VW Price increases 1st Dec

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Post by Cherry »

VW can happily increase prices many ID.3 models without affecting the EV grant. But will they increase the 150kW Family Pro Performance 58kWh to exclude it from the £2500 grant or offer a lower PCP contribution on this model if they reinstate the PCP finance offer of £1750, given most people view this as a reduction to the RRP anyway?

With inflation on the rise can we expect a 5% price increase or simply not reintroducing PCP contributions?

As it is, I think ID.3 is rather lower cost than cars in the same class.
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I stated on another thread that according to the VW dealership guy on the Golf GTI forum who mentioned the 1st Dec prices rises that the ID3 models will be pretty much exempt from the rises so as not to disturb the grant threshold eligibility. They don't need to put their prices up, they just clawed back £1750 by getting rid of the deposit contribution. The dealership guy ("evo1986", now in lease sales) indicated that price rises (except ID3) will be about 2%
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My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that

* ID.3 list prices will remain static and won't have the ~2% expected rise for other VW models applied to them
* VWFS deposit contributions will not be made available again to new orders until lead times are under more control (a reasonably reliable 12 weeks, or so). VWFS may fiddle with PCP final values and/or APR though, my tealeaves are unclear on this.
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Utumno wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:00 pm My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that

* ID.3 list prices will remain static and won't have the ~2% expected rise for other VW models applied to them
* VWFS deposit contributions will not be made available again to new orders until lead times are under more control (a reasonably reliable 12 weeks, or so). VWFS may fiddle with PCP final values and/or APR though, my tealeaves are unclear on this.
This what the salesman we are dealing with also believes. Could be wrong of course.
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Post by Cherry »

5% of £35k is £1750.

This is a temporary 5% price rise for a £35k car by stealth!

All Rishi needs to do now is scrap the EV grant given it is a handout to those wealthy enough to buy an overpriced car!
It should have been means tested (so I do not qualify) or given to scrap old cars (like my 27 year old Mazda MX3 SORN for 7 years)!
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Ok. No one knows why VW does not offer an ID3 in red. No one knows why VW is happy to sell cars cheaper in the US than here. No one knows what VW will do next.

Here's my [complete] guess. As they have already sold every car they can build in the next 6 months why shouldn't they raise their prices?

I guess they will either:
1. Raise their prices a little and let the 204bhp Family go over the £35000 barrier. Maybe delete the 150bhp Family altogether.
2. IN the UK and Eire save the red colour for some special edition edition ID3.
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Chivers wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:15 pm Ok. No one knows why VW does not offer an ID3 in red.

Kings Red is available.
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VW sell cars cheaper in the US because they need to sell them cheaper than they do in Europe to compete with their domestic brands like GM, Ford and Chrysler, even though the fit and finish of those is noticeably inferior.

Most American supplied VWs are made in Mexico with assembly workers on about $10ph as opposed to the German guys on €28ph. So there's a big reason why a well specced Mexican built VW can be sold in the US competitively.
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durhamlad wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:53 pm
Utumno wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:00 pm My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that

* ID.3 list prices will remain static and won't have the ~2% expected rise for other VW models applied to them
* VWFS deposit contributions will not be made available again to new orders until lead times are under more control (a reasonably reliable 12 weeks, or so). VWFS may fiddle with PCP final values and/or APR though, my tealeaves are unclear on this.
This what the salesman we are dealing with also believes. Could be wrong of course.
The VW dealership guy on the Golf GTI forum has said the above pretty much verbatim and he's been right for about 8 years I've known him on there. VW chop and change VWFS deposit contributions all the time to shape demand when it exceeds their capability to supply. They'll also increase GFVs when market forces allow, so that loss of a deposit contribution isn't stinging their PCP customers to the tune of £80 a month and putting them off. One of the selling points of a VW is strong residuals so that an expensive list price needn't also mean overly expensive monthlies on PCP.
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Post by Smitten »

monkeyhanger wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:12 pm
durhamlad wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:53 pm
Utumno wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:00 pm My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that

* ID.3 list prices will remain static and won't have the ~2% expected rise for other VW models applied to them
* VWFS deposit contributions will not be made available again to new orders until lead times are under more control (a reasonably reliable 12 weeks, or so). VWFS may fiddle with PCP final values and/or APR though, my tealeaves are unclear on this.
This what the salesman we are dealing with also believes. Could be wrong of course.
The VW dealership guy on the Golf GTI forum has said the above pretty much verbatim and he's been right for about 8 years I've known him on there. VW chop and change VWFS deposit contributions all the time to shape demand when it exceeds their capability to supply. They'll also increase GFVs when market forces allow, so that loss of a deposit contribution isn't stinging their PCP customers to the tune of £80 a month and putting them off. One of the selling points of a VW is strong residuals so that an expensive list price needn't also mean overly expensive monthlies on PCP.
Same point about high residuals applies to leasing costs as well. A £38k ID3 is less than 50% of the lease cost of my current £62k Jaguar. The Jag has much lower residual value at end of lease.
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