It was hard to predict how Hellcat sales would affect Dodge and FCA…on one hand, you cannot deny the absolute bomb blast that shook the market when the twin 707-horsepower monsters dropped, but on the other hand…who was going to pony up the $60 grand that both cars start at? And who would be willing to pay the obnoxious “market adjustment” dealership markups that were fully expected? For that matter, how many Hellcats would FCA unleash in the first place?
Allpar, the hive mind of everything Ma Mopar, recently dug up an interesting find done by the people at Hellcat.org, who somehow have an insider’s view on how many vehicles leave Brampton Assembly. Normally, FCA doesn’t disclose production by engine type, however Hellcat.org claims to have an insider with access to the figures. And we are pleased to say that the numbers look good…in fact, they are close to double that of the short 2015 production year run:
2015: 8,502
2016: 16,020
That’s nearly 25,000 707-horsepower, supercharged, psychotic marvels of modern muscle out in the free world from a company that many still write off. They can’t make a mid-size sedan to save their life, but if you want something with a snarling bass note of an exhaust that knows how to turn tires to dust and your heart rate up to 11, look no further.
Local dealer selling Hellcats at MSRP… must be indicative of something??
Just goes to show you there is still a strong market for nice looking fast cars here. Maybe the mfg don’t want to admit it and maybe the whole country doesn’t want to drive grey blobs. Made my day.
Let me bring you back to earth..
The author is titling this blog post, about a limited vehicle that the new c.a..f.e. regs will kill off real soon,
A type of vehicle the normal joe can’t afford..
Any because they tend to be blind to the facts going on around them, think , but don’t take all the data to come to the reality ..
We are in for a long bear run, investors look elsewhere every time this happens.. Limited number vehicles have been a sure bet.. in the mopar crowd..
Who you think are buying these?? not the guy with a need for whiplash on take off, it’s a buyer that will drive it onto a wrecker and then to storage..
The facts of the vehicle market sales dropping and this type car not.. is telling that things are not as the blogger claims or think..
Woot, I will cenalirty put this to good use!
I don’t even know what to say, this made things so much easier!