Canadians getting gouged again

That's marketing , they predominantly sell DCLB up here cause obviously that's what they believe is in demand , and DCSB down there for the same reason

 

Which I can't for the life of me see why anyone would waste the extra $ on a long box

 

our gdp per capita is higher than the us, Canada is 61,000 sq miles larger than the us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

 

Just get a Toyota Matrix, it is cheaper.

 

this would never have happened if we all had more guns.

 

True

 

You can thank union labor, per usual:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/06/gms-akerson-asks-caw-to-cut-hourly-wage-costs/


I work in a field that requires a 4 year BS, 3 year doctorate, and state licensure. I'm salaried, but if you break my compensation down to a 40 hour work week, I don't even get $32/hour. That is absolutely ludicrous pay for unskilled manufacturing work.

 

That makes no sense

A car made by Canadian union labour , is sold in Canada for more than the same car shipped to the States

How does your union labour cost suggestion affect that

 

That has nothing to do with the link in the OP

 

Because Global Car Company is going to price their wares to the market. GM vehicles (for example) made in Canada are going to sell on American lots next to GM vehicles made in the US or Mexico. They're all going to have the same sticker price, and Americans are not ABOOT to start paying Canadians prices for this Impala because it cost more to make.

You canucks, on the other hand, are used to higher prices. And they're gonna stay up to recoup those manufacturing costs as long as people put up with it.

The *real* long term effect you have to be worried about is vehicle manufacture leaving Canada entirely...most of the time it's least expensive to build 'em where you sell 'em, but in the case of NAFTA countries, the math can often work out such that it's least expensive to build 'em right over the border from where you sell 'em...

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Parce que l'entreprise Global Car va fixer le prix de leurs marchandises au marché. Les véhicules GM (par exemple) fabriqués au Canada vont vendre sur les lots américains à côté de véhicules GM faites aux États-Unis ou au Mexique. Ils vont tous avoir le prix de la vignette même, et les Américains ne sont pas ABOOT de commencer à payer les prix des Canadiens pour ce Impala parce qu'il a coûté plus à faire.

Vous Canucks, d'autre part, sont utilisés pour des prix plus élevés. Et ils vont rester à récupérer ces coûts de fabrication aussi longtemps que les gens mettent en place avec elle.

Le * vrai * effet à long terme que vous avez à être inquiète, c'est la fabrication des véhicules de quitter le Canada entièrement ... la plupart du temps il a au moins cher à construire 'em où vous vendez' em, mais dans le cas des pays de l'ALENA, le calcul peut travaillent souvent de telle sorte que le moins cher à construire de 'em juste au-dessus de la frontière de l'endroit où vous vendez' em ...

 

... ^^^ ... The car companies just want more ... "Canadian Moose Bucks" ... so let it be written ... so let it be done ...
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Tres bien

 

Oz-T ,

"That has nothing to do with the link in the OP "

I beg to differ the "price gouging" on durable goods and soft goods is relational in part due to the taxes companies have to pay to the government for programs and infrastructure, services being passed on to the consumer. Yes the article addresses cars specifically however, does not mention the associated costs of building them they only wanted to portray the car manufacturers as the bad guy. .. Which I do think they are but there is more to this story then just greedy manufacturers.
Cypher

 

Intetesting you think that as Canada has a fairly low corporate tax rate

Federal taxes and luxury taxes are added at the end , the difference is pre tax

 

I never said you had a low tax rate the state and province taxes appear high to me but I am not an accountant nor an economist. I was merely pointing out the price of the vehicles is set by many things not just the GREED of the manufacturers of products and they are greedy. I would love to see an in depth study of all costs included in making a vehicle both in canada and the US I am sure the canadian costs are higher however , I did find this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/us-corporate-tax-rate_n_1392310.html so I am not sure. Anyway nice debate have a good one.

Cypher

 

I said we have a low corporate tax rate

And I don't think you are getting the point

The vehicle is built in Canada , so tack on whatever underlying costs associated with that you think there are , then this vehicle is sold in the US at a price that is less than it is sold in Canada

The cost to make the vehicle didn't change because they sold it in the US

 

Hey,

Miss read the corporate tax rate statement not having a comma had me reading it a different way. Sorry for that. I got the point you feel the vehicle made in canada should be sold for the same amount as it is sold for in the US. I don't agree and it's not that I don't think they can their own greed would not let them do so. However, the costs associated with building the vehicle there and selling it there vs building it here and selling it here or importing one built there to here and selling it for less then they do there is a function of many things costs, taxes, exchange rates etc etc etc and I will leave it at that. If you still think I missed your point then we will have to agree to disagree. Have a good one.

Cypher

 

They build them here

Here only

Then sell them here for one price , and there for cheaper

You saying it's less expensive to build vehicles in the US vs Canada has no relevance on it

Plus the exchange rate is moot , the dollars are at par

I'm done

 

Beats the fuck out of California.

I can't purchase and import a new vehicle with less than 7500 miles on it.