Baby boomers aren’t buying as many sports cars, and what's making that news even worse for automakers is the fact that those buyers likely won’t be replaced anytime soon. At the same time, sport-utility vehicle sales have kicked up, a shift very much It’s no secret that Porsche 911 values have plateaued. And some model years are now depreciating following their spectacular run-up after the Great Recession. But don’t expect prices to drop to $5,000 any time soon. According to Hagerty’s Valuation Tell your grandparents to save the sports car one Corvette at a time. The recent shutdown of Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan assembly plant that happened in order to keep from over producing Mustangs may be the proverbial canary in the coal mine that DETROIT -- Baby boomers in the U.S. are starting to outgrow their midlife crisis years, and that’s bad news for automakers who want to sell sports cars. While there are still plenty of buyers who love the passing lane, automakers face a pesky reality. With baby boomers outgrowing their midlife crisis years and millennials not yet earning enough money, sports cars sales in the US are starting to go down. Even though there are still plenty of buyers interested in owning a car that not only goes fast, but It was a sign of things to come this month when Ford Motor Co. idled its Mustang plant for a week as sales for the year fell 9 per cent. Other sports cars have faded at a similar rate, and even stalwarts like the Chevrolet Corvette and most Porsche models .
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