BB Direct Sales info

[Stephen Birtles]

they are called factory dealer incentives or rebates
otherwise known as a spiff
Car companies do it all the time for their dealers
Have you ever tried to figure out the real price of a car




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote:
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> David would you care to explain this again, " they extended the
> dealers additional price breaks " ???
>
> If the factory sells to the dealers via "additional price breaks"
> isn't that actually lowering the suggested list price? And how is the
> factory going to make additional money this way? One of the problems
> today is that the retail price of Motorhomes is so cloaked in mumbo
> jumbo. "Suggested list price" really doesnt mean anything anymore.
>
> There is tremendous overhead connected with designing, manufacturing,
> selling , and stock piling parts to support the high end
> motorhomes. I have seen the decline of the parts department over
> the last 4 years. The technical staff has been reduced from 4-5 to
> Bennie Collier alone. Parts about the same and it is difficult to get
> parts for BB now no matter what the year.
>
> With this in mind does anyone else see something that I dont see that
> will pull Bluebird out of this nose dive? I honestly want to see them
> succeed and continue producting good coaches but?
>
> Tom Warner
> Vernon Center,NY
> 1985 PT 40
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> At 02:29 PM 5/9/2006, you wrote:
> >Simple, weeks ago when the factory was negotiating selling direct
> >with the dealers, they extended the dealers additional price breaks,
> >which the factory can now make up for by selling direct. Therefor,
> >we benefit by getting the "finest motorcoach at the most attractive
> >price".
> >
> >David Brady,
> >'02 LXi
> >
> >Tom Warner wrote:
> > > Ron if there is no downside to any dealer then does that mean that
> > > the factory will not discount the coaches below what the dealers are
> > > selling them for? If this is the case then how can they possibly
> > > lower the price to be competitive in todays market like the
> > > announcement indicated? Here is what the factory announced. ""The
> > > efficiency of factory-direct sales will allow Blue Bird to offer our
> > > customers the finest motorcoach with the best service at the most
> > > attractive price," said Fred VanDenBerg, Blue Bird
> > > Coachworks'director of motorcoach sales and marketing." Does this
> > > mean that each dealer will have a certain area in which the factory
> > > will not sell coaches direct?
> > >
> > > It appears that at least one dealer , John Bleakley, does not like
> > > the program since they are no longer a dealer. This has got to be a
> > > very bad sign for Bluebird. Time will tell.
> > >
> > > Tom Warner
> > > Vernon Center,NY
> > > 1985 PT 40
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