Comments on: Toyota Aurion tops large car survey

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:29:37 +0000

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By: TOYOTA1

TOYOTA1 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:56:35 +0000

THE MORE CARS THEY MAKE THE CHEAPER THEY GET, BUT THE RESALE ALSO GOES DOWN IN PRICE FAST. TOYOTA BUILD TO 0RDER NOT MASS PRODUCTION, THAT IS A MAIN FACTER FOR THE GOOD RESALE ON TOYOTA.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:55:31 +0000

Tomas,
for starters you are confusing the name plate Commodore with HSV. the price difference isnt like 80K versus 40K (for what its worth)

but having said that, maybe it does seem like a kick in the pants to the aussie buyers, but what the hell do you care? honestly? you constantly remind us you wouldnt touch one with a ten foot pole let alone fork out the US list price for one.
now i ask you, whats your point?
why are you getting so hung up on the discounted list price on a vehicle you wish to be dead???

and also, from what i understand, holden are making SFA out of their export program.
they are not sending them there to turn big bucks but rather test the waters and create a recognition of their product amongst the consumers in a few different markets.

mark my words that the export program will stop once the next gen commodore (possibly Torana) comes online.

it is totally normal for manufacturers to offer abnormally low prices on a product they are trying to break into the market with.
whether it be food, clothing, tools, or motor vehicles, the basic practices of business still apply.

I use to manage a supermarket (going back a few years), and when we had coke on a ripper special, we would lose 1-2cents per bottle. do you know why that was no drama and why it ended up being beneficial??
if you had one little bit of business knowledge you would clearly understand the basics as to why cheaper commodores in the US actually carries with it good reason.

but if you dont understand, pick your lip up and soldier on. You were never going to buy one at full or discounted price anyway

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:25:02 +0000

Okay, so they make a profit. That’ll enable them to develop new ones, then.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:00:09 +0000

Bavarian Missile,
Obviously they make enough, to warrant the effort.
Since the Falcon XT has an out of the factory build cost of 12K. I estimate the Pontiac G8 cost price of about 22k.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:16:32 +0000

Maybe Thomas, but how much are they making? Point is for GM it takes the market away from some one else and has great exposure for their products because its popular! Its called marketing .

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:01:50 +0000

Golfswein, whats there to know?? They wouldn’t be selling it there, if they weren’t making any profit on it?!!

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:32:17 +0000

Mate, you wouldn’t know half of it. And unlike some, I’m not even going to pretend to, myself. Does a Commodore SS/Pontiac G8 have price parity in the USA at fifty six nine ninety? Nope. They’d sell half a dozen. Should we be able to buy them here at twenty nine nine ninety. Well, it’d be nice. It’d cause chaos in the market from top to toe.

Let’s leave this infantile “Holden are bastards for selling em in the US for thirty grand” nonsense behind and get back to the Aurion, if you must.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:01:56 +0000

realcars Says:
“The more cars made the lower the cost per unit.”

No Sh!t!! Whats your point??

By: realcars

realcars — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:58:21 +0000

How come the Yanks get to buy cheaper Camrys than us?

It’s just not fair!LOL.