APS TT PRICES increase (WHY?)
APS TT PRICES increase (WHY?)
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peter@APS said on the GTO forums that all of the APS kits are going to get another increase in price later this year because of the currency changing in the land down under, though he still is unsure how much they are going to change.
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Originally Posted by failsafe306
Don't tell me you're selling the PE for the APS....which you just sold new a couple of months ago...
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Originally Posted by abyss
peter@APS said on the GTO forums that all of the APS kits are going to get another increase in price later this year because of the currency changing in the land down under, though he still is unsure how much they are going to change.
Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
If they raise them anymore, their US sales may suffer.
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From: lake titicaca
Originally Posted by Cube
I don't understand how that would affect a US currency price... so you're saying their economy is taking a hit and as a result we pay more for their product?
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I made a comment, then reconsidered it, edtied, made another one, edited again,., I am way to drunk to post anything that would not look like trolling for a fight... So I will STFU.
I made a comment, then reconsidered it, edtied, made another one, edited again,., I am way to drunk to post anything that would not look like trolling for a fight... So I will STFU.
Originally Posted by sentry65
I remember the vortech kits raised prices by about $400 last year. I can't think of any other kits that have increased in price
TN did...
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by Grey Ghost
thats normally how it works, didnt you ever study economics in high school?
APS has actually been doing a remarkably good job in terms of holding down prices in the U.S. If they had exactly followed the change in currency exchange rates, and if their kit had cost US$7,500 six years ago, then it would cost US$12,450 today. If you've got a problem with that, then talk to the people making a mess of U.S. fiscal policy, not APS.
Originally Posted by Cube
I don't understand how that would affect a US currency price... so you're saying their economy is taking a hit and as a result we pay more for their product?
Im assuming their raising prices to make more profit as most companies would do. Components or services they rely on mat have increased in price.
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Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
Originally Posted by MacGuffin
No.
Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
U.S. dollar is going to $hit.... and they are thinking about printing more money, that would help
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Originally Posted by MacGuffin
Did you? The U.S. dollar is falling relative to the Australian dollar (and almost all other world currencies.) It is the U.S. economy that is weak in foreign exchange terms, not the Australian.
APS has actually been doing a remarkably good job in terms of holding down prices in the U.S. If they had exactly followed the change in currency exchange rates, and if their kit had cost US$7,500 six years ago, then it would cost US$12,450 today. If you've got a problem with that, then talk to the people making a mess of U.S. fiscal policy, not APS.
APS has actually been doing a remarkably good job in terms of holding down prices in the U.S. If they had exactly followed the change in currency exchange rates, and if their kit had cost US$7,500 six years ago, then it would cost US$12,450 today. If you've got a problem with that, then talk to the people making a mess of U.S. fiscal policy, not APS.
Originally Posted by MacGuffin
No.
Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
Australian sourced components and services have not increased significantly in price from APS' perspective. U.S. sourced components and services have actually dropped in price from their perspective. What has changed dramatically is that each U.S. dollar that you pay them is worth fewer Australian dollars -- they can buy much less in Australia with US$7,500 than they could when they started selling the kits. It is not about making more profit, it is about making the same or even less profit just to stay competitive in the U.S. market.
