 Nissan's On The Hunt For Grey Importers, Just got this email from Nissan |
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 13 Mar 2008, 11:48 AM
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 Rank: RB30E   Posts: 4,579 Joined: 25th September, 2007 From: Sth-East Melb Car(s): R32 GTS4, R32 GTR & XT GT Real Name: David Trader Rating : 29  |
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Nissan Staff Date: 13 March 2008 From: <H3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Colin Buckley</H3>Company Secretary CC: Subject: GT-R (R35) INTELLIGENCE [/font] [font="Arial"] By now almost all of you have had exposure to the new GT-R (R35), which is proposed to be on sale in Australia in the first half of 2009. It is a sensational vehicle for Nissan in Australia, and I know that Ross Booth (General Manager Marketing) and his team are working hard to ensure the vehicle is a huge marketing and sales success. The fact of commercial life is that Nissan will face competition for our GT-R customers from “grey vehicle” importers, automotive workshops, and other fringe dwellers. The window from these “grey vehicle” competitors is capped to when Nissan obtains “full volume certification” for the GT-R (R35) model. We expect to have that Government certification by early 2009 (about 10 – 11 months). We have already had a number of items of intelligence sent to me already which is heartening. What can Nissan do to stop these “grey car importers” stealing our customers and selling R35 GT-Rs? There are some countermeasures being put in place, but what we really need is good intelligence! Intelligence Your eyes, ears and contacts can go a long way to detect sales activity and promotion of GT-R (R35) vehicles by Australian or Japanese parties. We are focused on the R35 rather than older Skyline models (R32 – 33 – 34) or other Nissan models (e.g. Silvias). I am asking for your assistance – should you find any worthwhile intelligence, please send it to the following email address: gtrintelligence@nissan.com.au or call me on 0397974120. It could be photos (found or your own) of GT-R vehicles, information from friends or relatives, chat lines, blogs, car forums, names of businesses, individuals promoting GT-R (R35) sales, Internet sites of businesses, eBay auctions, etc. Almost anything related to promoting these businesses’ own sales or displays of the GT-R (R35). If the intelligence is in hard copy, please send it to me by internal mail, marked ‘GT-R Intelligence.’ Should any of the intelligence received lead to stopping potential damage or loss to Nissan Australia, then an appropriate “reward” will be made to those employees. I look forward to your enthusiasm and co-operation in gathering intelligence that will contribute to making Nissan’s launch and sales of the GT-R (R35) a huge success. Colin Buckley COMPANY SECRETARY Tel: 03 9797 4120 Fax: 03 9797 4409 Email: colin_buckley@nissan.com.au -------------------- |
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13 Mar 2008, 11:50 AM
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 R33Bizzle  Posts: 1,535 Joined: 19th August, 2007 From: Sydney Car(s): R33 GTS-T Real Name: Omar Trader Rating : 2 |
You can't be serious? Do you work for Nissan?
I've got some "GTR Intelligence" for ya. It's called SAU. This one's going to be lapped up. --------------------  RENAISSANCE |
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13 Mar 2008, 11:53 AM
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Rank: RB30E Posts: 4,579 Joined: 25th September, 2007 From: Sth-East Melb Car(s): R32 GTS4, R32 GTR & XT GT Real Name: David Trader Rating : 29 |
QUOTE(R338OY @ 13 Mar 2008, 12:50 PM)  You can't be serious? Do you work for Nissan? I've got some "GTR Intelligence" for ya. It's called SAU. This one's going to be lapped up. Colin Buckley is my great uncle's sister. -------------------- |
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13 Mar 2008, 12:51 PM
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 ビール男爵    Posts: 17,588 Joined: 9th May, 2003 From: West Shinjuku MOS Burger Car(s): 32GTR 34GTR S13 Truck Real Name: Richard Trader Rating : 147 |
lol, "fringe dwellers"? that's not very nice. not very nice at all.
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13 Mar 2008, 12:57 PM
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 GTR R32 Posts: 1,038 Joined: 18th February, 2005 From: Brisbane Car(s): R32(X2) R33 R34 R35 GTR Trader Rating : 0 |
I MIGHT JUST GRAB THIS AND GET IT THROWN INTO THE MEDIA, I THINK
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13 Mar 2008, 12:58 PM
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habitual linestepper Posts: 804 Joined: 2nd August, 2004 From: Melbourne Real Name: James Trader Rating : 7 |
anyone else thinkin bout emailing that address...?
i could find some "intelligence" for them...  |
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13 Mar 2008, 12:58 PM
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ビール男爵 Posts: 17,588 Joined: 9th May, 2003 From: West Shinjuku MOS Burger Car(s): 32GTR 34GTR S13 Truck Real Name: Richard Trader Rating : 147 |
Russ, I am thinking about turning you in mate and collect on this reward. feel free to turn me in also and maybe we can both cash in?? good times.
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13 Mar 2008, 12:59 PM
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 I Am McLovin Posts: 1,271 Joined: 31st May, 2002 From: Sydney Car(s): R32 N1 GTR Real Name: Bobby Trader Rating : 0 |
haha - Baron dwells in fringe's.
What the f**k do they think they're going to do? Threaten importers? Bust some caps in some a$$es? They can get all the intelligence they like but at the end of the day, as long as those importing are doing so legally, there will always be people such as those on these forums who can see the potential benifit in importing privately. Personally if i had the money to consider an R35 I would go with Nissan Aus every day of the week. But others won't so again, what are they going to do about it? -------------------- Yahooooooooo - Japan Belt buckle may rub some portion of the tobacco-free and generally dark and beautiful, I think. It feels so different from other people, but I do not care if they pay for it please. No claim / no-return / no support for your understanding. |
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13 Mar 2008, 12:59 PM
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 RB28DETT (2 X 2860-5)  Posts: 1,280 Joined: 2nd August, 2002 From: Perth Car(s): BNR32 Trader Rating : 10 |
Watching thread with interest
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13 Mar 2008, 01:03 PM
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 Hello, Goodbye Posts: 4,818 Joined: 15th June, 2005 From: NSW Car(s): R33 GTS25t Real Name: James Trader Rating : 10 |
Beer Baron, you're going down!!!! but I am open to bribery with any items of interest.
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13 Mar 2008, 01:04 PM
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 Rank: RB25DE Posts: 494 Joined: 27th August, 2005 From: Syd Car(s): Skyline R33 Real Name: Timothy Trader Rating : 0 |
wow dude. I dont think that e-mail is for our eyes.
" What can Nissan do to stop these “grey car importers” stealing our customers and selling R35 GT-Rs? "" hahaha umm i got an idea, how about Nissan sending a few this way ... |
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13 Mar 2008, 01:05 PM
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 RB26DET Posts: 1,991 Joined: 7th May, 2002 From: Perth, WA Trader Rating : 5 |
Looks like a scare tactic by Nissan as they know that emails like this will penetrate into the enthusiast scene through its workforce. There's nothing they can do as long as the cars are imported into Australia legally.
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13 Mar 2008, 01:08 PM
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 LOL DOOF LOL  Posts: 13,239 Joined: 25th January, 2006 From: Sydney Car(s): (OO\_GTS-T_/OO) Real Name: Steven Trader Rating : 5 |
fuck that... that's low!
Nissan up to their old tricks it seems... I have a strange feeling that email address is going to get bombed with porn sites... -------------------- |
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13 Mar 2008, 01:10 PM
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