No one seems to have posted it yet, so I thought I might tonight.

Latest news concerning the 380 on the sales front is lukewarm. Total sales for March 07 totalling 1,022 - down from 1,210 for March '06. No doubt helped somewhat with the excellent fleet deal done with Avis, so far sales have been fairly consistent this year to date:

Jan: 1,041
Feb: 1,017
Mar: 1,022
TOT: 3,079

Compared to last year:

Jan: 719
Feb: 1,011
Mar: 1,210
TOT: 2,940

In other news, some of you will have seen that the upcoming 2007 update is a go, confirmed now by MMAL to be 380 S3, to go on sale in July. See link:

https://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0...-21822,00.html

No surprises really, only a mild update with mainly cosmetic changes, exterior AND interior (primarily seat trims), new colours, new wheels (standard 18s for VRX ) and model realignment so the range makes more sense (expect GT to be dropped).

Drivetrain remains unchanged, so 3.8L SOHC with 175kW and 343Nm standard fare, mated to either 5sp man or 5sp tippy. This should not be a surprise, next year will be the year for drivetrain advances etc.

Pricing to remain very much the same, with entry model 380 ES manual starting at $27,990.

I think that it's keeping it's sales above 1,000/month so far is promising with the update almost around the corner.