[Trogdor]

This is the explanation that we received, and I'm paraphrasing. The cars that were being shipped to the US market were basically left overs from other markets. This is a major reason we couldn't get the colors and package combinations we wanted. Where as with a brand like Mitsubishi, you name it, we can get it if it's not already on our lot. Inventory drives sales. When you have a customers that comes in and wants an AWD Kizashi, but doesn't want the kinda ugly blue color we have, we don't just call up our other stores in the twin cities and say "Hey, we'll trade ya for yours."

Suzuki recently changed their minds and decided not to invest in a US plant that would have provided the US market with a much larger supply of cars in different colors and options. This was a new development. As recently as September, we had regional reps stating that Suzuki was not planning to leave the US car market. We just got a delivery of slightly redesigned 2013 Suzuki's this week. So, this wasn't something anyone saw coming.