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[Grizzly]

If this is actually true, it is incredible!

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

[grc]

Written by a guy who is also a big conspiracy nut.  Emphasis on nut.

Every place where cars are built, there are large lots where the finished products sit awaiting shipment by rail or truck.  Every place where cars are imported or exported, there are huge lots where the finished products are parked awaiting transport to distributors and dealers.  Trust me, 35 years in the business tells me this guys "story" is really a non-story.

Manufacturers would quickly go out of business if they were truly just filling up every open space on the planet with excess production, as this guy seems to be implying.  Most manufacturers these days build to order, at least in this country, and the cars are destined for a distributor or dealer when they leave the assembly plant.  Where I worked we didn't build "spec" units like a home builder; we only built cars for which we had firm dealer orders.  Some other companies may do it differently, but they aren't piling up hundreds of thousands of cars in lots all over the world, never to be sold, just to keep production numbers up.  They don't get paid for producing them, they get paid when they actually sell them to dealers.

Jerry

[Chains]

I have seen many lots like this, what is not shown is the assembly plant and the movement of vehicles out on a daily basis.  Every assembly plant has to have a place to accumulate product prior to shipping.  Most turn their inventory or a lot of I that night and make room for the next days products. 

[dahsen]

Only one question... 

I wanna know where they park unsold Harleys !!!!!!!!!   

[2k]

I have seen many lots like this, what is not shown is the assembly plant and the movement of vehicles out on a daily basis.  Every assembly plant has to have a place to accumulate product prior to shipping.  Most turn their inventory or a lot of I that night and make room for the next days products.

Dead on. In the 60's I lived outside Atlanta and Chrysler had a huge plant there. About 2 miles from my house was a huge paved lot full of....you guessed it Mopar's. Many were loaded and shipped everyday, but to the casual look the lot was always full.

[20 gauge]

Been in the retail new car business for 30 years, the family has been doing it for 60. Currently the third generation is running it.  Mentioned this issue to him earlier and he made an interesting point. We are in Iowa and had a terrible winter. Manufacturers told him that rail transport could not haul near the loads in severe cold as they can in normal temps. Said their stopping distance was seriously hampered in severe cold. He said tell him where all these vehicles are and he will go get some as he is short. Whatever!

[King2013]

I'm not adding any validity to the story but I worked at a motorcycle dealer back in 1991, and we did get a shippment of about 10 brand new 1987 left overs in stock that were still in their crates. Yes they were built over 4 years ago at the time.
I don't know where they were keeping them but I know we weren't the only dealer get them, some dealers got a lot more than we were allowed to get. We sold them all in 4 days because they were priced at the 1987 prices
which was about 600 less.
My local Chevy dealer still has some brand new 2013 trucks on his lot next to the 2014s and 2015s.
I can't imagine how much thier floor plan is.

[MrSurly]

From the website:"Yes I'm also an author and my book on conspiracy theories has no correlation whatsoever with this webpage."

Asked and answered right there.

[FLHTCUSE7]

He obviously don't know anything about the automotive supply chain - tin foil hat type of guy