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Foreign Sales Poll

Foreign reservations now or not?


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Ekh

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Maybe Elio should accept reservations from overseas individuals, and especially, fleets. The current game plan is to establish American brand recognition and a strong sales base, then open up to foreign markets.

On the other hand, Elio needs to prove that they can get it done, and overseas sales offer a chance to build the value of orders-on-hand to a point which would automatically clear the existing debt.

So what do you say to Paul: Accept foreign fleet orders now, accept foreign individual orders now, or continue the Americans first strategy?
 

pistonboy

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Question:
"So what do you say to Paul: Accept foreign fleet orders now, accept foreign individual orders now, or continue the Americans first strategy?"

Answer:
Foreign fleet and individual orders? Yes.
Now? No.

Paul Elio has his hands full now just starting the company. Nothing should distract him from that. Foreign sales can come later.

Also, It is easier to deal with working out the bugs in the vehicle in this country than overseas.
 

Adamant

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At the very least open it up to Canada. (But then it's a matter of making sure the laws there allow it. He had to work hard to it legal here with no helmet of motorcycle license)
 

JNR

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My answer is no. IMHO, a major problem with funding this project is it is too ambitious to begin with, add foreign markets and the tiny Elio team gets spread even further. If the vehicle is ever sold successfully in the USA, then it can be sold elsewhere.
 

Lil4X

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There's going to have to be a lot of "front end" work done to establish a maintenance, parts, and probably assembly facilitates overseas that can be started up quickly once a foreign market can be proven.

If we can learn from the experience of foreign manufacturers selling in the U.S., it's that low-cost manufacturing in Mexico, or South America would be necessary to fill explosive demand once the brand is established. A dealer network and service centers will be the first requirements - to ensure the brand is fully supported and protected. Case in point: Renault Dauphine and later Le Car. Whatever it is, it's going to have to be good . . . and cheap.
 

WilliamH

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There's going to have to be a lot of "front end" work done to establish a maintenance, parts, and probably assembly facilitates overseas that can be started up quickly once a foreign market can be proven.

If we can learn from the experience of foreign manufacturers selling in the U.S., it's that low-cost manufacturing in Mexico, or South America would be necessary to fill explosive demand once the brand is established. A dealer network and service centers will be the first requirements - to ensure the brand is fully supported and protected. Case in point: Renault Dauphine and later Le Car. Whatever it is, it's going to have to be good . . . and cheap.

I think you've been missing a point that Paul has made several times.
The Elio will be manufactured in the USA.
It will provide jobs for Americans.
Why do people like you always want to export American jobs to foreign countries?
Don't you love this country?
 

RUCRAYZE

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There's going to have to be a lot of "front end" work done to establish a maintenance, parts, and probably assembly facilitates overseas that can be started up quickly once a foreign market can be proven.

If we can learn from the experience of foreign manufacturers selling in the U.S., it's that low-cost manufacturing in Mexico, or South America would be necessary to fill explosive demand once the brand is established. A dealer network and service centers will be the first requirements - to ensure the brand is fully supported and protected. Case in point: Renault Dauphine and later Le Car. Whatever it is, it's going to have to be good . . . and cheap.
ya mean like the VW?
 
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