Every single Alfa dealer in Canada.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 05/05/2016 at 16:24 • Filed to: None

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7, read it and weep. Out of those 7, only two are in Western Canada.

Yikes.

What I don’t really get is they put one in Victoria (A city of 344,630), but don’t put one in Calgary (Largest city in Alberta and 5th largest city in Canada, population of 1,214,839, which is almost double the population of both Windsor and Victoria combined, which both have Alfa dealers)

Goddamnit FCA.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:26

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Because everyone in Calgary drives pickups and Vancouver/Victoria area is known for rich people with exotics.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:27

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Calgary isn’t exactly an Alfa city. It’s a lifted F350 city.

not for canada - australian in disguise > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 05/05/2016 at 16:29

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I mean, you say that, but whenever I go to Calgary I regularly see exotics. Same with Edmonton. The traffic in AB is basically 80% trucks, 15% GTRs, 911s, and F-Types, or equivalents, 4% is Corollas, and the remaining 1% is every other type of car.

Note: I made all this shit up, my point still stands though.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:30

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I’m guessing the rest are in Toronto, Toronto Junior, and French Toronto...

not for canada - australian in disguise > 'Wägen, EPA LOL 05/05/2016 at 16:31

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I mean, pretty much. Toronto and French Toronto get all the cool shit the rest of Canada doesn’t get.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:32

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Are car manufacturers even serious about selling their cars? Germany’s got whooping eleven (11) Cadillac dealerships.

not for canada - australian in disguise > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 05/05/2016 at 16:34

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Yikes.

Basically, in Canada, even with the bigger marques, if you’re outside of the big cities, you’ll only have the big three. There are exceptions, a small town about an hour west of my city has a Honda dealer, but anything other than the domestics is rare.

RallyWrench > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:38

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You say that, but how many of your quoted population number are moose? Safe to say, Alfa Romeos don’t sell well to large antlered mammals. Also, you stated as recently as yesterday that Toronto isn’t Canada, so if I’m not mistaken, 2 of those aren’t even in Canadia. You might want to make this part of your platform, your chances for election aren’t looking good if you can’t even guarantee Alfa Romeos for the people.

not for canada - australian in disguise > RallyWrench 05/05/2016 at 16:39

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Who says moose can’t drive?

It's a "Porch-uh" > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:43

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I’m trying to decide which one to go to...

RallyWrench > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:44

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I didn’t say they can’t drive, quite the contrary, moose are excellent drivers. They just don’t buy Alfa Romeos.

not for canada - australian in disguise > RallyWrench 05/05/2016 at 16:46

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Where are you getting these statistics? I know from the bottom of my heart that moose buy Alfa Romeos by the boatload.

not for canada - australian in disguise > It's a "Porch-uh" 05/05/2016 at 16:47

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Sigh.

RallyWrench > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:55

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Not the ones I know. Moose are very sensible creatures, not prone to frivolous purchases of the heart, which is Alfa Romeo’s whole marketing plan. They buy Volvos and work-truck spec F150s and Silverados. They are also afraid of snakes, which feature prominently right on Alfa’s badge.

Wacko > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 16:59

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here in rouyn-noranda we have a

GM, Ford, Chrysler-jeep, honda, toyota, nissan,mazda,VW, kia, hyundai and since last month Subaru.

but they are all owned by 3 different groups(families)

not for canada - australian in disguise > Wacko 05/05/2016 at 17:03

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Hm, I wouldn’t really know about the eastern bit. Mostly speaking about Western Canada. And when I say small town I mean under around 10k people.

Twism > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 17:04

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In Canada, FCA awarded Alfa Romeo license to dealers with the best customer satisfaction index in each region that was susceptible to sell more.

They then made sure to get some in the cities with the most money (Lol Vancouver).

What I don’t get is why Quebec City got one (I was working at J.D. Chrysler at the time, selling Dodge). I think they sold like 5 cars since they opened the shop.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Twism 05/05/2016 at 17:06

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The more I think about that philosophy the more it makes sense. Calgary and Edmonton pretty wealthy though, all that oil money. I see 5ers, E-Classes, A6s, et cetera all the time, you’d think there would be some market for the Giulia.

It's a "Porch-uh" > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 17:08

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Sorry.

It was much worse until a few months ago, when one in the middle shut down.

Twism > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 17:20

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Same thing for Fiat: you had to prove you weren’t a sleazy stealership to get the Italian brand.

This is why I steer clear of mopar dealers without the Fiat banner.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/05/2016 at 19:13

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And none in Alberta... they should have at least one in Calgary.

And none in downtown Toronto... and they should have one not too far away from Yorkville.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/05/2016 at 23:06

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But that would *totally* change if they got just one Alfa dealer...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 05/06/2016 at 07:13

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They could try one in Calgary, it might hold it’s own, but I don’t see it flourishing.

Toronto has Oakville and Vaughan. That’s enough for the present, until they start to take off. I doubt the initial launch volumes could support 3 so close together. Further down the road, they should DEFINITELY open one not too far from the Allen/Avenue area since that’s right where the moneybags are.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/06/2016 at 07:19

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The best statistics are made up statistics!!!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/06/2016 at 11:36

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Here in Germany it’s kind of similar. Most of the people living in villages or smaller towns just buy what the local dealer offers. But the single brand dedicated dealerships are getting rare.