Wattie
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Sales.........
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The two new saloons are ok and are selling in reasonable volumes of 30,000 units pa combined. They need the Levante to double this. Add in Alfieri variants and 70,000+ units pa seems possible.
PS What was interesting in the 2014 stats is how few units the GT/GC sell (3500 combined).
PS What was interesting in the 2014 stats is how few units the GT/GC sell (3500 combined).
Andyk
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Compared to the older and other models the Ghibli seems to have flooded the market...by Maserati standards that is....Same cars for sale and don't seem to be selling well.........Dick Lovett have 14 GHibli's for sale...Understand that MAserati are looking at a different Market for these cars but that still seems a lot for one dealer.
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I thought that once the flush of youth was done and dusted the Ghibli diesel would be seen as an overpriced underperforming mass produced middle management motorway plugger. All dealers have plenty for sale and 35k would by an early one. But 35k would also buy a lot of other cars too.
Wrong car for the wrong market......should have been the 159 replacement. No doubt later in the year we will see a 500+ bhp version with single rate shocks, lowered by 20mm with an 8 speed box with 195mph and 0 to 60 in 4 secs........any bets???..... Sadly though this should have been their first attempt not the rescue attempt.
Wrong car for the wrong market......should have been the 159 replacement. No doubt later in the year we will see a 500+ bhp version with single rate shocks, lowered by 20mm with an 8 speed box with 195mph and 0 to 60 in 4 secs........any bets???..... Sadly though this should have been their first attempt not the rescue attempt.
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I agree with all your sentiments about the car but if you can buy one for £35k, I'll have two please. Cheapest I have been offered have been early £40k's. The cars that are advertised, even though there are a massive glut of them, are pretty much non-negotiable price-wise; other than say a token £500 off.
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It appears that Maserati are sending dealers a set amount of random spec cars a month on top of the ones they sell. This may be why the early 'sales' figures were so good as they were 'sold' from the factory but not necessarily onto the public. It would also account for the glut of unsold stock lying around the network. It should follow that the price will have to start falling as more cars come behind them and stocks build. I reckon Maserati did it this way to try and build a 'must have' reputation by showing massive initial sales which is a bit of a gamble. The problem is, is that when people realise they aren't selling as well as first thought they will steer clear and continue buying German.
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My exact comments on the car when it was released. ..but I was shouted down for not being on message.
Whilst the car maybe average, the allure of the badge on a new company barge is for £50k is very compelling for many.
There may appear to be many used ones for sale but you need to look at that in the context of what Maserati now sells pa rather than what it used to. There is no glut of these cars any more than there is of other brands in the same price space. This price point for diesel sales is very competitive and big visible discounts and larger discounts to leasing companies are pretty common. Before the crash I bought a six month old 300 mile 535d for £36k that listed at £48k. They are all at it...
There may appear to be many used ones for sale but you need to look at that in the context of what Maserati now sells pa rather than what it used to. There is no glut of these cars any more than there is of other brands in the same price space. This price point for diesel sales is very competitive and big visible discounts and larger discounts to leasing companies are pretty common. Before the crash I bought a six month old 300 mile 535d for £36k that listed at £48k. They are all at it...
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allandwf
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They do now, as survivors, but 10 years ago you couldn't give them away. People aspired to the 60s 70s cars, the mainstream products just weren't special enough.
BJL
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I stand corrected Richard but I heard first hand of overly generous part ex offered to secure a sale of a demo car which was still declined after a test drive. Presumably the sticker price is important for current image.
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I dont get this Ghibli thing at all. Why buy a Maserati that looks like a Jag XF?