[jonl]

On their "kawasaki.ca" (Canadian) website, Kawasaki lists Canadian MSRP for a Vulcan 1500 Classic as $11,700 and a 1600 Classic as $15,500. The ".com" (US) website lists the 1500 for US $9,700 and the 1600 for US $10.7. So in Canadian dollars, the 1600 is 32% more than the 1500, while in US dollars the 1600 is only 10% more.

In Canada, the MSRP difference between Cdn$ and US$ for the 1500 is 20%, while for the 1600 is 45%. No point in complaining about the unfairness of the currency exchange given the 2 dollars are at par (everyone North of the border does), but the percentage price difference between the 2 models in Cdn$ does not make any sense to me.

Kawasaki must not want to sell 1600s in Canada?

Does anyone have any insights into why the 1600 is so ridiculously over priced in Canada, yet at 10%, the difference is reasonable in the States?

 

[JimmyD]

That or the 1600s sell more than the 1500s, so they jacked the price.


They have teams of "experts" that study markets for these things. At what price can we offer x product, and at what price should we sell the xx product which is superior, so that people will still by the original x product. It's scary how many college degrees make their living turning a profit for a corporation.

 

[davidcl]

YEAH>>and seeing as how the Canadian dollar is worth more than ours...it just makes it right that stuff should cost more north of the border....WHAT???HUH...is that how the international market works...well if it is that kinda sucks>

 

[Granny]

Still cheaper than here.

 

[jonl]

Yeh, the currency is frustrating.

I guess I posted in the wrong forum. Sorry. Perhaps a mod could move thread to Cruiser forum?