RVs are based on sentiment (more or less). And people still aren’t familiar with Genesis, they still think of it as a glorified Hyundai, atleast one poster here on LH made a comment that he doesn’t like to buy cars made by people who eat currys (I know I know),
Im sure the RVs over time will improve but as a new brand, unfortunately that is what it is. Look at Kia, look at their market power from 10-20 years ago and look at it today.
Most recent data seem to indicate that current production bottlenecks are easing…
Here’s an interesting quote from a June 4th Bloomberg article…
“Mercedes Benz AG and BMW AG are among carmakers now getting enough of the high-tech components to produce at full capacity after experiencing crippling outages for months.
The breakthrough comes earlier than the companies predicted and marks a bright spot for an industry facing a deteriorating economy and inflation while managing an historic transition to electric-vehicle production. Manufacturers are cheering the chip-supply improvement but aren’t declaring victory yet.
“We’re still monitoring it week to week, but up to now basically worldwide, we had no issues running production,” said Joerg Burzer, Mercedes’s head of production and supply-chain management. Supply issues occur “here and there,” he said, “but nothing compared to what it was like last year.”
I am glad that you bought the corp speech. I always wondered why they had some spokeperson who has no idea what their cars even are. If you call any dealership, ask to speak to the inventory manager. They can tell you about their actual inventory thats coming in.
Or you can believe “Joeg Burzer” and his carefully crafted press release.
Did they drop the RV b/f 2019? Per Edmunds, RV for the 2019 x30 36 mo/12K in 2019 was 57%. So still not that diff from what the Genesis G70 seems to be.
Not all reviews are positive. Consumer Reports, in the July 2022 edition, ranks it last out of eight 2-row SUVs ($45K- $55K), with the lowest predicted reliability of the group. So it may not be a good car to buy.
If you say it, I believe it. I think my point was more aimed at posters who seem to be disappointed w/ the G70’s RV. To me, it doesn’t seem that diff from what BMW/MB (and presumably Audi, although I didn’t check) are offering.
The great BMW deals were mainly on 3-series (at least in late 2018/2019, when I started lurking). And it wasn’t just inflated RVs but also the ability to get heavily discounted demos and rebate/incentives.
I guess BMW wanted their X5s back??? Was the RV that high on the last gen one? Never found that one particularly attractive.
One also should remember that there’s 3rd party book RV and there’s captive lease RV. The latter used to be nearly always subvented higher than the former. Given the current market, not always the case. I’m guessing that Genesis is spending precisely $0 in RV subvention whereas others are still throwing money in that bucket.