Also, the former Communists in Russia have different tastes in cars than us, it seems. Prof. Mark Perry writes here in his Carpe Diem blog about some interesting car preferences of the Russians:
"On Tuesday in Togliatti, Russia, I toured the production facility of the Chevy Niva (pictured above), a joint venture between GM and Russia's AutoVAZ. The vehicles are one of the best-selling SUVs in Russia right now, and there is a 3-month waiting list to get the vehicles. This situation is somewhat unique to the Niva, most other vehicles in Russia are available immediately. The Nivas sell for about $16,000 and there are only two models and one option: with A/C, or without A/C. Also, there are NO radios available in either model, although the Nivas come radio-ready, with wiring and everything except the audio equipment. It seems that in the Russian market, consumers prefer to purchase their own radio/stereo equipment as an after-market option. It might also be the case that some customers prefer radio only, others prefer audio cassette tapes, and some others prefer CD players.
When in Moscow today, I asked the President of GM Russia why GM/AutoVAZ didn't raise the price of Nivas to reduce the 3-month waiting list, and she said that Russian Niva consumers would easily tolerate a 3-month wait, but many would NOT tolerate a price increase. Go figure."
And please note, I was, amazingly, able to mention Russia without taking shots at Czar Putin's incessant meddling with the wonderful people of Georgia.
4 comments:
I think that more people are considering these things necessities because they're just going along with everyone else. There is also much better technology, so people are considering these things more necessary to a happy lifestyle.
By Adam Godes
I agree with Adam and i also think that the media has an effect on the reason why more people have these things. When watching tv, we are bombarded with comercials telling us that we need these items and many people believe them. We are told that we can't live without them and so we buy them or think that we need them.
Laura Shrode
period 6
The media has a huge influence on what the general public decides to buy. People are more materialistic and commercials and things make them want to have sometimes unneccesary items.
Kelly Hour 7
I think people consider things like radios and ac necessities now because as the years have gone on we've grown accustom to the luxuries now put in our cars. If cars were not offered with radios people probably wouldnt view them as so important.
Becky hour 1
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