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Niche is good if profitable
Posted by A1-turbo (more from A1-turbo) on Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:54:43
In Reply to: look at your 2 lists..., Snowmobile
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I don't know how much demand (to be profitable) there really would be for an "iconic" hatchback and I say this as someone who previously owned and enjoyed three Saabs including a 9-3 hatchback. When the 9-3SS came out, it far outsold the 9-3 hatchbacks it replaced. The new sedan helped Saab achieve its best sales year ever in the U.S. in 2003. While more popular overseas, hatchbacks unfortunately never really caught on in the U.S. as premium/luxury models although Saab saw the most success with hatches.
For a niche Saab hatchback model to be viable today either the price points would end up having to be too high to make up for low volume or, if priced realistically, they would have to sell at unattainable volumes.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Mahindra buys NEVS, ryan
, Mon, 1 Dec 2014 12:12:27- Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, EGD
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:54:47- but if Peugeot can do it..., saintgallen, Thu, 4 Dec 2014 08:35:02
- Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, Henri L, Wed, 3 Dec 2014 08:02:04
- Scion, A1-turbo, Wed, 3 Dec 2014 09:56:42
- Every dog has his day, No Snaab, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:22:02
- Gengas, DickT
, Wed, 3 Dec 2014 14:28:59 - "IF" they had come out with a electric car, SWEDECAR
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 18:34:45- Re:, Snowmobile
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 19:36:18
- Re: Every dog has his day. Yep., Noel, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:56:45
- A few things, Snowmobile
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 12:39:12 - Well put! nm, Scott Paterson
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 12:19:00
- Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, SWEDECAR
, Mon, 1 Dec 2014 21:37:57 - Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, Ian Glenday
, Mon, 1 Dec 2014 18:18:50 - Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, Scott Paterson
, Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:18:21 - Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, Steve T, Mon, 1 Dec 2014 12:55:01
- Re: Mahindra buys NEVS, ryan
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 00:25:08- Saab Technology is not needed, Dean, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 10:27:06
- SAAB needs to do something really different to survive, EAnderson, Wed, 3 Dec 2014 21:31:36
- you are correct, ryan
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 18:04:43 - Alfa Technology, Bill Homer
, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 12:18:02 - Re: Saab Technology, BobS, Tue, 2 Dec 2014 10:45:25
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