BB Direct Sales info

[Tom Warner]

David would you care to explain this again, " they extended the
dealers additional price breaks " ???

If the factory sells to the dealers via "additional price breaks"
isn't that actually lowering the suggested list price? And how is the
factory going to make additional money this way? One of the problems
today is that the retail price of Motorhomes is so cloaked in mumbo
jumbo. "Suggested list price" really doesnt mean anything anymore.

There is tremendous overhead connected with designing, manufacturing,
selling , and stock piling parts to support the high end
motorhomes. I have seen the decline of the parts department over
the last 4 years. The technical staff has been reduced from 4-5 to
Bennie Collier alone. Parts about the same and it is difficult to get
parts for BB now no matter what the year.

With this in mind does anyone else see something that I dont see that
will pull Bluebird out of this nose dive? I honestly want to see them
succeed and continue producting good coaches but?

Tom Warner
Vernon Center,NY
1985 PT 40





At 02:29 PM 5/9/2006, you wrote:
>Simple, weeks ago when the factory was negotiating selling direct
>with the dealers, they extended the dealers additional price breaks,
>which the factory can now make up for by selling direct. Therefor,
>we benefit by getting the "finest motorcoach at the most attractive
>price".
>
>David Brady,
>'02 LXi
>
>Tom Warner wrote:
> > Ron if there is no downside to any dealer then does that mean that
> > the factory will not discount the coaches below what the dealers are
> > selling them for? If this is the case then how can they possibly
> > lower the price to be competitive in todays market like the
> > announcement indicated? Here is what the factory announced. ""The
> > efficiency of factory-direct sales will allow Blue Bird to offer our
> > customers the finest motorcoach with the best service at the most
> > attractive price," said Fred VanDenBerg, Blue Bird
> > Coachworks'director of motorcoach sales and marketing." Does this
> > mean that each dealer will have a certain area in which the factory
> > will not sell coaches direct?
> >
> > It appears that at least one dealer , John Bleakley, does not like
> > the program since they are no longer a dealer. This has got to be a
> > very bad sign for Bluebird. Time will tell.
> >
> > Tom Warner
> > Vernon Center,NY
> > 1985 PT 40
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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