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Let's look at facts. Mahindra has missed deployment of this vehicle into the U.S. market for more than a year. GV has embrassed itself and set a new standard as an inaccurate information provider. The Springfield, Ohio newspapers have zero stories about Mahindra locating there and building trucks. Even if the trucks were on their way, the dealer network is pitiful, to say the least. Many of these dealers have no experience with auto customer service which is way different than tractor servicing. With the height of auto shows taking place, someone please name an auto show that Mahindra showed up at with one of these trucks? Yet, these trucks will be in show rooms and available to the public by April? SURE!!!!! Also, with the weak delaer network and no in-country manufacturing, imagine if a tranny goes out. You will have to wait for it to come from India. I hope they have a good loaner program. Then again, they may loan you a tractor to use while you wait for the transmission.

Have any dealers taken orders with a contracted delivery date? Has anyone ordered a Mahindra truck from a dealer with a PROMISED delivery date yet?

[moulin6801]

I am glad to see that I am not the only one feeling this way and to make matters worst, I did find an article, that I have just posted a couple of days ago, that the big shot in Mahindra stated that the trucks will be here LATER IN THE YEAR, not later in the spring.
I am broken hearted about it, because I really want this truck, but there is no way this truck will be able to sell in the US anytime soon, as "they said" probably by the end of the year, and like the other guy that posted that his dealer ship told him "SEPTEMBER" they may know something that nobody does.....

[hsfbfan]

What a bunch of women!

In this day of instant everything if we don't get our way immediately we go crying to everyone and reading things into every article. Later in the year means exactly that, later. March or April is later in the year. The guy who was quoted in the story probably doesn't speak English as his native tougue, you think? Quite possibly he chose the wrong phrase. You are taking the word of some slappy car salesman that it will be September? Asked a car salesman any type of involved question and gotten an accurate answer?

For the first time DEALERS are being told that trucks will be here and on sale in April. I would say that's pretty accurate info.

Also not sure where you're getting the idea that these dealers have no experience with auto customer service. Most of the dealers I've seen are existing dealerships or Chrysler dealers who lost their franchise. DFW Mahinda is a Harley dealer.

I'm not saying that Mahindra and GV have handled the situation perfectly by any means but I'm sure that they were a little surprised by the time it takes our Tree Hugger infested government to do things.

I think many of us need to get our panties out of a wad, take a deep breath and wait til these trucks hit. Or screw it and go buy something else.

[gandrimp]

Originally Posted by hsfbfan

What a bunch of women!

In this day of instant everything if we don't get our way immediately we go crying to everyone and reading things into every article. Later in the year means exactly that, later. March or April is later in the year. The guy who was quoted in the story probably doesn't speak English as his native tougue, you think? Quite possibly he chose the wrong phrase. You are taking the word of some slappy car salesman that it will be September? Asked a car salesman any type of involved question and gotten an accurate answer?

For the first time DEALERS are being told that trucks will be here and on sale in April. I would say that's pretty accurate info.

Also not sure where you're getting the idea that these dealers have no experience with auto customer service. Most of the dealers I've seen are existing dealerships or Chrysler dealers who lost their franchise. DFW Mahinda is a Harley dealer.

I'm not saying that Mahindra and GV have handled the situation perfectly by any means but I'm sure that they were a little surprised by the time it takes our Tree Hugger infested government to do things.

I think many of us need to get our panties out of a wad, take a deep breath and wait til these trucks hit. Or screw it and go buy something else.

You sir have put this to words that I have thought many times.

I will second the motion "Ya'll get your panties out of a wad"

[schlitz]

I for one am not buying this crap about blaming tree huggers or government for staling. If the sales people gave me a bunch of crap about when they would have it and they didn't have it goes to show me they can't be believed. With that kind of personality I say "watch out once you spent your money". I think they should have been honest from the beginning and said they were working on it. I can just imagine how they will treat someone with a problem.

[OldJackPine]

"Ya'll get your panties out of a wad"

If you think having your panties in a wad is bad, wait until it is so hot that you have to roll them down to get them off.

[pee wee]

I choose to believe the trucks will show up at the dealers in late March or April, unless something unpredicted happens and they are delayed again. The biggest trouble GV has caused itself is making promises about a delivery date when they aren't in control of all the factors. In my book that goes to a lack of experience, someone should have known better than that. I find it hard enough in my business to nail down the exact completion date of a complex project, and introducing a new brand of vehicles and getting them through all the red tape of several government agencies and setting up manufacturing and the logistics of sales and service support, and making allowances for setbacks, go way beyond merely difficult. Our local weathermen can't predict what the weather will be like five days from now, (they sometimes get later the same day wrong) so I'm willing to cut GV some slack on not being able to tell us what we all want to know- when will the trucks be here? And certainly there is no profit to be made from not selling a product (except maybe for some kind of scam operation, and we're not going there), so the motivation is there to keep things moving. They finally started sharing information with the dealerships and even that is coming back to dog them because people tend to hear what they want to hear, so pass along conflicting information. I predict that the next vehicle they try to import (the Scorpio SUV?) will go a little smoother. I think it's safe to say nobody should be happy with the way this one has gone, but again, I think the biggest mistake they made was predicting when the trucks will arrive- I'm sure the pressure was huge to name a date, but they shouldn't have done it. And they surely are suffering because of it.
Okay, GV, where are those trucks?

[AZDzlPickUp]

One issue for conspiracy theorists is that GV/Mahi&Maho has yet to deliver on a single milestone/promise.

[dadtdave]

"Ya'll get your panties out of a wad"

Not a problem, I go commando!!! LOL

[AZDzlPickUp]

Originally Posted by hsfbfan

What a bunch of women!

In this day of instant everything if we don't get our way immediately we go crying to everyone and reading things into every article. Later in the year means exactly that, later. March or April is later in the year. The guy who was quoted in the story probably doesn't speak English as his native tougue, you think? Quite possibly he chose the wrong phrase. You are taking the word of some slappy car salesman that it will be September? Asked a car salesman any type of involved question and gotten an accurate answer?

For the first time DEALERS are being told that trucks will be here and on sale in April. I would say that's pretty accurate info.

Also not sure where you're getting the idea that these dealers have no experience with auto customer service. Most of the dealers I've seen are existing dealerships or Chrysler dealers who lost their franchise. DFW Mahinda is a Harley dealer.

I'm not saying that Mahindra and GV have handled the situation perfectly by any means but I'm sure that they were a little surprised by the time it takes our Tree Hugger infested government to do things.

I think many of us need to get our panties out of a wad, take a deep breath and wait til these trucks hit. Or screw it and go buy something else.

Your defensive response sounds like you work for one of the dealers or GV.