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 Kia K3 aka Kia Forte 2013 !, look naise

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metalmonk
post May 28 2013, 11:13 AM

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Price shouldn't increase due to new features as the price remain the same when cerato replace K2, in USA, Europe, ....
If price increase it's just naza trying to earn more profit using msia concept, if i add new features, then u pay more, but then these features will be standard in cars in future..

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post May 28 2013, 11:18 AM

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QUOTE(metalmonk @ May 28 2013, 11:13 AM)
Price shouldn't increase due to new features as the price remain the same when cerato replace K2, in USA, Europe, ....
If price increase it's just naza trying to earn more profit using msia concept, if i add new features, then u pay more, but then these features will be standard in cars in future..
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then just before the PRU14, BN will fulfill car price drop 20 to 30 % , then back to 90k.. so who buy earlier will burn.. and NAZA is conning people
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post May 28 2013, 04:52 PM

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Look at other countries,
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2012/kia/forte/
Kia Forte 6 speed price is USD 16,000 and K3 still around USD 16,000. http://www.kia.com/#/forte

Only Naza is greedy and think Malaysian are stupid by changing the name and then charge extra. If naza already profit when selling at 99k and now selling new K3 for 120k, that’s instant profit of 20k !!!!

Europe price also didn’t increased. Let’s see if really people are dumb or clever..

Look at Nissan almera, cheaper price but the company Net profit more than doubled… http://klse.i3investor.com/blogs/kenangaresearch/29704.jsp
Let’s see if NAZA is clever or people are cleaver.
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post May 29 2013, 09:05 AM

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It depends on you if you think the price increase is justified. It's the same with the new features added to the USA model from Kia forte 6 speed to K3, and you can even compared against prices in korea and etc. I know tax are different. But if K3 can sell same price, in other countries, their tax also doesn't changed, so parts are somehow manageable by Kia to keep cost down that we have these new features.

i've stay n work oversea for a year and for me this is a blatant price increase by Naza and it's why they change name to Cerato so ppl will think it's a new model. So go ahead and pay the extra 20% to go their own pockets. You cant get confirmation of the official price from KIA website..

Msians been conned for many many years.. not only Naza, but also by proton and perodua. E.g. Proton waja sold at oversea for RM 31k but here its RM60k... still can earn profit oversea.... so we pay already extra..

Currently Myvi is priced at 7000 pound which is RM 32k only but it's sold here for 49k... so do your maths..

I'm not biased to Naza, but its the people that decide it's ok to accept we are being cheated, then it's ok lor. Since you happily give them those profits..
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post May 31 2013, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(Buydirect @ May 30 2013, 01:49 PM)
"Improvement" is a very broad word. A new design itself, (without new technologies and spec) is also an improvement. Even a facelift, is an improvement. I would have to agree with you if this model is just a facelift of the current Forte, and not an entirely new one from ground up with at least 30 enhancements or new specs. 

A case in point, when Naza launched the recent facelifted Next Gen Sorento, with 33 enhancements, they did not increase the price. So much for being greedy?

I do not know, if the tax/duty structure had a hand in the % of the price increase. If could be, since it is no longer batched as Naza. Just my 2cents.
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