USA Information Availability for Aug 1

[Beefer]

So...let's take a Poll to see what (if anything) will be available on Aug 1, 2018.

Just something to keep us going

 

[danygenesis]

You should add No INFO AT ALL as a fourth option.

 

[Tonester]

I notice you have no vote for "no information". Do we have some confidence from a reliable source that "something" will be shared with us tomorrow?

 

[Beefer]

You should add No INFO AT ALL as a fourth option.

Done

 

[danygenesis]

Done

Thanks. Voted

 

[tymless]

Let's not forget this article (and others) that stated the G70 wouldn't start hitting dealerships until after the announcement of the network of standalone dealerships. And since we haven't even had that, maybe tomorrow could be that announcement, but if not, I doubt any news will be unveiled sadly

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[larrymg1]

Review my post (G70 US Availability) today to shed some additional information on the status of Genesis and the G70.

 

[tymless]

Review my post (page 40) today in "G70 US Availability" to shed some additional information on the status of Genesis and the G70.

Direct link to the post:
G70 US Availability?

 

[larrymg1]

Direct link to the post:
G70 US Availability?

Thanks. Forgot I could provide a specific link.

 

[Toddasaurus]

Haha, I like how most of us assume the worst.

We are realists.

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[danygenesis]

Well after 62% of us (me included) predicted NOTHING came out from Genesis USA today. The waiting continues. IMHO Genesis USA is wasting one of a heck good opportunity to get this brand up and running. Having the 2019 G70 for more than 8 months in advance and not selling it in USA is absurd. Whatever reason they had is not justifiable. This is a huge fiasco from their part.
At this time of the year almost all other brands started selling 2019 model cars taking hundreds if not thousands of new buyers away from Genesis. Bad thing.

 

[Beefer]

Well after 62% of us (me included) predicted NOTHING came out from Genesis USA today. The waiting continues. IMHO Genesis USA is wasting one of a heck good opportunity to get this brand up and running. Having the 2019 G70 for more than 8 months in advance and not selling it in USA is absurd. Whatever reason they had is not justifiable. This is a huge fiasco from their part.
At this time of the year almost all other brands started selling 2019 model cars taking hundreds if not thousands of new buyers away from Genesis. Bad thing.

Utter idiots. Losing respect for the brand by the second.

 

[Edmguy]

At this time of the year almost all other brands started selling 2019 model cars taking hundreds if not thousands of new buyers away from Genesis. Bad thing.

Agreed this was a huge miss. Having a 2019 available before everyone else would have helped garner attention. Instead it will likely get lost in the mix of all the other new 2019's.

Reviews have generally all been positive, they just really needed the car available...

 

[devellis]

Agreed this was a huge miss. Having a 2019 available before everyone else would have helped garner attention. Instead it will likely get lost in the mix of all the other new 2019's.

Reviews have generally all been positive, they just really needed the car available...

The only thing that could make matters worse is if they tack some sort of premium onto the price at release. They might have gotten away with that if they'd released the car back in March or April. But now, there are lots of deals to be had on new, remaining 2018 models of other brands. If Genesis does that, they'll just be driving (no pun intended) more customers off of their lots and over to their competitors'. If the car is released in, say September, and prices are jacked up for a few months, then prudent buyers wouldn't want to make a purchase before November or December. And that's not prime car-buying season by any means.

Pricing premiums may be more up to the dealers than Genesis central. But either way, I think it would be a really bad move. For one thing, it smacks of opportunism and more sophisticated buyers (presumably, the target market) will recognize that. Maybe Corporate can impress upon dealers that that's not the sort of shenanigans they consider part of the premium image they want to cultivate for the brand.

Hopefully, those in charge will recognize that the delays and missteps have been a problem and recognize that they need to smooth the path a bit for potential buyers if they're to convince them to whip out their checkbooks. We'll see.

 

[KusaKusa]

Dealerships around me already have premiums on the G80 Sport because of the rarity of Genesis dealerships, the G80 Sport being new, and the lack of supply with very little shipments by Genesis. I'm pretty confident that the G70 will have a high initial dealership premium. I'll have to fight hard to get the price lower...