ProV1

with the low msrp, it seems to me that mb is willing to build as many c63s as they can sell. gone are the days when AMGs were considered "exclusive" cars, <500 units per yr.. they might be shipping 5000+ per yr

Schiznick

Other than specialty cars like the CLK Black Series, those volumes have been gone for a long time.

According to the AMG Private Lounge they built 5217 SL55's for the US in 2004.

What is ironic is that the "Perception" has held out this long that they only build 500 units of a model per year.

They still build some of the baddest cars on the planet and if they cut the volume to those levels, my guess is that many on this board would not be driving them because of the higher costs.

mrtesting

True say!

e1000

I'd say a TON of them. I heard somewhere that BMW sold more E46 M3's than the entire AMG lineup for that time period. I expect MB to sell just as many C63's just because of the increased performance and attractive price.

jonesy72

talked to my dealer yesterday (he called to tell me base price $53800, didn't have prices on the options yet) and said there will be 100 model year 08 C63's with at least 50 of them going to California dealers. Production numbers for 09 would increase and depend on how fast the 08's sell.

nye500

Only 100? That does not sound right to me!!!!!

JRAMGV8

I expect more than 500

jonesy72

I thought that sounded low too, maybe because 08 is going to be such a short production run, I assume the 09 models will come out late summer/early fall?

ProV1

that's very typical dealer bs talk so they can a$$-r@pe yu0

e1000

Soon2bMB

my local dealer has 3 of them for 2008. and I know 2 of them are sold.

Stiggs

Exactly. That or they don't have a clue. Just like my dealer telling me the C63 will be priced around $80K.
Half the time (or more) they don't know what they are talking about.

saintreb

Dealer I talked to today said they are getting four. They have two fully loaded not reserved yet, but they are asking $7K over sticker. I told her I could wait two months (or whatever for the 09s) and get the PP for less, or just go to my BMW guy at MSRP. They seem pretty confident that they are gonna move them.

hkycoldrct

Typical dealer B.S. Let the 'got to have it's' pay the dealer adjustment. Once the initial wave is gone and the cars are collecting a little dust on the lot's, they will be under MSRP. I was just reading this months Automobile Magazine and there is an ad talking about the 'limited production' of the GTO and how dealers were gouging the first wave of soilders to hit the beach.........be patient and you'll benefit. Everyone is hyped on HP and HP is a becoming a commodity these days.

As for the production for the first year? I would guess it will be somewhat limited as the '09 will be hitting dealer floors sometime around August/September. My guess will be between 500-750 '08 C63's in the states.

KiwiRobbie

I'm pretty sure Mercedes will produce as many c63's as they can sell, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't sell 5000 to 10,000 per year .