NEW old cars, goes to the yards???

**Rikki Kitto** · 19 May 2014, 19:59

I used to move cars for a living from ports to dealers and you would be shocked how old a brand new cars might be, 2 years was one of the oldest I spotted

**UrS4boy** · 19 May 2014, 20:10

Originally posted by caterpillar

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-0...ld-cars-go-die

O-M-G. We are freaking doomed if the economies of the Western world hinge on the auto industry and there are that many autos waiting for non-existant buyers.

**quattrostyle** · 19 May 2014, 20:22

Wow. Never knew this! Looks like many car manufacturers haven't introduced Lean management yet?

**bluequattro** · 19 May 2014, 20:46

This has been happening for years
Greedy companies
What a waste
Imagine buying one from a dealers and then finding out its sat by the sea for 2 years!
I'd like to be the scrap yard owner where they send them to!

**caterpillar** · 19 May 2014, 20:57

IM freakin shocked of this large nr of cars.... brand spanckin "new" but old cars, and the big parkin space the use for that...it has to stop....!!!

**bluequattro** · 19 May 2014, 21:24

Turn up one night with a trailer, doubt they d miss any!

**VagOrBust** · 20 May 2014, 05:39

We're all doomed!

Ummm, no... Wait:

That Zero Hedge Article On Unsold Cars Is Bullshit - Jalopnik

http://jalopnik.com/that-zero-hedge-article-on-unsold-cars-is-********-1578124255

I usually enjoy reading Zero Hedge because the insights are often interesting and I think pessimism is an underrated virtue these days. However, this guest article on unsold cars is so demonstrably false I had to take a break from my Sunday morning to dispute it.

Also:

UK car sales reach four-year high

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-20931602

UK new car registrations rose by 5.3% in 2012 to their highest level since 2008, car industry body SMMT says.

Remember that with those kind of numbers, you're going to have stockpiles of cars to meet the demand. Not all cars are made to spec.

**UrS4boy** · 20 May 2014, 06:58

Originally posted by VagOrBust

We're all doomed!Ummm, no... Wait:

Here is a good rebuttal to the original article referenced in this thread.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-05-19/the-truth-about-auto-sales

**mike74** · 20 May 2014, 10:12

sweet jebus, what a waste

**sidrick** · 20 May 2014, 10:30

I remember seeing a couple of those photos from when the government was running the scrappage scheme. Nonsense.

NEW old cars, goes to the yards???

NEW old cars, goes to the yards???

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