Yamaha Canada Pricing

[tc9988]

Looks like Yamaha Canada have finally woken up to the fact their Canadian pricing is ridiculous. I suspect the influence of Yamaha USA at work here. The Super Tenere is not on the list at the moment but I'm sure it will be before spring. I find this particular sentence somewhat amusing "Due to market fluctuations and inventory levels, we weren’t able to address the pricing gaps of the last few years as quickly as we would have liked”, commented Peter Swanton, National Sales Manager, Motorsports for Yamaha"

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/our_company/news_item.php?news_id=106

 

[jajpko]

Looks like Yamaha Canada have finally woken up to the fact their Canadian pricing is ridiculous. I suspect the influence of Yamaha USA at work here. The Super Tenere is not on the list at the moment but I'm sure it will be before spring. I find this particular sentence somewhat amusing "Due to market fluctuations and inventory levels, we weren’t able to address the pricing gaps of the last few years as quickly as we would have liked”, commented Peter Swanton, National Sales Manager, Motorsports for Yamaha"

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/our_company/news_item.php?news_id=106

That's great news for our northern brothers!!
I wonder how that will affect dealer profits?

 

[sfc67]

Good news.
If the price drops will they give us a rebate now!
2 years ago when the price of snowmobiles dropped to reflect the value of the dollar
we all got rebates if you purchased with in the previous 8 months,a machine which has now dropped in price.
I got 750 dollars back from Yamaha Canada.
::022::

SC

 

[vilageidgit]

not holding my breath for rebate
hope no job loss when Yamaha Canada got swallowed up by Yamaha US

 

[mingo]

Yamaha Canada will be shut down and operations will be run by Yamaha USA. Hopefully, this means prices closer to US prices.

 

[Tremor38]

Yamaha Canada will be shut down and operations will be run by Yamaha USA. Hopefully, this means prices closer to US prices.

NAFTA...can I get an 'amen?' :-*

 

[jajpko]

Yamaha Canada will be shut down and operations will be run by Yamaha USA. Hopefully, this means prices closer to US prices.

Do you have a link with that news? The last I heard, Yamaha Canada would retain it's operation, but would be under the umbrella of Yamaha USA, so to speak..

 

[mingo]

Unless things have changed since they decided to lower their prices and be more in line with US prices, this is what I had seen:

From the Yamaha Corp Website September 27, 2011

Today's meeting of the Board of Directors of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the Company) voted to transfer all shares in the Canadian subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Canada Limited, to the U.S. subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. Profits from the sale of shares in the subsidiary will be recorded as extraordinary profits in the Company's financial statement for the period ending December 2011 (January 1 2011 - December 31 2011).
The share transfer will have no impact on consolidated business performance.

 

[rem]

Do you have a link with that news? The last I heard, Yamaha Canada would retain it's operation, but would be under the umbrella of Yamaha USA, so to speak..

That is the understanding of my local dealership, as well. Yamaha Canada will continue to exist, but not as a totally separate entity as it has been. I think this will be a good thing, but we'll see. R ::024::

 

[Tremor38]

That is the understanding of my local dealership, as well. Yamaha Canada will continue to exist, but not as a totally separate entity as it has been. I think this will be a good thing, but we'll see. R ::024::

Maybe lower price ewt the door, ay. ;D

 

[mingo]

Yamaha Canada's insistence on a "Canada premium" on their bike meant new bikes sales were dead and year end blow outs were common. Why would anyone pay $3000 to $5000 more for the same bike when you can go across the border, and something like 80% of Canadians live within 200 miles of the US border. Their "research" has shown that Canadians are willing to pay $3000 more for the same bike here.. oh yeah? ;D

I'd like to support my local dealer but he wanted $18,500 out the door (plus sales tax) for the S10, when a dealer 100 miles from my house on the US side of the border wanted $12500 OTD. All I had to do was pay the sales tax in Canada when I brought the bike over..

 

[rem]

Distance is a definite factor. Also, you forfeit warranty when you buy from another country. It works for some. In my case, considering the cost to get down there, make the deal, pay the duty and then lose my warranty (which is 3 years in Canada), it was worth the extra 2,500 I guess. If I lived close to the border, it may have been worth consideration. I'm glad it worked out for you. ::008:: R

 

[erenet]

Someone told me at a motorcycle show that the Canadian STs have ignition chip keys and US STs don't, is that true?

 

[Bill310]

Chip key in cdn bikes.

I want to thank all of the Canadians who have maintained the "Cone of Silence" on importing Teneres. The lessons we learned from the tactics employed by Ducati and KTM ( no post 2007 importing ) to BMW $ 500.00 fee for a letter have taught people it is better to just STFU

 

[tc9988]

Chip key in cdn bikes.

I want to thank all of the Canadians who have maintained the "Cone of Silence" on importing Teneres. The lessons we learned from the tactics employed by Ducati and KTM ( no post 2007 importing ) to BMW $ 500.00 fee for a letter have taught people it is better to just STFU

so does that mean Canadians no longer need to maintain a "Cone of Silence"

 

[Tremor38]

Well if the Cnd bikes have the immobilizer I see how that would drive up the price, although that doesn't account for the entire difference.

 

[rem]

I have inquired into this numerous times over the years. There was a time when the Can dollar was very weak against the U. S. dollar, and that certainly was a factor. But the primary reason is simply that customs and tariffs on incoming goods into Canada are higher on most items, and that is federal legislation. It may have to do with volume, but it's just a fact of life up here. In most cases, it just costs more to import the same item into Canada, and that cost is passed on to the consumer. This is especially true in low volume items such as motorcycles. I doubt that Canada does 10% of the sales that the U. S. does. Just some info I've picked up. That's not to say they won't stick it to us if they can, but there is a basis for the higher costs in many cases.


Oh, Canada ..... R

 

[BWC]

Well if the Cnd bikes have the immobilizer I see how that would drive up the price, although that doesn't account for the entire difference.

Don' t forget the LH/RH fairing graphics we got. Those, the immobilizer and the two extra years warranty must be worth the extra $3000.00 we paid for our Canadian model bikes. ::010::
Seriously considered a purchase stateside as I have purchased bikes from the US.
I chose to support a local dealer that was well thought of and great to deal with. They have since closed their doors for good. So much for that idea. ::007:: If the new Yamaha Canada lowers the price on the Tenere after their current customers supported them on a new PDP model, basically sight unseen no demo.bikes you really have to wonder how much they value their customers .
On a positive note the bike has proven to be an excellent choice. Next stop Whitehorse. ::008:: Happy new year to all.

 

[rem]

And to you, BWC. Just about my bedtime. Night night. R ::018::

 

[Bill310]

so does that mean Canadians no longer need to maintain a "Cone of Silence"

You're kidding right? Seriously, a cone of silence is just that. It should be obvious to you what the possible outcome could result. So I would ask that you not repsond to this post and discussion stops on this. I regret bringing i up, seriously I mean that.

Let's say that 5 Canadians imported Teneres - I am sure that this number is if anything a bit high. but what if 200 Canadians imported them and started to yap about it on these forums. Here is what would happen. Yamaha NA would do to Canadians the same thing that KTM Canada and Ducati did stop importation and increase Canadian Prices.