Forte numbers are clearly increasing on the road??? Of course it is increasing! Even if u sell 1 car a month the numbers will increase. The issue is HOW MANY ARE SOLD. Forte sells about 500+ units a month. This has been the case for the past few months. If u ask me this is bad. Forte is a brand new model with good specs and a refreshed look and it only sells 500+? The Vios is an old model and only got facelifted and yet it sells 3300+ per month. The Civic is also 4 yrs old and yet it sells more units than the Forte.

Let me summarize my comments (again):

1) Korean makes have always proven to be of inferior quality since the good old days. The worldwide satisfaction survey proves this.
2) The newer models may have improved in quality but we will only know in about 2 yrs time when parts start breaking down and require replacement. Nobody can effectively say whether quality has or has not improved on these newer models.
3) The after sales service quality and standards have not changed and will not change as long its controlled by the local destributers/ service centres
4) The resale values will continue to be poor as long as the original sale figures are low
5) Cost of part replacement have and will still be relatively more expensive compared to Toyota & Honda
6) The Sonata has been poorly priced unlike the Forte and WILL lose out to the Camry & Accord especially since the new Camry is due next year while the Accord will be facelifted this year.
7) The Korean makes coming out now are getting better in terms of specs and styling
8) The Korean makes must be priced at least 25-35K lower than a corresponding Jap model in order to become competitive.
This is what i have been saying all this while either in this forum or in others. Nothing has changed. Its only ppl's interpretation of my words which has muddled things up sometimes. It could be due to the lack of English proficiency for some of them.

My only intention is to obtain competitive pricing for all cars. I want cheaper Toyota's and Honda's. I also want the Korean makes to improve on their quality, after sales service and resale values. I believe this is what everybody wants. But how can u expect to achieve this if we dont provide constructive critisisms? If everybody keeps prasing the new Korean makes just cause they have better specs and styling, the local distributers will just sit back and wait for things to happen as what is happening now.

Hope this finally clears things up for everyone.

Cheers!

You are the clown and the silly guy. U talk without thinking or reading previous posts. Ive already explained before but for the sake of kids like u who dont bother to read ill repeat it:

Car manufacturers will always say that the max production is X amount. This is merely to ward off unwelcomed comments that the car isnt selling well. But just ask yourself this. If there were 2000 ppl queing up to buy the Forte every month, wouldnt it be perfectly natural to ramp up production to cater for the increased demand like what Perodua is currently doing for the Alza? Why after 7 months, there is no ramping up of production of the Forte? Simply because the demand does not warrant an increase. Please dont blindly believe statements released by Gov cronies.

Its the same excuse that Honda gave for the City. Since its launch and despite all its advanced features, its numbers have never come close to the Vios. So they released a statement saying that they were running at max capacity bla bla bla. But now with the same sales numbers , some sales outlets actually have ready stock of the City and no sign of the so called backlog which Honda claims.

Next time READ ALL POSTS BEFORE COMMENTING AND EMBARASSING YOURSELF.

U silly man. It doesnt matter WHEN they said it la. Of course anybody will say it because they already knew that the model wont sell well. So setting a lower target makes them look good if they achieve it or overcome it.

Production capacity at Gurun has nothing to do with the Forte sales. The reason why there arent many Forte's on the road is not because the Gurun plant is running below capacity but because there are not enough takers.

Stop spewing all this salesman talk la. No matter what u say about production rates or Naza's press statements, the fact is that the FORTE IS NOT SELLING AS WELL AS THEY HOPED IT WILL.

still war-ing each other? @.@

Sonata 2.0. I was told of the probable reasons e.g. car not run-in, and not serviced.

But hey, that's no way to convince would-be buyers.

I read somewhere that we can opt for 18" rim if we willing to pay extra. Anyone getting the 18" rim? Will 18" rim increase FC?
Thanks