HERNDON, Virginia - Volkswagen Slashes Price of 2012 Passat by $7,000 (RM22,000), Undercutting Japanese Rivals
Volkswagen on Thursday announced that it is cutting the price of the redesigned 2012 Passat by $7,180 (RM22,760) versus the 2010 Passat, thus undercutting the base 2011 Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
The base 2012 Volkswagen Passat 2.5L starts at $20,765 (RM65,825) compared to $27,945 (RM88,585) for the 2010 Passat.
The top-of-the-line 2012 Volkswagen Passat SEL Premium starts at $33,720 (RM106,892), including shipping.
The pricing strategy slots the new Passat — which is longer, wider and roomier than its predecessor — below the base Camry and Accord.
The 2011 Toyota Camry starts at $20,995 (RM66,554).
The 2011 Honda Accord starts at $21,930 (RM69,518).
VW offers a choice of three engines in the Passat, including a four-cylinder turbodiesel that is expected to deliver 43 mpg on the highway, the company said in a statement. The Passat with the 2.0-liter TDI starts at $26,765 (RM84,845), including shipping..
VW is providing FREE scheduled maintenance for three years or 36,000 miles..
PEOPLE, you can drool or salivate. But I think we should be getting angry. What does this mean? It means that we are silly enough to tolerate paying FOUR TIMES the prices for basic goods and services compared to others.
US $50, Aussie $50 or even Sing $50 can buy you 1 week of groceries in their supermart. Here RM50 buys you at most 2 days worth of groceries...Betul betul Bodoh Punya Malaysians who keep voting BN.
A 2.5 Litre super duper Volkswagen Passat is now selling in the United States for RM65,825 ONLY. That is less than the price of a Proton Waja in Malaysia.
Folks, they also throw in FREE scheduled maintenance for three years or 36,000 miles.
The Camry sells for RM66,000 and the Honda Accord 2.4 sells for RM69,000 in the US. Here in Malaysia the Volkswagen Passat 2.0 (NOT the 2.5) sells in excess of RM245,000. This is FOUR TIMES the price they pay in the United States ..
Their cost of living is much higher. Their land costs are higher than Malaysia, rents are higher than Malaysia, salaries and labour costs are higher than Malaysia, transport and logistics costs are higher than Malaysia, yet they can sell the same car FOUR TIMES cheaper than we suffer here in Malaysia.
Ini tak masuk akal langsung. .
Why are we willing to suffer paying FOUR TIMES the price for cars? Because we are silly. We are not a clever people. We tolerate silliness. WE tolerate the bankrupt AP regime where cronies get APs to import cars which send the prices of cars to the sky. We tolerate silly duties and taxes all of which are levied to protect a domestic car industry that is becoming increasingly NOT viable - day by day.
It is becoming more ridiculous. .
Kepada sahabat-sahabat yang tak faham niaga, yang tak faham kira kos sara hidup dsbnya - here is some basic comparison..
The Americans pay RM65,000 for a 2.5 Litre VW Passat - a marvel of "Made in Germany" best in class engineering. In Malaysia, you pay RM245,000 for the same car. But let's forget about the VW Passat....
In Malaysia, even if you buy a WAJA you pay about RM70,000. Sekarang cuba fikir ok, if the Americans pay ONLY RM65,000 for a VW Passat 2.5L, then how much do you think they will pay for a WAJA in their country? RM15,000? RM20,000? They will definitely NOT pay RM65,000 for a WAJA..
If they pay RM20,000 for a WAJA, then they save RM45,000 already (COMPARED TO YOU THE MALAYSIAN CAR BUYER). So for the same car, we are paying much, much more than the Americans. FOUR TIMES MORE. We pay more but we get less. Why? Because we are BODOH!!
Malaysians are willing to pay RM70,000 for a tin can car when for the same amount of money they can buy a VW Passat 2.5 Litre 'Made in Germany' car. .
THE WHISTLER ASKS YOU TO PROVE HIM WRONG THAT WE ARE SILLY.
Circulated by Zorro
Not that malaysian is silly but certainly another motivated 'iron-cow' or 'moo-moo besi' bisnes behind the scene!
ReplyDeleteNational Automotive Policy (NAP) is used to protect Mahathir's project called Proton & Perodua.
ReplyDeleteTo get rid of Mahathir's project, to have cheap world-class quality cars, we need to remove BN Umno today.
Penulis ini salesman VW kah?
ReplyDeleteWE are FOUR TIMES STUPID........
ReplyDeleteWe have no choice as the Malaysian government jacked up the import taxes for cars.
ReplyDeleteVolkswagen in overseas are considered as affordable vehicles, in Malaysia, only those with more income can afford it.
ReplyDeleteJadi apa yang boleh kita buat? Tukar kerajaan terus harga kereta turun kah? Wow!
ReplyDeletepatut kerajaan kurangkan cukai kepada rakyat. cukai yang menaikkan harga kereta.
ReplyDelete"Their cost of living is much higher. Their land costs are higher than Malaysia, rents are higher than Malaysia, salaries and labour costs are higher than Malaysia, transport and logistics costs are higher than Malaysia, yet they can sell the same car FOUR TIMES cheaper than we suffer here in Malaysia."
ReplyDeletekalau begitu, apa kata minta kerajaan kasi murah itu kereta, kemudian tanah, sewa, gaji, kos logistik dan lain2 kasi sama harganya macam di US??
mari sama2 minta kerajaan kasi turun harga kereta saja.. lain2 kos hidup biar tinggi menggunung.. bagi penulis kalau kos hidup naik tidak apa, asalkan harga kereta turun.. dengan cara itu barulah rakyat Malaysia dikatakan bijak...
ReplyDeleteKalau cukai tidak tinggi mungkin kereta luar lebih diminati oleh rakyat. Tapi kalau semua beli kereta luar siapa yang mahu support kereta tempatan kita seperti Proton dan Produa. Namun kita mengharap dua syarikat ini membetulkan kelemahan yang ada dalam kereta tersebut.
ReplyDeleteYang penting semuanya kena seimbang. Buat apa kereta saja yang murah. Kereta import lagi tu.
ReplyDeleteBelilah barangan tempatan. Pun berkualiti juga.
ReplyDeletesokong! lebih baik beli ja kereta tempatan. tak perlulah beli kereta2 import semata2 untuk tunjuk mewah.
ReplyDeletekerajaan kenakan cukai tinggi kepada kereta import sebab mahu lindungi industri tempatan kita. biar lebih ramai pilih barangan buatan Malaysia.
ReplyDeletebelilah barangan buatan tempatan then u end up in coffin. cheap price got no safety features like airbag, ebs, ebd... plus car body made up of tin milo/cap junjung plus kulit battery everdays brand, frame and casis made up of several times recycled besi buruk and much more to add. buy premium or SE/LE Edition oni got 1 airbag but still carry the same bodypart (oni the sound system, side mirror, leather-ed seat, body makeup and skirting made it premium/SE/LE version)... the engine oni added the electronic outdated junk from japan. thats your great barangan buatan tempatan.
ReplyDeleteneed more quality for barangan buatan Malaysia.
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