On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:05:36 -0000, "Dave Liney" wrote:


The move of the suffix to August did not cause the sales peak.

Of course it did.

There had
been one when the changeover was in January and the changeover month was
moved to a time when the demand for new cars could more easily be met.

That contradicts what I've heard elsewhere. It was moved to August
precisely to stimulate demand. Few people were in the humour to spend money
on new cars just after Xmas.

The
distortion of sales was caused by the government's introduction of the
yearly indentifier; nothing to do with the motor industry.

There was never a sales peak in January, thats nonsense.



greg
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You do a lot less thundering in the pulpit against the Harlot
after she marches right down the aisle and kicks you in the nuts.