rnkepler
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Herm said:LEAFfan said:Actually, that has changed. The dealers now have a LEAF cap (no pun intended) that they didn't used to have. Nissan changed it toward the end of the first wave.
so now dealers get a standard allocation in addition to the orders they get thru the RFQ system?.. I missed it when they made this change.
Actually this change was made last fall before the first cars were delivered.
Nissan Switches Gears: Allocates Individual Nissan Dealers A Monthly LEAF Allowance
Now that they have opened Tier 2 the number of allocations each dealer gets has gone way down. Boardwalk reported that their new monthly allocations are 10% of what they used to have. All the Tier 2 dealerships (4 or 5) that I have heard from only have a handful of allocations per month, anywhere from 1 - 4 cars.
Ordering 2012 model today
BrendanDolan said:Sounds about right. Until the plant in Tennessee comes online, they've been spreading the small production capability across the different waves. I'm a Wave 1 dealer, and I used to have allocations that are 10 times what I'm supposed to get this month, as Nissan has to make sure they evenly spread the limited production capability across many states.
Don't be surprised if this negatively impacts dealers abilities to cut discounts too. I need a final confirmation on what my August number is going to be (should update later today), but if it's what I think it is, I'll be back to MSRP also. If I can't sell a volume of cars, I can't do volume pricing.