What you are saying only reinforces what I have been hearing since 1982.
I do not know how can Volvo Penta remains in business. I have talked to
many surveyors and they concluded that Volvo is a good diesel engine but
their distribution network is poor and their pricing structure way too high
for the engine and the parts.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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wrote:

I wonder if Volvo Penta's head office are fully cognisant of the
present
impact of their pricing and network structure?

My dislike of Volvo goes back to the late 70's when my dock partner lost
the entire summer because he couldn't get Volvo parts in a timely fashion
which translates to almost 30 years.

I have never considered Volvo acceptable for anything since.

Lew

wrote:
What you are saying only reinforces what I have been hearing since
1982.
I do not know how can Volvo Penta remains in business. I have
talked to
many surveyors and they concluded that Volvo is a good diesel
engine but
their distribution network is poor and their pricing structure way
too high
for the engine and the parts.

I'm convinced that Volvo has a policy of being very competitive in the
OEM market, then trying to use the parts business to subsidize the OEM
business and improve the overall profit margin of their marine engine
business.

Problem is they don't know how to run a parts business.

Lew