2016 Release Date?
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Have a '16 65 Coupe sitting at LA port since 7/26/15
Am told it's some EPA/DOT certif delay; allegedly to be resolved by Wed-Thu this wk
S-Class are brilliantly engineered but suspect compensation at MBUSA has zero incentives for timely builds/shipping/deliv of high-margin cars to real customers...thus the amusing ineptitudes/absurd delays, all while latest-gen S-Class tech is obsoleting/decaying
DAI needs to achieve closer to AAPL launch/deliv pace, esp given both share 2yr lease/life spans before obsolete/used crap is irrelevant to any affluent US customer....and needs to be shipped to poors elsewhere anyway (at a far different price/profit)
Am told it's some EPA/DOT certif delay; allegedly to be resolved by Wed-Thu this wk
S-Class are brilliantly engineered but suspect compensation at MBUSA has zero incentives for timely builds/shipping/deliv of high-margin cars to real customers...thus the amusing ineptitudes/absurd delays, all while latest-gen S-Class tech is obsoleting/decaying
DAI needs to achieve closer to AAPL launch/deliv pace, esp given both share 2yr lease/life spans before obsolete/used crap is irrelevant to any affluent US customer....and needs to be shipped to poors elsewhere anyway (at a far different price/profit)
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thought it was August 1rst?
seems absurd to hold them so long.....getting dirtier and dirtier.......and we all know how dealers 'detail' cars before delivery.....
plus, there was a guy over on the w212 that has his '16 wagon already
seems absurd to hold them so long.....getting dirtier and dirtier.......and we all know how dealers 'detail' cars before delivery.....
plus, there was a guy over on the w212 that has his '16 wagon already
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It just depends on where they will sit getting dirty.
S Class cars are not selling like they thought they would in the US--atleast for the month of July. In July 2015 only 1414 S class cars were sold as compared to July 2014 where 1920 S class cars were sold in the US. This is a 26% decline in July year over year. Many dealers have lots of inventory of 2015 S class cars. They are trying to sell '15s before release of '16s so this has more to do with the S class vs '16 e class wagon.
For example, Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach, CA has 162 2015 S550s right now. I am sure they do not want to add any 2016s until they pull that number down abit. I believe MBUSA also had 2015s sitting at the ports to be pulled into dealer inventory. Supply/Demand is the issue I think.
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I attribute this to dealers only ordering black or white cars. What the heck.
It just depends on where they will sit getting dirty.
S Class cars are not selling like they thought they would in the US--atleast for the month of July. In July 2015 only 1414 S class cars were sold as compared to July 2014 where 1920 S class cars were sold in the US. This is a 26% decline in July year over year. Many dealers have lots of inventory of 2015 S class cars. They are trying to sell '15s before release of '16s so this has more to do with the S class vs '16 e class wagon.
For example, Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach, CA has 162 2015 S550s right now. I am sure they do not want to add any 2016s until they pull that number down abit. I believe MBUSA also had 2015s sitting at the ports to be pulled into dealer inventory. Supply/Demand is the issue I think.
S Class cars are not selling like they thought they would in the US--atleast for the month of July. In July 2015 only 1414 S class cars were sold as compared to July 2014 where 1920 S class cars were sold in the US. This is a 26% decline in July year over year. Many dealers have lots of inventory of 2015 S class cars. They are trying to sell '15s before release of '16s so this has more to do with the S class vs '16 e class wagon.
For example, Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach, CA has 162 2015 S550s right now. I am sure they do not want to add any 2016s until they pull that number down abit. I believe MBUSA also had 2015s sitting at the ports to be pulled into dealer inventory. Supply/Demand is the issue I think.
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I don't know if this reflects changes to actual release, but as of today (Sat. Aug 8) MB is showing the new prices and my 2016 for the S Class. I also noted a change to the Mbrace packages. They are now broken into 4 and the MBrace Connect package now includes 5 years free as opposed to 6 months for my 2015.
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It just depends on where they will sit getting dirty.
S Class cars are not selling like they thought they would in the US--atleast for the month of July. In July 2015 only 1414 S class cars were sold as compared to July 2014 where 1920 S class cars were sold in the US. This is a 26% decline in July year over year. Many dealers have lots of inventory of 2015 S class cars. They are trying to sell '15s before release of '16s so this has more to do with the S class vs '16 e class wagon.
For example, Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach, CA has 162 2015 S550s right now. I am sure they do not want to add any 2016s until they pull that number down abit. I believe MBUSA also had 2015s sitting at the ports to be pulled into dealer inventory. Supply/Demand is the issue I think.
S Class cars are not selling like they thought they would in the US--atleast for the month of July. In July 2015 only 1414 S class cars were sold as compared to July 2014 where 1920 S class cars were sold in the US. This is a 26% decline in July year over year. Many dealers have lots of inventory of 2015 S class cars. They are trying to sell '15s before release of '16s so this has more to do with the S class vs '16 e class wagon.
For example, Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach, CA has 162 2015 S550s right now. I am sure they do not want to add any 2016s until they pull that number down abit. I believe MBUSA also had 2015s sitting at the ports to be pulled into dealer inventory. Supply/Demand is the issue I think.
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