Toyota Delivers Aggressive Price Cuts in Australia

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by Tideland Prius, Jan 6, 2015.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    hey gc, maybe gb is next!:p
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Great if it isn't preceded by the auto companies pulling all their manufacturing out of the country.
     
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  4. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Trollbait, everyone has discovered that it is cheaper to import cars into Australia than it is to make them there. Ford will stop by 2016. Holden & Toyota will cease in 2017.

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    I believe Toyota's announcement is just marketing to move sales that could wait into the first half of the month.
     
    #4 JimN, Jan 8, 2015
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Did they decide to move out before this free trade agreement or after?
     
    #5 Trollbait, Jan 9, 2015
  6. GregP507

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    How does this square with Diane's prediction that Prius prices are going "way up" next year?
     
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    Before. Unfortunately I'm an Australian Automotive engineer :-(
     
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  8. JimN

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    Greg, she's not selling in the Australian market. In the USA if Toyota increases the cost to the dealer they may have to increase the incentives to move the inventory. We shall see.
     
    #8 JimN, Jan 9, 2015
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