Russia, Iran and Venezuela are hurting too. Irony?

Radio 1 this morning reporting slow sales for those three I mentioned, and problems for Chevrolet with the problems stateside, as most of the Chevrolets, and other GM products sold in the UAE are North American market vehicles (minus the Australian imports).

“Meanwhile, General Motors’ UAE sales grew in line with the overall market growth of 37% y-o-y, with total sales of Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Hummer and Saab to reach 11,972 units.”
“BMI expects price discounting in an increasingly competitive market, with the exchange rate set to determine demand, giving US manufactured vehicles an edge over European and Japanese rivals.”

The report suggests opportunities abound for non luxury US brands to gain ground in UAE. I would think Chevrolet would fall into that category.

“Meanwhile, General Motors’ UAE sales grew in line with the overall market growth of 37% y-o-y, with total sales of Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Hummer and Saab to reach 11,972 units.”

You mention that sales have stalled for Chevrolet as compared to Toyota. I did not read anything to back up that claim. The jist of the report is that non-luxury brands have an opportunity to accellerate due to increased cost of living. I would think Chevrolet would be positioned as a non luxury brand.

That is like Arizona refusing to sell gas to cars with California plates. Makes no sense at all.

If they insist on this policy, then they should instead create a resident and a non-resident price. Then non-residents can at least buy fuel when in Dubai, but not as cheap as the locals can.

“He that loveth silver is never satisfied with silver; he that loves luxury will gain no profit from it. This is also vanity!”

The Influence of the Proverb on Arab and Hebrew Culture
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1998/7/The%20Influence%20of%20the%20Proverb%20on%20Arab%20and%20Hebrew%20Cu