Blazer Production Totals

[Chief Brody]

Can anybody explain why the production totals went up from 1969 to 1979 and in 1980 they dropped off and then increased in a few years and then decreased again until in 1991 there almost the same small amount made as in 1969? I am going to guess Jimmy Carter???



1969 Production Total: 4,935
1970 Production Total: 11,527
1971 Production Total: 17,220
1972 Production Total: 44,266
1973 Production Total: 44,841
1974 Production Total: 56,798
1975 Production Total: 50,548
1976 Production Total: 74,389
1977 Production Total: 86,838
1978 Production Total: 88,858
1979 Production Total: 90,987
1980 Production Total: 31,776
1981 Production Total: 23,635
1982 Production Total: 24,514
1983 Production Total: 26,245
1984 Production Total: 39,329
1985 Production Total: 40,011
1986 Production Total: 37,310
1987 Production Total: 32,437
1988 Production Total: 28,446
1989 Production Total: 26,663
1990 Production Total: 18,921
1991 Production Total: 7,332

 

[nvrenuf]

My guess would be mpg's vs. price of gas.

 

[ryoken]

if these #'s are correct, I also find it interesting that, that's basically the yr the front clip changed...

round headlights rule!

 

[Chief Brody]

if these #'s are correct, I also find it interesting that, that's basically the yr the front clip changed...

round headlights rule!

Round headlights definitely rule...but I just Googled U.S. economy 1980 and apparently the 1980-82 recession was worse than the one we are in now and possibly as bad as the great depression...funny I don't remember much about it but I was still in high school...sooooo...Jimmy Carter did do it...and OPEC...

The early 1980s recession was a severe recession in the United States which began in July 1981 and ended in November 1982.The primary cause of the recession was a contractionary monetary policy established by the Federal Reserve System to control high inflation.

Cause of 1980s early recession…

In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis and the 1979 energy crisis, , stagflation began to afflict the economy of the United States. , Unemployment had risen from 5.1% in January 1974 to a high of 9.0% in May 1975. , Although it had gradually declined to 5.6% by May 1979, , unemployment began rising again thereafter. , It jumped sharply to 6.9% in April 1980 and to 7.5% in May 1980. , A mild recession from January to July 1980 kept unemployment high, , but despite economic recovery unemployment remained at historically high levels (about 7.5%) through the end of 1981. , Inflation, , which had averaged 3.2% annually in the post-war period, , had more than doubled after the 1973 oil shock to a 7.7% annual rate. , Inflation reached 9.1% in 1975, , the highest rate since 1947. , Inflation declined to 5.8% the following year, , but then edged higher. , By 1979, , inflation reached a startling 11.3% and in 1980 soared to 13.5%.

Employment conditions deteriorated throughout the year. , The unemployment rate in the U.S. , reached 10.8% in December 1982 ”higher than at any time in post-war era. , Job cutbacks were particularly severe in housing, , steel and automobiles. , By September 1982, , the jobless rate reached 10.8%. , Twelve million people were unemployed, , an increase of 4.2 million people since July 1981. , Unemployment rates for every major group reached post-war highs, , with men age 20 and over particularly hard hit.


Read more at http://investmentwatchblog.com/us-d...s-2008-2009-single-digit/#lfu2u8VmdT8ZpRSJ.99

 

[Chief Brody]

I like stats....
I wonder if these numbers include those made for military and police?

Also, of the 1969 manufactured 4,935, how many do you think have survived....and of the 1991 manufactured 7332 how many of those have survived?

Speculation, but surely more 1991's are out there than 1969's.

The 1991's would be a smaller percentage of the market than the 1969 was....that makes the 1991 extremely rare...

 

[Chief Brody]

U.S. Population

July 1, 1969 202,676,946
July 1, 1991 252,127,402

50 million more people in 1991 than 1969.

250 million people....7332 Blazers....that's one Blazer per every 35,000 people sold in 1991.

Current population in 2013 314,000,000

That's one 1991 Blazer per every 44,000 people....

 

[Chief Brody]

Another interesting stat: GM owned 1972 to 1987

 

[nvrenuf]

Does the last part of the VIN actually reflect a vehicles place in that production total? My K5 has a date of production = "Aug 1991", I've always been curious as to how close to the last one it was.

 

[Chief Brody]

http://service.gm.com/dealerworld/vincards/pdf/vincard91.pdf

Everything after the 11th digit is the "sequence" number....that may be per plant...or it may be total

 

[nvrenuf]

The number must be a running total of some kind not specific to a given vehicle. Mine= 150403.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

Where are you getting these production numbers?

 

[ChrisPerry]

Where are you getting these production numbers?

I'm pretty sure he pulled them from the Specs Page

 

[Chief Brody]

Yep

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

I'm pretty sure he pulled them from the Specs Page

I figured, which is why I asked. I wouldn't trust page at all unless anyone can prove where any of it came from, I know there's TONS of wrong information in there.

 

[babarwilles]

I think its interesting that, basically the yr the front clip changed...

 

[dyeager535]

I suspect military is included, as I recall the first batch of CUCV's were 1984 (could be wrong, but that's the earliest year I hear of) and the numbers jumped way up then. I know there were some '85's as well, no idea when the largest "batches" were procured.

Interesting to me that the numbers didn't spike in 1981 when the bodystyle changed. Didn't really in 1973 either, but sales were strong in 1973, and actually fell substantially for 1981. 350 diesel debacle probably wasn't helping GM in that time frame.

 

[Chief Brody]

Interesting to me that the numbers didn't spike in 1981 when the bodystyle changed. Didn't really in 1973 either, but sales were strong in 1973, and actually fell substantially for 1981. 350 diesel debacle probably wasn't helping GM in that time frame.

So...you think the new look scared buyers off or do you thing gas mileage was so important that it wasn't a viable option.

Also, who decides how many are produced in a given year...did dealers "order" them and that's what they went by? or did they say make a nominal 5000 and however many more were ordered than that is what it is?

Don't know how the car factory / dealership sales thing worked back then.

 

[Chief Brody]

Wonder what happened in 1976 to make them stop making full verts?

 

[82355]

GM quit selling convertibles in 1976 all across the board.

Fuel was more expensive in the early 80's than it is now.

Martin

 

[y5mgisi]

Fun info in this thread.