For them, the arrival of older models matters.
In the Porsche world, cabrios follow coupes as sure as summer follows spring, so the arrival of these models surprise no one.
But yesterday, on the eve of the arrival of new models of Microsoft's flagship products, the Windows operating system and the Office programs, the skeptics were overshadowed and drowned out by the opening salvos in the software giant's marketing campaign.
And in the minivan campaigns from Toyota and Honda, drivers rave that their prosaic vehicles are "swagger wagons," and the arrival of new models is heralded by fireworks as if they were hot sports cars.
The arrival of megapixel models from Kyocera, Nokia, Samsung and others portends an even brighter picture.
The arrival of new models from automakers Think, Coda, Mitsubishi, Mini, Toyota, and Chevrolet (a few of which were delayed from 2010) will give consumers more options.
While the arrival of the Model S shows that Tesla is growing up, the company is not yet prospering.
The big transition comes in 2019 or 2020, with the arrival of the Model Y, a small crossover that's also in the works.
Chief Operating Officer Jim Press of Toyota Motor Sales USA declared that "The arrival of new model-year products and a strong Labor Day weekend boosted September sales….Despite continuing fluctuations in oil prices and destructive weather in the Southeast, the industry held tight".
Its long-lasting impact will depend on how quickly the German premium makers, Volvo and JLR Tata Motorss of India-owned and British-based Jaguar Land Rover) react to the arrival of the Model 3 to Europe and how quickly they can bring in their own midsize electric cars," Munoz said.
The D portends the much-delayed arrival of the Model X, an all-electric crossover SUV expected to have the same all-wheel-drive underpinnings as the D. Tesla now says it will start delivering the X this fall, almost two years after its first predicted launch date.
