What's wrong with NISSAN?

[wulf]

supposedly the jap big three are honda, toyota and nissan, but locally it seems that nissan is backsliding, probably even behind hyundai and kia in terms of sales. of course there's their somewhat aged lineup now, but it seems to have been the trend already for the past couple of years already. i've personally owned two (exalta & safari) and i can say it ranks up there w/ the other brands in terms of quality and value for money. so what's the deal here?

[Altis6453]

Perception most likely. Although I do agree Nissan's come a long way from their box type Sentras of the 90's.

[mazingerZ]

Maybe its because dalawa ang authorized parties for Nissan dito sa pinas. . . Kaya kulang sa focus. .

[scharnhorst]

I guess for us Filipinos, first impressions really do last.

Good thing Hyundai and Kia managed to pull away from stigma of their early cars, but most of the people I know prefer to wait and see what happens to the korean cars after 5 years.

[empy]

they need a "halo" car. one that will revive the flagging interest in the marquee.


something like.....well....um....this one :idea:

[wulf]

[QUOTE=empy;1023782]they need a "halo" car. one that will revive the flagging interest in the marquee.


something like.....well....um....this one :idea:

[/QUOTE


we wish! they can't even bring in the new US sentra

[wulf]

but if kia was able to pull away from their pride snafu, why not nissan from the california/box type sentra?

i guess having two entities really do hurt them, even if you combine the figures from those two it wouldn't be enough to barge into the top three...

[tidus1203]

The problem is Nissan hasn't really made a car that Pinoys really like.... Kung baga for every car segment they compete in the competition normally has a more appealing car for pinoy tastes. (Sentra vs Civic vs Corolla, X-trail vs CRV vs RAV4, Teana vs Camry vs Accord) Their horror resale value also haunts its image so bad.... I mean who wants to use a Sentra for 5 years and see its value drop to P200++K while a comparable Civic can even call for P400K++

[wulf]

they need a "halo" car. one that will revive the flagging interest in the marquee.


something like.....well....um....this one :idea:

The problem is Nissan hasn't really made a car that Pinoys really like.... Kung baga for every car segment they compete in the competition normally has a more appealing car for pinoy tastes. (Sentra vs Civic vs Corolla, X-trail vs CRV vs RAV4, Teana vs Camry vs Accord) Their horror resale value also haunts its image so bad.... I mean who wants to use a Sentra for 5 years and see its value drop to P200++K while a comparable Civic can even call for P400K++

you're right about this. the only reason i sold my exalta was because of the rapid drop in resale... question is, is this the cause for the malaise or is it an effect? hehe

[shadow]

I think it's bec they don;t really study the market probably....ang mga pinapasok nilang models dito is ang papangit...and laging last pa magpasok ubos na ang maga buyers, like itong xtrail, meron ng new model and yet hinde parin nila ipasok dito...

[tidus1203]

you're right about this. the only reason i sold my exalta was because of the rapid drop in resale... question is, is this the cause for the malaise or is it an effect? hehe

Well its all a spiral that consumes itself (the more people see their cars drop in value the more likely they will sell and the more seller there is add to that few buyers prices drop like a rock) and its perpetuating unless Nissan bring in a WOW car here (that GT-r could be the one ) and reverses its image substantially....

[RED XIII]

Maybe its because dalawa ang authorized parties for Nissan dito sa pinas. . . Kaya kulang sa focus. .

You my man maybe right!!

And siguro kasi we pinoys tend to like always believe in "sabi sabis" since the debut of the first sentra b12 here tumatak na ata sa isip ng majority ng pinoys that nissan has lesser quality vs. toyota. I just feel sorry for us everytime a relative in the west is telling me the news on their new nissan car there and how their b15 sentra Se-R became a "starter" tuner favorite together w/ civic Si.

But in terms of sales here una pa din nman sya sa koreans locally. And I think sooner or later we will have the same situation here, lalo na nagiging "smart buyers" na ang mga pinoy hindi na tayo yung "traditional" type (sorry dad! ) ha ha

[coiter]

ibalik na kasi sa nissan japan ang management. wag na sa yulon!

[1997]

for 2nd hand car buyer like me. I'll go with the Sentra either Series 3 or 4... Because of the low resale value... For the Budget of 150T you can get a Super Saloon with all power.... Unlike sa Toyota or Honda your 150T you only Get XL, XE or ESI. Lower Model and Some are not equipped with Power steering...

[alwayz_yummy]

kung sentra-sentra, urvan-urvan, pick-up pick-up, patrol-patrol, basta ung mabenta nila lang naman di naman problema sa piyesa yan...

ako nga i own the nissan with the hardest to find part, especially body parts...but i lived with it for almost 20 years (aquired in 1992, brand-new 1989)

ang gusto ko sa nissan, lesser chance na FAKE ang parts na mabibili mo..kaya mahal! kasi most are OEM parts talaga...had a mitsubishi and a toyota... yup mura piyesa ng toyota, pero life span ng parts madali din, unless OEM talaga bilhin mo, which cost more or the the same as nissan parts..

nakow, sabi-sabi lang yun, dami kasing fanboi at ricers na toyota at honda than nissan..

and most nissan cars, dont need elaborate/grotesque body kits to look good.. even on stock its elegant na...