647271671271713271758271762271766271785271809271813271838271846271867271871271875271884271902271906271924271955272032272038272115272123272147272155272208272218272222272230272238272254272270272278272286272294272322272350272362272398272406272430272434272496272681272846