CEO of BMW Canada talks about price differences with US
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I've seen a number of posts here from Canadian members talking about the price disparity with the US.
I came across this article where the CEO of BMW Canada gives the BMW perspective. He makes some interesting observations. Anyone agree or disagree?
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...pageRequested=1
I came across this article where the CEO of BMW Canada gives the BMW perspective. He makes some interesting observations. Anyone agree or disagree?
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...pageRequested=1
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='498014' date='Nov 22 2007, 09:38 PM
I've seen a number of posts here from Canadian members talking about the price disparity with the US.
I came across this article where the CEO of BMW Canada gives the BMW perspective. He makes some interesting observations. Anyone agree or disagree?
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...pageRequested=1
I came across this article where the CEO of BMW Canada gives the BMW perspective. He makes some interesting observations. Anyone agree or disagree?
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...pageRequested=1
In the end our government policy regarding importing/certifications depends on the manufacturer. They can shut the import option down right away if they want. Prior to 2008 all Honda models could be imported. 2008 Honda Pilot and S2000 are the only models importable. That is how Honda dealt with it. BMW could do the same if they want.
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A CPO warranty issued on an American spec pre-owned vehicle will not be honored by dealers in Canada (the same applies for maintenance). You would need to take the car back to a US dealer if you wanted to take advantage of the CPO warranty after your initial factory warranty has expired.
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Interesting read although it looked like he was giving the same answer to most people as opposed to engaging in a discussion. I kept having a sense of d?j? vue reading it.
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From my point of view it comes down to this: BMW charges us what they do because they can get away with it. They have said the same thing GM says: "we don't compete with other markets - we compete with other manufacturers in the Canadian market". So this means that until Mercedes drops their prices, BMW doesn't see the need to. Until Toyota drops the prices of their trucks, GM won't drop the price of their trucks either.
I don't buy BMW's arguments. I think they are arrogant (along with the other manufacturers) . We'll have to wait and see what the sales numbers are for November/December. If they drop due to publicity, the higher CAD and Canadians feelings about the price disparity, they'll have no choice but to drop their prices or live with lower sales levels.
The Canadian car manufacturer's position is to not address their prices for the 80%+ of people that have to finance their vehicles in some way. For the rest of us, they'll throw us a small bone. What they don't talk about are the financing deals that they offer in the US to their customers. GM offers higher rebates to their truck buyers in the US than they do in Canada.
Last time I checked, a 550i Sport (loaded) was about $17,000CAD less in the USA and you don't have to get Active Steering when you order Dynamic Drive. As it stands, I've got a car to drive and money in the bank. I'll wait until they adjust their prices to a reasonable level. If they don't I'll by something else.
Part of the pleasure of driving a car is knowing that the dealer/manufacturer treated me well. I can live without a BMW. the question is, if too many Canadian buyers feel the same way, can BMW live without us??
I don't buy BMW's arguments. I think they are arrogant (along with the other manufacturers) . We'll have to wait and see what the sales numbers are for November/December. If they drop due to publicity, the higher CAD and Canadians feelings about the price disparity, they'll have no choice but to drop their prices or live with lower sales levels.
The Canadian car manufacturer's position is to not address their prices for the 80%+ of people that have to finance their vehicles in some way. For the rest of us, they'll throw us a small bone. What they don't talk about are the financing deals that they offer in the US to their customers. GM offers higher rebates to their truck buyers in the US than they do in Canada.
Last time I checked, a 550i Sport (loaded) was about $17,000CAD less in the USA and you don't have to get Active Steering when you order Dynamic Drive. As it stands, I've got a car to drive and money in the bank. I'll wait until they adjust their prices to a reasonable level. If they don't I'll by something else.
Part of the pleasure of driving a car is knowing that the dealer/manufacturer treated me well. I can live without a BMW. the question is, if too many Canadian buyers feel the same way, can BMW live without us??
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