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pretty poor effort they couldnt change the look from the rear after 7 years, dont know why they find it acceptable with utes and wagons, similar story to VG-S and VU-Z
It's because altering the rear end designs on utes and wagons would entail new body pressings which are extremely expensive. The cost of altering the front end sheet metal can be amortised over the full range of vehicles but wagon rears only fit wagons and ute rears only fit utes, meaning much smaller production runs for highly expensive body pressings.
This has been the story for holden utes and wagons since the first facelift of each body style way back in the 50's. Utes and wagons have always shared the rear sheet metal of the previous model.
So, it's not a case of being a pretty poor effort. It's a case of not being able to sell enough of each body style to justify the expense of new panels.
ummm pretty sure the VE wagon outsold the sedan when it first went on sale
I doubt it, unless you have proof
ummm pretty sure the VE wagon outsold the sedan when it first went on sale, and the ute is a huge seller, you have to remember the VE is the longest running model of commodore, so its currently at 7 years of the same shape, the VF would be expected to run for a few more on top, no one in there right mind would want a car the looks 80% the same as a car in 2006, .
holden should of stepped up and made some changes, even if minor ones. if you look at there sales over the last decade, sedan sales are down, wagon sales are up and ute sales a steady, not quite at the stage of flogging a dead horse with the sedan, but put some coin into the growing/consitent markets
I'm pretty sure he is right, the first week of ve sedan sales vs first week of wagon sales I was told wagons sold better as they were more desirable