Autocar/Ariel and dubious production figures?

[dandarez]

only just read last wks Autocar. Cropley (Steve) tour of the British Sports Car Industry - this week Ariel (sports car? track car, surely! oh well.) Interesting anyway but Cropley's statement "100 a year Ariel..." ONE HUNDRED!!! who's he f.cking kidding? I have been involved around specialist makers for years and while chassis numbers and production numbers have always been a bit economical with the truth this one sounds over the top. In the text Simon says he would like to get his delivery times down from its current 3-4 months. My maths aint good but since Ariel supplied its first car in mid 2000 that makes me think they cannot have delivered a lot of motors, especially with production line of just 3, but then Cropley says Ariel has delivered car 112... sounds like porkies to me or can somebody put me right? If it turns out that my maths is correct (and I stand to be corrected and apologise if I am wrong) then there needs to be one apology in Autocar for a very misleading statement.

[atom290]

>> Edited by atom290 on Saturday 31st January 15:09

[Sparks]

I notice that too.

I think it is that 100 units being a planned output, not current. Also there may be a back log of orders making the 3-4 months delivery time (say they produce 6 cars a month currently, more than 25 oustanding orders gives 3-4 month wait, and 72 cars a year).

Sparks