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  • Some of the decrease was driven by pull-ahead orders received in 2009 in advance of the 2010 engine emissions change.

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  • This pull-ahead effect primarily impacted our fire truck chassis and body product lines.

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  • Each quarter this year we've seen the emergency response backlog decline as these pull-ahead orders were held.

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  • Neither incentive is available this year, and many still argue the current slow sales pace can be partly attributed to the thousands of "pull-ahead" sales the Cash-for-Clunkers bonanza stole from subsequent months.

    Auto Observer 2010

  • This sales pull-ahead creates a conversion hangover in January.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • No buyer pull-ahead in December could set the stage for better than normal conversion in January.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • But like any incentive program, the demand created will be pull-ahead demand and, all else equal, we're likely to see a swift payback.

    The Truth About Cars 2009

  • It appears that the bulk of the "Cash-for-Clunkers" pull-ahead occurred by the end of September.

    Reliable Plant Magazine 2009

  • Delphi, which is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization, can’t get recapitalization funding in the current credit/security market; and was depending on the pull-ahead payment and selling Steering Gear for operating cash until it can line up funding.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Bankruptcy Query 2009

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