Australian of The North
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Toyotaās antipodean experiment
NZ agent model spreads to British dealers who will act as agents for Supra sales
TOYOTA New Zealandās agency business model has taken root in the United Kingdom, but it is to be limited to just one model.
Toyota GB has told dealers that the company will retain ownership of the reborn Supra sports coupe and that buyers will be buying the car from Toyota GB and not from the dealers.
Dealers will be paid a handling fee for each sale they make to cover their part in the handover and customer service associated with delivering the car.
They have also been told that Toyota will have 25 Supra demonstration vehicles available for home test drives and that dealers will have to appoint a staff member to specialise in handling Supra sales and maintaining contact with Supra owners.
Only 300 Supras are expected to be available for sale during 2019 and 600 in 2020. They will be priced from Ā£52,700 ($A95,500).
UK dealers will be expected to buy service equipment specific to the Supra but will not have to do so until after they have sold the first car.
Last year Toyota NZ appointed all its dealers as agents in an arrangement under which dealers do not have to buy stock from Toyota but sell cars on behalf of Toyota for a fixed fee.
The model means dealers do not have to fund their new-car stock and they receive a predetermined payment for each car they sell.
Nope this was debunked, the presenters made a mistake.Brembo ceramic brakes. Thatās probably [partly] why the cost seems so high
The current price is already more than Iād expected, so would have to be amazed by the test drive and seeing the car to go ahead anyway, certainly wonāt be paying more than the current price.Hereās a question for the UK members.
Porsche have just announced that customers with outstanding orders will be charged an additional 10% for their vehicle in the event of a āno dealā Brexit. Other say they may follow.
If Toyota add 10% to the price of the Supra, will you still go ahead with your purchase?
For me, it puts me close to the āThatās too much, Iāll just buy a Cayman GTSā limit in my brain.
What are your thoughts?
Yes the basic US price is cheaper but If you read the US pricing forum threads most dealers over there are adding 10-15k on top of the MSRP due to the low volume of cars expected to be available in year 1. Personally Iāve ordered the A90 edition in the UK and with there only being 24 in the UK and right hand drive itās going to be a rare car.Itās already too highly priced compared to the US. I wonāt be going ahead for that and some other reasons. However if they do raise the price then I canāt see it selling here at all.
FYI. I think itāll hurt Germany more than it will hurt us if we leave with no deal.
Different paint, black wheels and some red seat highlights are a weak special edition so I doubt itāll be worth anything. Not to mention rare doesnāt mean wanted...Reading other threats the basic price is mo
Yes the basic US price is cheaper but If you read the US pricing forum threads most dealers over there are adding 10-15k on top of the MSRP due to the low volume of cars expected to be available in year 1. Personally Iāve ordered the A90 edition in the UK and with there only being 24 in the UK and right hand drive itās going to be a rare car.