Does anyone have an idea of how many have been sold? I wonder how Evos are doing compared to STi's.

 

As I understand it, The STi has a fixed production number (5000?) which are produced each year for the US market. The Evo is a little more complicated. There are about 700 RSs, 1000 MRs, and the GSRs are built on demand (with capacity at 7500) for 05.

http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=20754

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"The decline in total volume compared to last year reflects our strategic decision to...reduce reliance on fleet sales. We know it will take time for improved retail sales to replace reported fleet sales, but we remain committed to patiently rebuilding our retail business and brand, one car at a time."

That basically mean margins are poor. I never buy direct from salesguys because they annoy me. Rather I deal w/fleet managers and/or internet sales managers. They make commisions based on total volume rather than commisions per individual sale. That usually translates into less BS when trying to extract a straight-forward answer out of a straight-forward question. Two words you'll never hear from a salesguy...yes or no.