2013 991 trunk money
10-03-2013, 12:44 AM
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2013 991 trunk money
Hello all,
I believe PCNA usually throw some trunk money to dealers around this time to clear out the older model year. Anyone know if there are any for clearing out the 2013's?
Thanks for the information!
I believe PCNA usually throw some trunk money to dealers around this time to clear out the older model year. Anyone know if there are any for clearing out the 2013's?
Thanks for the information!
Thought the title was a typo and I was going to see a Porsche in a Trunk Monkey commercial. 
10-03-2013, 10:27 AM
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It happened around this time last year for remaining 2012's, so if there's a bunch of 13's on the ground, I would suspect the same is already happening, or will shortly.
10-03-2013, 01:40 PM
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re: Trunk Money on Left-Over MY2013's
My understanding is that PCNA did not offer 'visible' trunk money on left-over MY2013's. Instead, it promoted incentives to have the cars reported as 'sold' by dealers in order to qualify for special allocations of popular models (i.e. extra 991 gt3's or desirable Cayennes to sell). Thus, some US dealers will have left-over MY2013 991's whose warranty (in-service date) were 'punched' in late Spring of 2013 - before cars were actually were sold to a third party consumer! This will result in a shorter warranty period for those particular vehicles, although the buyers benefit from pricing at, or close to, invoice on the left-over 991.
There is also direct compensation for the OWNERS of the dealership by PCNA that could be considered a form of 'not visible' trunk money. But the specifics will be never talked about or even officially acknowledged by anyone. In fact, the actual management at the dealership will probably NOT know the actual $ figures involved. It is all dependent on number of cars sold, the positive feedback from Porsche customer surveys, etc. Of course, indirectly, these monies might come into play if MY2013's remain unsold for longer periods of time and require below invoice pricing to move them out of inventory. At some point, dealers will just quietly take an apparent 'loss' to sell a left-over MY2013 at below invoice pricing! But we don't know if that was covered by the hold-back money or if the dealer suffered an actual 'real' monetary loss in those transactions. Overall, I wouldn't feel too worry about Porsche dealers right now. They are doing OK. So negotiate the best deal you can on left-over MY2013's... and enjoy the bargain.
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
There is also direct compensation for the OWNERS of the dealership by PCNA that could be considered a form of 'not visible' trunk money. But the specifics will be never talked about or even officially acknowledged by anyone. In fact, the actual management at the dealership will probably NOT know the actual $ figures involved. It is all dependent on number of cars sold, the positive feedback from Porsche customer surveys, etc. Of course, indirectly, these monies might come into play if MY2013's remain unsold for longer periods of time and require below invoice pricing to move them out of inventory. At some point, dealers will just quietly take an apparent 'loss' to sell a left-over MY2013 at below invoice pricing! But we don't know if that was covered by the hold-back money or if the dealer suffered an actual 'real' monetary loss in those transactions. Overall, I wouldn't feel too worry about Porsche dealers right now. They are doing OK. So negotiate the best deal you can on left-over MY2013's... and enjoy the bargain.
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
10-04-2013, 02:52 AM
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