Why did pricing jump for me so much this year?

[DaveB]

Considering the US $ has been steadily falling against most major currencies over the last year I am seriously surprised your prices are still as low as they are.
Ineos North America May well be wearing some of the cost increase and particularly the ridiculous tariffs
That can only carry on for so long.
US national debt is still climbing and many countries are now selling off US bonds, the debt bonds that is.
Indicators are that the US may be heading for a recession, which will impact everyone around the world.
Recessions are usually resolved by the distraction of going to war………so.

 

[DaveB]

I was told they were built in Austria at the Styer-Puch plant, like the G-Wagons.

Curious if, or why, production moved to France.

They were originally going to be built in Wales (UK) but that was changed very early to France when the Mercedes Smart car factory came up at a very cheap price.

 

[AWo]

It seems that no tariffs are coming, for now. Maybe 8 hours...

AWo

 

[Tazzieman]

It seems that no tariffs are coming, for now. Maybe 8 hours...

AWo

Tomorrow , all Germans could be speaking English.
Oh wait , they already can

 

[CoatingsRcrack]

Are you pricing out 2026 models? Or sticking with 2025?

I'd imagine that 2025s are still incentivized to clear them out for 2026s. The dealer I worked with still seems to have 2025's at the price I purchased in Nov 2025.

If you speck’d outca 24 while 25’s were back logged your not getting that pricing. There was a 4% increase in cost. Might still be some tariff issues.

 

[CoatingsRcrack]

My well optioned Trialmaster was $87,500 in September of 2023.

In US right before I got a Fieldmaster, lockers no aux power for 75k. Had to have safari’s, tow package. Only thing I didn’t get because pricing was for stock on hand was Winch and red frame.