Ferrari pulls out of NAIAS 2009
Just received word.
The times we are in.... :angry: |
Hmmm. That's a shame. Although, there aren't that many Ferrari customers in Michigan, are there?
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Every new Ferrari is sold out on the local dealer's allocation |
seems Rolls Royce is out too
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Car makers are not stupid... they know what is coming - the 1970's all over again - 70% tax rates, inflation and lower incomes. The super wealthy already own 1 of everything hehe
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These shows are mainly for press benefit. I'm surprised they would pull out.
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Their buyers dont need press to make choices, and their dealers dont need press to make sales... attending shows seems more like a way for them to show the proletariat what they cant afford than anything else ;)
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Wonder if they will do the same with the other car shows like LA? I noticed that LA's show is a pretty big deal now in North America.
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Look at the one of Paris few weeks ago, the 370Z not there they kept it for L.A, Porsche was really disappointing, just the restyling of the 911. The Hyperion was announced but never showed-up, the one-77, we saw the headlight and the wheels, during the press day. Bugatti, Pagani, Brabus, Alpina, Ruf were not there... Ferrari had the California but it was not the first appearance. |
One problem; the auto manufacturers are having less and less to spend on the opulence of an Auto show. I don't see a US auto show being as good as what NAIAS was from the late 1990's through to the first 3-4 years of the 2000's. I think Domestic auto shows peaked in 2002/3.
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I thought I had a post in this thread . . .
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aww, sorry for opening the gates or whatever happened there. : /
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How many shows are there in the North American market? Perhaps there are too many and manufacturers want to cut down on costs to focus on doing a really good job in one. People (well, those who matter) don't need to see the same cars twice. That's why I was talking about the press earlier - the press will only need to see the new cars, particularly concepts, once. I'm not sure a motor show is a major sales event.
In Australia, the main ones are Sydney and Melbourne. Key marques pulled out of Sydney to focus on Melbourne because they didn't feel it was necessary to have attend two shows every year. I think Paris and Frankfurt have a good cooperative plan going with alternating hosting years. |
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Now the main problem, as I saw it, was that the LA show and NAIAS were dangerously close to each other couple of years ago. (quite literally happening at the same time) I thought that was bad for LA since Detroit would get the priority for most manufacturers. And it was true. But LA decided to move its show ahead by a month, which meant that LA was starting to get more important premiers. The shows are still too close, and it means the manufacturer will have to decide on which of the shows will be more profitable for them. Hmmmm. I wonder what Ferrari will do to the LA show. They have a whole wing in the convention center to themselves. |
Bah. GM and Volkswagen pulled cars out of the LA show for Detroit. Boo.
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^I think they mean the 2009 show...
I guess whether location or date is the problem, alternating hosting years is a good plan. Even in the largest market in the world, there are still problems of manufacturers selecting only one show. |
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It would be simpler if they just played around with the time table. |
Yes, that's true. I know I'd hate for Sydney to lose our annual show. But, manufacturers are also involved in this, and they have clearly shown their hand. Playing around with the timetable may necessitate alternating years, although moving Detroit to somewhere around spring or summer might work.
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Mitsubishi pulled out. Don't expect to see Land Rover, Suzuki, and Porsche either.
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Also, Nissan pulled out.... |
Jalopnik's own NAIAS floor plan.
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