I understand the different powertrain, but dang I think they missed the mark on pricing. A base model Colorado is 21.2k with the destination fee, while the Ranger is 25.4k. That is 17% difference in base cost.

Man, you must live in a state with that legal good stuff, pass me whatever you’re smoking! A freaking Toyota Corolla starts at $19k! How do you expect anyone to make a truck that is viable in the market for that little amount of money? Even if you took the 1999 Ranger which had a base price of $14,500 and adjusted…

Put your money where your mouth is. Look at the first comment here. There are various diesel options available in various midsize and half-ton trucks. Which one are you currently in? And are you claiming that if they had a diesel option, you would currently be calling up your salesman to put a down payment?

it doesnt seem like you understand physics. That thing is a rolling deathtrap. A cool as hell deathtrap, i get that, but a deathtrap nonetheless. 

Looking like $38k for a nicely equipped FX4 crewcab. Thats not terrible, don’t need a truck yet but size wise these seem nice. 
Personally the base model is pretty shit for $25k, too much money for how stripped out they are.

Inflation is a thing. the Stripper 15k Ranger of 2005 is 25k now, that’s life.

Pretty sure the steel used in this Bel Air was strong like bull too. Strong like bull =/= safety.

Right? How much lower can they possibly go?

Not really; sure you can physically pull a 4,000 lb trailer with a hatchback, but the reason EU (and AU) towing ratings seem much higher is because they base them off 4-7% tongue weight, vs 10-15% for the US. The increased tongue weight (and also the increased ratio of tow vehicle weight to trailer weight) makes the…

That’s the same price as a base model Accord. It is well in line with current market pricing, especially considering what you get for that. The Toyota Corolla starts at $19,000 so it makes sense that this one would be where it’s currently priced.

Hasn’t America had ‘a stripped-down, small(er) truck,’ steelies and all for a while now? I doubt GM sells many of these, as most will opt for the auto trans, nicer wheels and nicer interior bits.

I still want to know the final tow rating. There’s only the one engine and transmission in the configurator, and I don’t see a tow package.

The company would have to calculate the impact of the tariffs on inventory, production, spending, etc. Can they absorb it without adding to the MSRP? Where can they source things that wouldn’t be subject to the tariffs? Can they import less? There’s a LOT that goes into determining the impact of new taxes and tariffs.…

If companies want to stay in the US market, they’ll have to figure out a way. Not only how to manufacture, but to deal with the financial realities of tariffs (if they stay). And everyone saying that a 25% tariff means a $10k increase in the MSRP of a car is just utter nonsense. That’s not how it works. For years…

Subaru may be importing half their cars, but I would think MAZDA would be even worse... Subaru builds cars at their Lafayette Indiana plant for the North American market... at least the other half of the volume they sell here.

Wages aren’t flat. No, they’re not increasing as much as they should due to the additional entries into the labor market, bringing the labor supply up, but they are up, 3% consistently YOY. If your wages are flat, maybe you should look into a new job, since there’s no reason to put up with it in this economy.

Still would drive higher margins from that plant (so job security) and continued investment (job security, more non-production work.)

But it would drive more assembly in Indiana, and result in higher margins from the Indiana plant (because it’s not like if your competitors have to hike their prices 15%, you aren’t going to hike yours 5-10% to get better margin along with a more competitive price.)

You do realize that products made in Indiana don’t have to be imported into the US, right? So the tariff wouldn’t apply to the Indiana-made vehicles unless Subaru decides they can effectively amortize the additional cost across the entire lineup instead. (Even that’s not really that they apply, only that Subaru is…

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