Remember a lot of those BMW's are made in factories in the US, by labour that is not controlled by the UAW. I think GM still has some constraints placed on them by the unions.
I suspect also that Americans are so sick of the crap sedans that Chev has offered them over the last couple of decades, perhaps there is a perceived risk in taking too many more. There is also the issue of possible conflict with the new Impala (despite it being another FWD over-styled thing). However, as before, I am reliably told there have been 'restraints' placed on how many they are allowed to import.
Doubt the bmw flagship 7 series are made in the usa, might be a few of the 3 series however that's not that important.
GM and Holden expected 30,000+ for the G8 (VE 2006-2013) which was on the same zeta platform.
We all know the story on the G8 and how GM closed it all down.
So the VY is a better car than the VE and obviously the path for Holden to the usa market is well known with the now defunct G8. Now if memory serves me the talk of shut-down has been around for over a decade and every-time Holden makes a big song and dance about how export would be its saviour etc. Even Abbott saying a good export deal and we can look at helping short term, we also know that Holden are not closing down till end of 2017 ----- so why the stunning fall from 30,000+ pa (from GM) right down to 1700-2000pa for the new VY. No other new imported into the usa car has suffered and been slaughter like this. Is this part of the FTA with Oz that only effects our massive oz car market?
Something sounds very suspect about GM not wanting to make money and fill a gap in its model range, as its the only big v8 rwd sedan that can beat the 300c and charger thing to death. I smell something very fishy in GM's reasoning for such ultra low numbers and who the hell has ever heard of a sports car on the same platform (zeta) and pricing out selling a volume 4 door sedan that is equivalently equipped.
It looks like a token gesture by GM maybe so it has enough current camaro's till alfa swap over starts up.
Mark L
the other US made products that Commodore sales would impact on - Corvette and Camaro, it is a miracle that GM agreed to any being sold at all.
LOL Selling the dunny impacts on corvette and camaro sales?
What on Sales or Fuel consumption?
I have been going to the usa for at least 5 decades and I have seen and driven the mustang, viper, camaro, vette, firebird etc etc sure the vette and viper compete and the other cheaper cars compete amongst themselves for sales, but I have never ever seen any taxi having a crossover audience or look like eating into either of those customer bases.
To get someone coming in for a 2 door coupe aka the camaro its highly unlikely they will walk out with an SS and forget they came for a camaro.
Sorry that's not something that happens. Enormous logistical and physical differences between a taxi and a coupe for any crossover. Look at the dunny taxi vs dunny coupe enormously different market. Not to mention the camaro's are cheap and start at $24k, the middle 426hp SS is at $33k, even the top line zl-1 580hp camaro is only priced at $54k.
Most new Camaro owners in the usa don't crossover to vette as its priced much higher. Vette is only 13000 vs 85,000 for camaro.
Hell look at the LX hatch numbers vs LX taxi numbers never will a 2 door be the volume. Same with HQ/HJ/HX or XA,XB,XC etc etc
Well unless its zeta platform and camaro vs the dunny taxi
Edited by LXSS350, 24 December 2013 - 12:13 AM.
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