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Replying to: lookylou1 (Mar 12, 2008 6:05 pm)  Of course there is no Genesis on his lot right now. No dealerships across the North America continent has one for sale currently. Don't believe the 1,000 units of Genesis, it's probably a way for that dealership to entice you to get one - "we have so few of these, if you don't get one, there wouldn't be any left...", or something to that effect  The Genesis will be arriving in a few months, and there will be a long pre-sell period, with events such as invitation drives (which I'd assume for a few days) and various marketing tie-in with premium establishments.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 13, 2008 5:27 am) When I bought my Azera in March of 2006, I talked to or visited seven Hyundai dealership. Two didn't have ANY Azeras (and, remember, this was four months after they were released). Three ONLY had the floor model, and the other two had less than six total. The Azera was is VERY short supply and I had to drive to a different city to find one in black. I think the Genesis will be in shorter supply than the Azera. And I think the V8 Genesis will be a very rare find. Good luck on that one. Based on my experience with the Azera, I also think the dealerships will be VERY unprepared for the Genesis and have totally inaccurate information about it. And since they will be in short supply, I can easily see them steering customers to the HUGE volume of cars sitting on their lots collecting dust.
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Replying to: ricwhite (Mar 13, 2008 6:27 am) It is my thinking that the Genesis will help the sales of the other cars though. It is one car generating buzz and interest amongst anyone that knows about cars. Even if it's just to go check it out, it'll bring folks in the door and when they see the Azera, Veracruz & updated Sonata...they're gonna be like, "Whoa...I didn't know they had all these nice cars!"
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Replying to: joe97 (Mar 13, 2008 6:15 am) * Maybe not every Hyundai dealer will get them. Wasn't there talk that dealers would need to demonstrate that they deserve to sell the Genesis? * Maybe there will be 1000 in the first (partial) year. That makes sense, to ramp up production gradually for an all-new design that is different than anything Hyundai has attempted before. Also it allows dealers to make sure they are providing the best possible service to Genesis customers. Keep in mind the service techs will need to be trained on these cars. They ain't no Accent. Once everything is ship-shape and assuming demand is there, Hyundai can take a page from Doritos and "just make more." |
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Replying to: backy (Mar 13, 2008 8:24 am) I can see a dealer saying that to create a panic amongst buyers and make them think they have to hurry and get one or they won't have a chance at getting one. There have been postings that some dealerships already have stripped down versions of the Genesis for the sole purpose of the techs getting aquainted with them (sure wish they had done that with the Azera). |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 12, 2008 7:42 am) just giving props where due. Hehe, thanks! OTOH, I call BS on the 1k count. I don't think Hyundai would spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl ad to only have 1k hit the dealers. What I CAN see is top tier Hyundai dealers getting the Genesis first but that's pretty much the way it is with all car manufacturers. |
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The logistics and hassle factor of importing even a lowly 1,000 vehicles boggles the mind. The raw number of vessels & containers, Customs clearance, spot radar checks at the port, documents in order, etc. Then, getting them to the dealers via contract haulers. Not that easy of a task. One might wonder too how many G8's are initially being imported to the US, as a comparison to Genesis. Upon arrival you can expect some Pontiac & Hyundai dealers to play the "Market Adjustment" game by slapping on an extra price sticker. In the case of Genesis, that might spell salvation for Azera. |
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Replying to: backy (Mar 13, 2008 8:24 am) Still, point #1 is correct. And I'd agree with your thought process on #2. |
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Replying to: joe97 (Mar 13, 2008 11:47 am)
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