Comments on: More on Canadian sales

By: NineTwoX

NineTwoX — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:17:09 +0000

I know that the manufacturers can’t adjust the cdn prices over night without hurting the value of used cars or trade-in values. How much impact would there be on Saab? They don’t hold their value as well as competitors.

Just comparing prices, the biggest discrepancies are on premium vehicles and not so much on entry levels. If Saab were to lower their prices, they definitly would sale more vehicles.

I hope the prices continue to drop so I can justify buying a new car.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:08:06 +0000

The fact is that every one of Saab’s competitors have reduced their Canadian prices (or offered other major incentives) in the past year.
For example, the entry-level Mercedes B Class is now under $30,000, and it was priced the same as a 9-3 last year ($34,000).

What is really surprising is that GM can still find two Canadians Saab customers per day, when their money would clearly go a lot farther with any other brand.

By: No.9

No.9 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:53:17 +0000

The only European brand left for Saab to compete with is VW… and even then I’m not sure. Dealers must be absolutely thrilled about yet another concept car (which looks like a fancy Honda Civic suppository), which comes with no commitment to build something from it in any case. Why not put Saab out of its misery instead of bleeding it in public.

By: No.9

No.9 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:52:44 +0000

The only European brand left for Saab to compete with is VW… and even then I’m not sure. Dealers must be absolutly thrilled about yet another concept car (which looks like a fancy Honda Civic suppository), which comes with no commitment to build something from it in any case. Why not put Saab out of its misery instead of bleeding it in public.

By: joemama

joemama — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:54:16 +0000

Saab’s sales team must have not graduated high school.

We are talking about simple math here people….

By: dragan

dragan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:55:08 +0000

weve been at parity with the american’s since last fall, the dollar is not going down only up against the funny money american peso it’s time for saab to wake up and smell the roses and adjust the prides accordingly!!!

By: PT

PT — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:19:30 +0000

My point is that many of the 2006/7 cars only have minimal mileage and are clearly dealer registrations which are not moving off the lot.

These are boom times for carmakers but there is a lot of choice out there. Saab is being left behind.

By: PT

PT — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:17:21 +0000

And again?

Not sure, Pete. Only happened around a half dozen times in 9 months. Any chance you’re hitting the return key while you’re typing?

By: PT

PT — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:16:50 +0000

rest of comment…… ( this has happened a few times swade – often when I am at my most critical…??? ..!!!!)

By: PT

PT — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:13:37 +0000

Word on the street in Sydney is that a certain well-known, long -ime Saab dealer is struggling to hit double figures per month at the moment. Is there anything in the fact that the dealership has taken on Suzuki, Hummer and now NIssan without a significant increase in floorspace?

Ptitful though the Canadian figures are, I can’t see Australia being much better. Perhaps we’ll be pleasantly surprised but there are a LOT of 2007 ( & even 2006) cars selling as Used with