Fresh News!! It is official, no truck until April!!

[Joe Callimachus]

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Thanks for the thoughts. Just have to wait 'til May.

Of course it's the right knee. Same leg I had crushed in a motorcycle accident when I was young and stupid.

[blue7.3]

Originally Posted by Joe Callimachus

Thanks for the thoughts. Just have to wait 'til May.

Of course it's the right knee. Same leg I had crushed in a motorcycle accident when I was young and stupid.

young and inexperienced... never stupid...

-pete

[moulin6801]

While we are waiting for April... May...
Here is another photo that I found! You never though of Mahindra being used like that did you>>?!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/...01c953de86.jpg

[moulin6801]

[moulin6801]

Here is another nice one.
I hope accessories will be available as soon after the truck arrives !!


Cheers,
David

[moulin6801]

One more since I am on the mood...

[moulin6801]

So, this is the week!!
It was on March 4th that Mahindra stated that in 2 to 3 weeks it would lets us know the official date the trucks would be out!!
Lets see if they can keep from disapointing us again... Countdown to Friday friends!!!

INDIA: Mahindra closer to US pickup launch

[pee wee]

I'm not so sure we'll be hearing anything by Friday unless it's good news. The statement read something like "in about two or three weeks". Also, some references are saying "by the end of the month", which is closer to four weeks. I am also seeing predictions like "on sale by the end of 2010". The worst thing they can do is set a date they can't deliver by, so I don't mind if they want to be vague- they're the ones that keep saying "under promise and over deliver".
Some of us should feel like we're being strung along, and for good reason- we have been. No company likes to see customers walk away, but sometimes that's the best policy. A few years back my business was so busy that I had over a year's backlog. Any new customers that called I would tell upfront that it would be at least a years wait; some didn't want to wait so I let them walk. Because I was open with them, I didn't have a bunch of people calling every week to ask when am I going to get to them, and I could concentrate on doing my work. Most people appreciate being told the truth even if it isn't what they want to hear, and most people become annoyed and upset if they are strung along. That seems to be what I'm hearing a lot of in this forum- annoyed and upset people, and the responsibility can be lain right on the doorstep of Global Vehicles for not speaking the difficult truth. If they want to withhold a definite delivery date because they really can't say, I'd say it's about time.

[blue7.3]

Originally Posted by pee wee

I'm not so sure we'll be hearing anything by Friday unless it's good news. The statement read something like "in about two or three weeks". Also, some references are saying "by the end of the month", which is closer to four weeks. I am also seeing predictions like "on sale by the end of 2010". The worst thing they can do is set a date they can't deliver by, so I don't mind if they want to be vague- they're the ones that keep saying "under promise and over deliver".
Some of us should feel like we're being strung along, and for good reason- we have been. No company likes to see customers walk away, but sometimes that's the best policy. A few years back my business was so busy that I had over a year's backlog. Any new customers that called I would tell upfront that it would be at least a years wait; some didn't want to wait so I let them walk. Because I was open with them, I didn't have a bunch of people calling every week to ask when am I going to get to them, and I could concentrate on doing my work. Most people appreciate being told the truth even if it isn't what they want to hear, and most people become annoyed and upset if they are strung along. That seems to be what I'm hearing a lot of in this forum- annoyed and upset people, and the responsibility can be lain right on the doorstep of Global Vehicles for not speaking the difficult truth. If they want to withhold a definite delivery date because they really can't say, I'd say it's about time.

I'm gonna see if I can bottle-up some diesel exhaust to send you, dude. It might help w/ the anxiety attacks...

-pete

[MahindraPlanet]

In the conversations I have had with GV, they are at the mercy of Mahindra in India as far as the official launch and delivery of trucks is concerned. The impression I get from GV is that they would love to see trucks being unloaded off the ship as much as most of us on this forum (maybe more so). I have certainly been very publicly hyper-critical of Global Vehicles in the past year, but I cannot blame them for the current delays. GV’s purpose is to be the representative of Mahindra in the US. They franchise dealers, establish infrastructure, and take care of promoting the brand. They don’t engineer or manufacture the vehicles.

I don’t want to sound like anyone has swayed me into thinking GV the greatest company in the world by any means, but I do understand that at the end of the day Mahindra runs the show and calls the shots as far as actual product hitting the ground. GV is in the precarious position of holding onto a bunch of franchise money without being able to deliver vehicles. They have a bunch of dealers around the country banking on being able to sell trucks to offset that cash outlay as soon as possible. They are being quiet on promotion and timeframe commitment because they keep getting burned. I believe they are staying quiet now, because it’s better to say nothing than bare the flames of being wrong again. If you go back to the beginning of this year, most of the news articles concerning the launch have been directly quoted from India and not from GV. The 2-3 weeks comment came from India.

Maybe Mahindra and GV haven’t done a great job of promoting/advertising the brand, but hey, they have all of us doing that for free anyway! Getting crappy news about delays is always a heartbreaker to those of us who are emotionally invested. I’m not going to tow GV’s company line, but I honestly believe that the current delays are not entirely their fault. Mahindra needs to make a plan and give us a realistic timeline. SOON!

Off my soapbox…