Canadians not welcome at JD - USA

[Robert_in_NY]

Robert just a few years ago, 7-10 years that is, you couldn't find good used tractors in Canada anywhere near the border. The US buyers were using the 0.55 exchange rate and cleaning house! They were buying new as well but not as much because Canadian dealers prices were/are jacked up quite high.

Thanks, so do you think there are more Canadians coming south to buy new tractors then there were Americans going north to buy new tractors?

 

[bjcsc]

If you buy a tractor in Canada will the headlights always be on?

 

[canuck50]

If you buy a tractor in Canada will the headlights always be on?

No but it will be quiter and sing better!

 

[canuck50]

If you buy a tractor in Canada will the headlights always be on?

No but it will be quiter and sing better

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

There was actually a point where it was cheaper to buy and import a Deere harvester from Europe than it was to buy one domesticly. We had a dealer localy who was working with someone in the EU to bring harvesters in and resell them. Somehow they put an end to that.

 

[jimmyj]

I thank the OP for letting us know about this. I'm still shopping for my tractor and this is valuable information (I'm in Canada).

In the long run, there are a lot of top brands out there whether blue, red, orange, green or whatever. The free market will have to sort out who has the best deals for Canucks. The way trucks have come down so much lately I am hopeful that perhaps a tractor will too.

I don't think the small Canadian market will ever be as cheap or competitive as the American one - they are apples to oranges in so many ways.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Not only used ones were headed south...we have a "Canadian Kubota" ourselves L2900 GST....not to mention, nearly every 20-50 horse tractor in my neck of the woods is a canadian Kubota...between the exchange rate and a great canadian dealer, they were cleaning house....no feelings were hurt in the process as the nearest Kubota dealer at that time in the US was 200 miles away.
John Deere's were the same story...except Momma Deere put an end to that after the US dealer complained about it upchain..

 

[canuck50]

Update from JD Head Office

I got a call and all they really did was confirm the facts with a bunch of corporate spin on why they did it. "Level playing field"

Well the only news I can add is now it works both ways as the 7 % surcharge will appy to Americans if they buy in Canada as well as to Canadians if they buy in USA.
It might not be so long before the $CAD falls and some Canadian dealers will regret this.
Bottom line is they did it to reduce competition.
Next thing you know you Americans may have to buy fron the nearest dealer in your Zip code or state or have the same surcharge. How would you like that?
Seems to me that buying out of state is not much different than buying out of country as long as one follows the laws and pays the required taxes.

 

[montelatici]

"The problem with using a US PO box as an address is that US state taxes would have to be paid so that would mean double taxes"

1. If you state it is for farm use, many states (e.g. Maryland) do not charge sales tax.
2. If you bring cash, any US dealer will sell you a tractor. You can give him an address of 1800 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20001 and I bet he won't bat an eye. If you are looking for financing, that's where the problems come up.

 

[bjcsc]

2. If you bring cash, any US dealer will sell you a tractor. You can give him an address of 1800 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20001 and I bet he won't bat an eye. If you are looking for financing, that's where the problems come up.

Possibly, but as soon as a few "aboots" and "ehs" sneak through the party's over...

I agree with canuck50. I think it's crap. Dealers should have to compete. If you take this to the extreme, as in his zip code example, I wouldn't like it. I find it contradictory, too. JD sets an arbitrary MSRP so dealers can wheel and deal, and then restricts the competition. Seems that if they followed their own policy they'd have set prices...