Auto maker inventories tighten slightly coming into March of this year, down from an 80 day supply in February to a 68 day average entering March .
Maintaining a tight inventory ensures an even flow of through the dealership network and avoids costly discounts to relieve an excess of inventory. On the flip side too tight of an inventory will result in shortages at the dealerships and potential lost sales to other makes.
The premium/luxury makes ranged from Lexus with a very low dealer inventory of 25 days to Jaguar with a high of 115 days worth of inventory sitting on the lot.
25 days Lexus
27 days BMW
51 days Land Rover
55 days Audi
57 days Volvo
60 days Acura
62 days Infiniti
66 days Mercedes Benz
70 days Porsche
72 days Lincoln
96 days Cadillac
115 day Jaguar
In general the mainstream makes tended to run a bit heavier in stock with Toyota maintaining the tightest inventory stream at 51 days, while Isuzu brought up the rear at an astounding inventory of 157 days.
51 days Toyota
56 days Honda
58 days Hyundai
60 days Kia
65 days Dodge
69 days Chrysler
72 days Ford
73 days Subaru
73 days Jeep
74 days Mercury
75 days Chevrolet
77 days Nissan
78 days Hummer
80 days GMC
86 days Mitsubishi
90 days Mazda
90 days Buick
93 days Saturn
97 days Pontiac
103 days VW
157 days Isuzu
SOURCE: Automotive News